Lexmark P6350: Jack of all print jobs

Some of the best products in the world serve multiple purposes. With a Swiss Army knife, for example, you could start your day by using the knife implement to cut a nice slab of breakfast cheese; then use the saw tool to hack your way through some fire wood; and round the day off by opening a nice Chianti with the integrated corkscrew.

The Lexmark P6350 won't double up as a deadly weapon, or help you open a beer, but it treads a similar path by combining printing, copying, and scanning facilities in a single unit.

Most multifunction printers for the home or small office can look like high-tech breadbins, but Lexmark has done a good job of making this one look fairly attractive.

A large button to the left side of the front panel lets you cycle between copy, scan and photo print modes, and you can print directly from a PictBridge-compatible digital camera or memory card. There's even a handy colour LCD screen so you can preview your shots before printing them.

Our initial impressions of the P6350 were quite positive. It delivered strong colour prints on 100x150mm, 125x175mm and 200x250mm paper. It can't produce prints to the standard of a dedicated high-end photo printer, and photo printing isn't terribly quick (around 3 minutes for a 100x150mm print), but it should be more than adequate for most users.

Lexmark won't quote the printer's cost of ownership, but a standard colour cartridge costs around £13, while a black cartridge will set you back £15. The printer has an RRP of £150, though we've seen it online for nearer £100. Watch out for a full review in the very near future. -RR

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