Comments on: OhGizmo! Review – Lexmark X4550 All-In-One Wireless Printer

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:44:57 +0000

Actually, there is a firmware update on the Lexmark site that I didn't see that fixes this issue. So nevermind.

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:44:57 +0000

Actually, there is a firmware update on the Lexmark site that I didn't see that fixes this issue. So nevermind.

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:17:39 +0000

Thanks for the review. I found it while looking for an issue I'm having with my X4550.

When in Power Save mode for a period of time, the Power button becomes unresponsive. I was trying to copy something, but none of the buttons worked. I ended up unplugging it and plugging it back in.

Thankfully, the wireless picked right back up, but this is an annoying issue I can't seem to find an answer for.

Thanks again for the review.

By: Julian

Julian — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:42:57 +0000

I own Lexmark X5495and after some problems with printing I thought of getting X4550,
The X5495 has Fax but the X4550 has not. Any advice what printer toget now?

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:41:46 +0000

Install the software that comes with the printer on both machines. On the first one, set the printer up using the “this is my first time setting up the printer” option in setup, and once finished, set up on the second machine with the “my printer is already set up” option. I have 5 computers at home, a Windows Vista Ultimate, 2 Windows XP, and 2 Mac OS X 10.5 machines, and they all work with this printer. Unfortunately, the printer seems to have issues every once in a while, and I need to reset it and set it all up again once a month which is a HUGE waste of time.

If you can still take the printer back, and you have the desktop space, I would return this printer and get a non-lexmark printer. Then set that printer up on one of the computers, share it, and set it up on the second machine. That would be much more reliable in my opinion, but when you need to print from the second machine, the machine hooked up to the printer directly must be turned on.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:34:03 +0000

I own this printer, and I am able to scan from my Mac and my PC within the software that comes with the printer.

By: Owe Kenneth Olsen

Owe Kenneth Olsen — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:09:24 +0000

is it possible to set the printer x4550 up so i can use it for two different computers?That was what i hoped for but it seems that i cant manage.I use windows vista on both machines.

Can you help me?

Thanks
Owe Kenneth Olsen

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:55:52 +0000

I had this problem a few times – lexmark live support were helpful in fixing it. It cropped up again recently after moving house. Go to Control Panel –> Printers, right click the Lexmark printer icon and select “Properties”. Click on the “Advanced” tab, then click on the “Print Processor” button. In the “Default data type” window select the option “NT EMF 1.008″. Click on OK, then Apply and you now should be able to print all the pages you ask. Good luck.

By: Emma Louise Helmn

Emma Louise Helmn — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:09:53 +0000

i knew that wasabit to uch as others seemed to be a damn site cheaper,iv since found a cheaper retailer but thankyou very much for replying,
E.Helmn

By: Noel Fitzpatrick

Noel Fitzpatrick — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:55:36 +0000

Emma…26 sterling sounds expensive to me…(I’m in Bogota and I paid the equivalent of about 16 pounds for each refillable cartridge… and refills here work out at about 4 or 5 pounds…