Lexmark Prospect Pro 205

This item is an ink-guzzling nightmare. It runs through a cleaning cycle every time it is awakened from sleep mode. After a little research I was astounded to find out that ink is expended during the cleaning cycle. The ink is very expensive and needs to be changed often. In less than two years we have spent 3-4 times in ink costs what we paid for the printer. I will be purchasing a Brother which consumer reports says is much more efficient in its ink use. This is my second and last Lexmark printer.

I bought this printer because it was one of the few ones which prints on both sides of the paper. It was not a cheap product and I understood Lexmark to be a trusted name. But since I got it some 2 years back, I have spent numerous hours with their technical support sorting out problems. At one stage I was told that the reason the printer keeps going wrong is because the updates sent by Apple are not suitable. So then I stopped installing these updates and did that help?? ..... it did not!! Out of frustration I am now in the market for a new machine and one thing I can say .... it won't be a Lexmark!!