The Impact S305 is Lexmark’s budget printer for homes that don’t have a lot of money to spend but still want the added functionality of a multifunction printer. We hesitate to slap the “all-in-one” label on it, as the device has no dedicated fax capability. It can print, scan, and copy, however, with ease and impressive speed. The Impact S305 not only printed faster than every competitor in the sub-$100 range, but also maintained a solid quality rating across every sample print. The $99 Lexmark Impact doesn’t flaunt the most groundbreaking design, but we suspect you will find the printer’s speed and efficiency equally satisfying. (Source: CNET)

If you own this Lexmark printer, let me know what you think about it. Thanks!

— CNET Rating: 4 Stars —

The good: Fast print speeds; inexpensive; easy wireless setup; comprehensive driver features.

The bad: Lacks automatic document feeder; small LCD screen.

The bottom line: The Lexmark Impact S305′s low price tag, simple setup, and straightforward features are sure to draw in budget customers with intermittent printing needs. With extra features like wireless printing and a media card reader, the Impact earns a solid recommendation. (Read the full CNET review)

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— Consumer Ratings: 2 Stars —

A positive comment from Amazon.com:

What’s with all the negative reviews???

I have had this printer for about a week, and I can truthfully say (so far) it’s been one of the easiest and best printers I’ve ever had. I was, at first, somewhat intimidated by the wireless feature, but the software lead me through the set-up step by step and within 10 minutes I was printing. The unit prints beautiful colors and it’s quick and quiet, and it has a power saving feature that shuts it off after a few minutes.
I can find nothing to say negative about this printer as of right now. That might change, but for now, I just don’t get all the negative feedback.

A negative comment from Amazon.com:

Awful!

I have never left a review on Amazon that I can recall, but I decided to take the time since this was such a ridiculous product. I had this printer for 2 weeks and gave it away. It was that bad. The wireless set up finally required me to call for support. The support was somewhat helpful. After about an hour, we finally had this set up. One flaw with this is that the printer powers itself off and if you send something to the printer and its off, it just gets everything messed up in the driver. Also, you have to go into printer options and require the printer to print only in color as the “all available ink” option makes the color on the pages print out in grey and the words (that are suppose to be black) in invisible ink. Not good! Obviously, if I gave this away after two weeks, you get the idea, this was a complete waste of money. I now ordered the Epson Workforce 40. It prints beautiful pages similar to laser quality. (Read all Amazon.com user reviews)