Comments on Lexmark Interpret S405 - Wireless Inkjet All-in-One

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KevinWebster

7:03 PM on 15 December, 2009

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I bought the Lexmark s405 printer a few weeks back. It has nice looks and the ability to connect wirelessly. It is also very quiet which is a advantage. In terms of value overall though, I would have to rate this as very low (1 out of 10) - this is due to the fact that Lexmark have now introduced to their new inkjet printers - including the s405 - a 'lockdown' microchip.





This chip means you have absolutley no way to refill (either yourself ot high street shop) any of the cartridges unless you send it back to lexmark or buy a new one. The microchip tracks the ink levels and once empty will not function until you have replaced it. Even if you leave the label intact and refill the cartridge before it has run out it remembers the previous ink level - so either way Lexmark have you over a barrel. (A quick google search of US sites will confirm the above).





The really frustrating thing is that even if you have ink in other cartridges of the printer, the printer will not fucntion until you replace the one emty one. This means you need to have spares to hand or put up with a printer thats out of action until you get to the shops!





My new s405 is now for sale!