Lexmark C2535dw Color Laser Printer with Duplex Printing, Wireless Connection, and 35 ppm (42CC160)

I just received mine, and my initial impressions are it's about the best printer I've ever owned, HOWEVER, if you run Linux operating systems like I do, you will have to go to the Lexmark Drivers website to download and install the Lexmark C2500 series drivers, and have the printer installer find them locally, otherwise you'll get stuck in a "Searching for Drivers / installing drivers" loop that will have you tearing your hair out. Lexmark requires that you accept their agreement before you can download the required drivers, and the printer installer can't do it for you. Once I figured that out everything's all shiny!

The printer worked for almost 6 months before it started failing. There were toner issues, defective parts and hours of headaches. Lexmark replaced the original printer after 6 months, which worked for about another 6 months before it started failing. Then, it was out of warranty and required a $300 transfer module to get it to print properly, so I tossed the printer into the dumpster and bought an HP.

I rarely review products but this printer warranted it. I ordered this for home / small business use and everything exceeds expectations so far: 1. I received it the day after ordering despite not spending 100+ on rush shipping! (it estimated 5-8 business days to delivery for standard shipping that I chose) 2. It was easy to setup for home use: a) I followed the pictures on the 2 sheets provided to disconnect the shipping pieces & add paper b) I then installed the smart phone app to connect it to the wifi router c) Then I went thru the settings on the printer screen to see if I should change any (e.g. sleep/timeout settings & auto duplex under eco mode- paper), turning on collate etc., also printed test pages and it worked great d) on my phone i printed easily with other lexmark print app e) on my computer it was able to quickly add and find the printer thru the wifi network and then I was able to print from excel and a pdf easily, trying the settings for color, black & white, duplex, collate etc. 3. It prints super fast, 35 ppm would be about 2 seconds per page but it seemed even quicker! I guess I'm used to the slow inkjets.. 4. This was a great deal compared to other printers I shopped around for, choosing this after many hours of research & reading reviews; a) wanted laser for printing speed, inkjets are cheaper & good for photos (tho this prints color great too) but are so slow b) For wireless, color, laser printers at around 35ppm print speed there was nothing I saw close to this price (others were more expensive or didnt have comparable features) c) I read mixed/poor reviews of other brands (hp, canon, brother) for durability/reliability & cost (upfront and ongoing)- e.g. brother had long term fuse problems people said they refuse to fix, & apparently they software limit the toner based on page count so it can only use half of it before forcing you to buy more.. there used to be a way to reset the system to get around the limit but they blocked that too per the latest reviews 4. I debated getting the more expensive all-in-one version with copy & scan but phone apps like Microsoft Office Lens make scanning to pdf quick and easy (just need good lighting, it scans full page recognizing edges) so I really didn't need those extra features on a bulkier printer 5. The few complaints I read about Lexmark were about difficult setup (which I had no issues with at all, I didn't even need the CD) and potentially a little more toner cost for long term. But that didn't concern me b/c itd still way cheaper than going to FedEx/UPS & there are settings to extend the life (I noticed pdf options to reduce toner usage 15% which had no effect on quality, & I believe the printer itself has similar settings too); also there are likely cheaper alternative toners out there.. I'll research later as this will last me a long time before I need to buy more :)

The install requires the disc and a phone app. It isn't too hard, however, I kept getting an annoying pop up window after every print job- "SMPT not set up, contact system admin". It would repeat this at the beginning as well. Maddening because I could not find a way to shut it off and online support was useless. Three emails and two phone calls to tech support finally resolved the issue. In the end, it prints fast with a quick start up. Prints look good.

Works great and is so fast printing. Tricky to setup as the app required Location settings to be active on my Android phone. After enabling Location settings with no joy, I then decided to enable Bluetooth too and then it worked. Also, it was a little confusing as to when you need to switch from the printers own Wifi connection back to your home Wifi connection. The setup took about 30 mins.

I received this product from VPN as a previous open product but verified by a technician. After three months of troubleshoot and being told by the vendor that I could not return it. I am left with a printer that still does not print correctly. This is after I have replaced both the developer and the imaging kit. The vendor is not on Lexmarks list so I am now left with a very bulky printer that I get to pay recycling on that I have never been able to print from. The biggest issue is that VPN told me to work with lexmark and if they couldn't fix it then I could return it. After contacting them I was referred to Amazons return policy. Even though my initial contact of the seller was during the return window. I am disappointed in Amazon, VPN and Lexmark .

I love the fact that this is a personal printer but it works with the speed and quality of a commercial printer.

It's a color laser printer at a great price -- keep this in mind. Overall a great printer. Issues: It pulls multiple blank sheets of paper when it prints. Linux drivers work, but windows drivers will give you a better quality print. Firmware update process is easy.

They finally taken care of my problem.

Print quality is fair. Took me a while to have it configure with wireless connection to the router and work with the rest of my devices wirelessly. Then it stop working after a few days, won't wake up or print thru wireless from my devices. Finally have to plug it in to the router directly to get the wake up and print from wireless connected devices... It serve my purpose and price is good for what it is.