Lexmark is best known for their affordable all-in-one printers that offer decent quality as well as a low price tag. This type of device is what sells best, as customers of higher quality printers are in most cases determined to buy from more popular names like HP or Canon. However, Lexmark does obviously have a Professional high-end range.  The Platinum Pro 905 for example, is aimed at the professional that still wants to save a bit of money when purchasing a color multifunction printer.



Now most office users may prefer a laser printer. This is because the maintenance cost of a laser is said to be way under the one of an inkjet. Lately this has changed, as at least consumables will get you to around the same costs. Toners may be more expensive but they are higher capacity so overall you’ll spend more money less often. What inkjets shine in, however, is photo print and color quality.

Lexmark tried their best to come up with a high quality printer that at the same time is as affordable or more so than a laser. This all-in-one color inkjet offers the possibility of equipping a 105XL black ink cartridge instead of a 100XL. The 105XL costs about ¼ of what the latter does. The cost per black page you end up with is actually below the one of lasers.

When considering a Platinum Pro 905 what you'll be getting is printing, scanning, copying and fax machine. For all it features, the printer's size is average, at 12.1 x 18.31 x 15.42 inches. The darker, more serious design, with round edges makes this printer look professional and blend in an office environment very well.

The color ink jet printer features a 4.3 inch display that's bright and extremely to read. On the LCD you'll find a button that Lexmark calls 'SmartSolutions' which can be programmed for one-touch execution of a series of actions. The Platinum Pro 950 comes with a few presets but this feature is being offered specifically for the user to make special ones for that particular office's needs.

One of the good points of this printer is definitely paper capacity. There are two 150-sheet input trays. The top tray can store photo paper. To further sustain it's office qualities the printer also features a duplexer, which will allow printing on both sides of a paper and an automatic document feeder with a 50 page capacity. Quality of the prints is good towards very good, regardless of the type of media used. The speed is however slower than in the case of most competitors and the Platinum Pro 905 will reach around 6 pages per minute on default settings for plain text.

As a conclusion, the Lexmark Platinum Pro 905 is an all-in-one color ink jet printer with plenty of useful features that can handle an office perfectly. Because it provides great flexibility there are few tasks that it won't manage to do properly. Monochrome print costs are highly affordable, but otherwise this printer isn't cheap at all. Of course, as always high-end printers don't come with cheap price tags.