7.2 out of 10

Lexmark Interact S605

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6.4
Expert Score (17)

6.8
Design (5)

9.1
Value for money (42)

8.4
Features (47)

9.5
Ease of use (7)

9.8
Performance (5)

9.3
Sound quality (4)

9.7
Print quality (47)

8.4
Speed performance (42)

8.5

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easy to use, good value for money, easy setup, print quality, reliable

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Expert Reviews

About.com

20 September 2009
The Lexmark S605 Interact is a decent three-in-one printer that offers some great benefits, in particular a large and intelligently designed touchscreen, and a host of customizable applications that make it simple to tailor the printer, scanner, and copier functions to your exact needs. Those options, rather than the speed or quality of the printer (which are completely acceptable), are what make this new printer an exciting and compelling best buy. Read more
- Customizable applications (SmartSolutions), Good quality prints, Wireless networking is easy to set up
- Can be tricky to configure some SmartSolutions options, Tough to close the tilting touchscreen
MacNN

6.0/10

22 April 2010
The Good Fast, good quality prints. Simple Wi-Fi printer sharing. Individual ink tanks. Long three-year warranty. The Bad Shoddy touchscreen. No extra software. Load tray in the back. feature set and hardware Beyond the rudimentary paper trays and ink nozzles, there are a host of features on the S605. It's hard to ignore: it has Wi-Fi for network sharing, a very bright 4.3-inch touchscreen LCD , PictBridge straight-from-the-camera printing, and a memory card reader. Read more
- Fast, good quality prints., Simple Wi-Fi printer sharing., Individual ink tanks., Long three-year warranty.
- Shoddy touchscreen., No extra software., Load tray in the back.
Macworld UK

6.0/10

5 May 2010
Lexmark’s Interact S605 colour inkjet multifunction printer avoids being just another £200 printer/scanner/copier by including a 4.3-inch colour LCD touchscreen for its control panel – think iPod touch or iPhone. (It's available for much less if you shop around.) Unfortunately, that embellishment doesn’t fully compensate for the machine’s pricey inks and other shortcomings. Read more
- Automatic duplexing; touchscreen controls
- Washed-out copies; pricey inks
CNET

8.0/10

19 March 2010
The Lexmark Interact S605 multifunction device prints, scans, copies, and connects wirelessly with a streamlined user experience facilitated by an easy-to-use touch screen and customizable widgets called "SmartSolutions." Built for small businesses and home usage, the Interact S605 stands out in its price range and is well-deserving of our recommendation. Read more
- Rapid print output; easy wireless setup; user-friendly touch-screen LCD with convenient "SmartSolution" shortcuts; includes autoduplexer.
- Photo quality needs improvement.
DigitalVersus

4.0/10

30 November 2009
Lexmark has invented a new kind of printer that's bound to catch on with their competitors. The built-in features and the touchscreen really do simplify certain tasks. Read more
- Large touchscreen, Programmable functions, Web-connected printer, WiFi very simple to set up, Fast in all modes (15 ppm in B&W, 10 ppm in colour), good in photo mo...
- Shortage of pre-programmed functions on line, Takes a little while to figure out how to customise the buttons, First page is slow to print: 15 seconds, and up to 30 se...
Reviewboard Magazine

8 June 2010
Even if we’re not fully convinced that touch screens belong on printers, the Lexmark Interact S605 is the most convincing printer we’ve tested to include a functional, easy-to-use interactive LCD. Home users and small businesses will also appreciate its ability to churn out professional quality graphic and text documents with speeds rivaling pro laser printers that cost much more than the $200 Interact. Read more
CNET

8.0/10

21 June 2011
The Lexmark Interact S605 is very user-friendly, boasts fast print speeds, and produces great results with text and photos. Its graphics print quality won't blow your mind, but, overall, this is an impressive inkjet printer. Read more
- Great touchscreen interface, Fast print speeds, Good text quality, Impressive photo printing
- Graphics print quality could be better
TechRadar UK

8.0/10

29 March 2010
You can also print Google calendars as well as keeping an eye on an animated clock or doing your maths homework with an on-screen calculator. All in all, it's a very well thought-out package. Read more
- Touchscreen and intuitive menu, Good document and photo quality, Fast print speeds and low costs, Internet features, Auto duplex
- One paper tray, No CD/DVD printing, No CompactFlash, Slightly low printing and scanning resolutions, Photo quality could be better
Macworld

7 April 2010
The Interact S605’s 4.3-inch touchscreen control panel is its standout feature. Not only does the touchscreen look great, but Lexmark did an excellent job with its icons and menu structure, making it intuitive, easy to navigate, and well thought out. The touchscreen also gives the machine a cleaner look than a raft of buttons would. Automatic duplexing (two-sided printing) is the other big plus. Read more
TrustedReviews

4 May 2010
This is a good, well featured all-in-one printer, whose touchscreen control has plenty of promise. As the SmartSolutions library grows, it could become a valuable extension to the functions available on this and other Lexmark printers supporting it. This gives the S605 tangible benefits, even if the rest of the machine offers very similar features and performance to other printers in the range. Read more

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AMAZING!!!!

