Lexmark Jet 2030 InkJet Printer

Pros: Inexpensive at the time
Cons: Constant Bidirectional Errors and had to hand feed paper

I was told that many people from the IBM sector jumped ship and started their own printer company called Lexmark (Fact or Fiction...I'll never know). Going on this and desperately needing a printer at the time, I purchased a Lexmark 2030 Color Inkjet...

Pros: Cost, efficient, 2-cartridge system
Cons: Slow, noisy

When I headed off to college 3 years ago, I was given a computer as a graduation gift. Naturally, I needed a printer to go with that computer, but I was unable to sweet-talk my parents into purchasing one for me. Knowing absolutely nothing about...

Pros: Very inexpensive.
Cons: Just about every thing that can make a printer bad.

Bad as Bad Can Be

The Lexmark 2030 Color Jetprinter.

We got this printer about 3 years ago; it was part of a Packard Bell computer package. Being that this was our first computer, I must admit that at first I was very impressed not...

Pros: for basic printing, this machine is fine
Cons: too many

"Neither a borrower or a lender be." Hindsight tells me I shouldn't have accepted when a friend offered to lend me a printer. My trusty Canon 2100 had finally died and I was in the throes of "printer withdrawal". It was awful--nights spent...

Pros: Cheap
Cons: Cheap. Often malfunctions, slow, poor print quality.

I got this printer with my first computer, which I was using for high school. My dad must have bought it because it was cheap -- which is a good way to sum up the Lexmark 2030 in general. It is constantly eating pages, grabbing extra pages, and printing...

Pros: Reliable, solid
Cons: carts are expensive, color is desirable, somewhat slow

Having already had a glowing experience with the Lexmark Z11 (see http://mtsterling.epinions.com/cmd-review-3C43-37B999B-3980982A-prod3),
I came across its ancestor while helping the owner of a computer store clear out some of his inventory.
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Pros: Easy to use, easy on ink
Cons: No power switch, No tray to catch printed sheets

I bought my Lexmark 2030 at a yard sale for $5, as it had a broken part in it. I was able to buy a new part for it for another $10 and it came with new black and color cartridges. I used it for about a year and was happy enough with it that I bought a...

Pros: Inexpensive two cartridge system
Cons: Slow, unreliable, eats paper

When I purchased this printer, about 2 years ago, I really didn't know much about printers. I just need an ink jet that could print in color and had decent quality print. So, I went to my local Wal-Mart and bought it. It came with two cartridges and a...