10/10

Reviewer: reefdiver4life, Bestbuy
22 September 2011
Lexmark has done it again! This is by far the easiest printer to use. We love the fact that it's web-enabled. We set up our work email addresses so that our 7 yr old son can come home from school, scan his artwork for the day and email to us directly from the printer. All of this only a couple of steps and you don't need your computer at all. No more attaching photos to computer based emails...just scan and select an address from your address book and off it goes. Read more
- Easy to use
- Nothing...everything is great!
never works

2.0/10

Reviewer: sas, Amazon
3 days ago
Once in every 25 tries, I succeed in getting this printer to communicate with my computer. But the next time it fails again. It fails to print, it fails to send me scans. And of course this is only when it hasn't run out of ink or jammed the paper or something else. A perfect lemon. Read more
Set up is easy

8.0/10

Reviewer: mista sir, J&R
28 April 2011
great so far have not printed any photos yet. this is my fourth brand of printer in 15 years. (Canon, Epson and HP). had to reload the printhead before it started to print. the touch screen is great. for the price compared to others and similar functions this is the one. It's big, but not as noisy as the HP. Read more
- Easy To Setup, Wireless networking
- Large Footprint
WORST PRINTER EVER

2.0/10

Reviewer: MaddScientist98, Newegg
24 October 2011
You shouldn't have to taken the cartridges and print-head out EVERY time you want to print, this is the most worthless piece of junk posing for a printer I have ever seen and would not recommend it to my worst enemy. Read more
- You can connect with wi-fi
- Constant print-head error, Uses WAY too much ink, Always having to jump through hoops just to get printer ready to print.
Lexmark Interact S605

2.0/10

Reviewer: an741, pcworld.com
3 weeks ago
Would not advise anyone to purchase, unless it is only going to be used occasionally. Stuck with a printer that is slow and far too expensive for me too run. Read more
- easy to install
- everything, very slow, from pressing print from PC and getting print, on average takes 5 minutes, not the easiest to use. Inks are very pricey. Coloured prints are not...
"I want my life back. Don't waste your time here."

1.0/10

Reviewer: Baffled_User, CNET
8 September 2011
I despise this printer. I owned another Lexmark printer very briefly back in the 90s and sent it back to Damark, the mail-order retailer, after a couple of days of constant paper jams. I should have learned my lesson. This printer is THE WORST. I have wasted hour after hour on it and I will not waste another dollar on Genuine Lexmark ink or on trying to get the pile of plastic to communicate with my printer. Read more
- On the few occasions that it actually works, work product looks good. Then the "Ink Low" message displays...again. Wow, four pages printed on that cartridge. Awesome.
- Constantly loses wireless communications with the network, every single time you try to print it's offline so you can play around unplugging it and rebooting it and ma...
lexmark s605 is good

8.0/10

Reviewer: kevi, reviews.pcconnectionexpress.com
3 weeks ago
Lexmark S605 wireless printer... It was damaged on arrival... so, i phoned pcconnection expresss. The rep offered me a UPS prepaid label for RMA and asked me what would i like for the next one. I asked for the same model with even exchange. So, we both agree on this and 2 days later. I received the new replacement printer. It works and i recommend pcconnection express & this model to people. thank you. Read more
- easy to use
Really nice printer for the money!!!

10/10

Reviewer: jebell58, Ebay
4 January 2012 See Product at eBay ($49.88)
This is a nice printer for the money. I have had Lexmark printers the last several years and all of them have been excellent additions to my inventory. They are easy to set up and having 4 different ink cartriges is great, being able to just replace the color that is out has saved a lot of money. Read more or see product
WORST PRINTER EVER!!

2.0/10

Reviewer: Chad , Winchester,VA, Target
24 October 2011
Please don't waste your money on this printer. It has been nothing but trouble from day one for me. I work on computers for a living and have NEVER seen such an awful device in my life. It has had constant print-head errors EVERY single time I have turned it on, which requires you to remove ink cartridges and clean the print heads. It also uses WAY more ink than any printer I have ever seen. Every other time I go to print its ink cartridges need to be replaced. Read more
lexmark s605 is good

8.0/10

Reviewer: kevi, PC Connection
21 April 2010
Lexmark S605 wireless printer... It was damaged on arrival... so, i phoned pcconnection expresss. The rep offered me a UPS prepaid label for RMA and asked me what would i like for the next one. I asked for the same model with even exchange. So, we both agree on this and 2 days later. I received the new replacement printer. It works and i recommend pcconnection express & this model to people. thank you. Read more
- easy to use