Lexmark X1240 USB All-in-One Printer/Copier/Fax/Scan

I have owned this printer for almost 3 years. Most of the time it has been broken for one reason or another. It goes through ink pretty fast, and the ink cartridges are very touchy, and I have ruined the last 2 black inks just by installing them. Yes, the replacement cartridges are pricey. And when it is working, I have had a lot of problems with it not printing all of the page, etc. This printer has been a big pain in my booty!

I had no problems with anything 'til yesterday. Now, it won't turn on. I paid $30 for it, June of 2008. It doesn't seem like Lexmark is the brand to buy for me anymore. Yes, the ink is expensive. Hmmmm. . . bummer.

I got this printer for half off at Target and thought it was a great deal. But I should have looked at the ink cartridge prices! They are way too expensive, especially for a printer that runs out of ink CONSTANTLY! This printer eats up ink, even when you have it set to print using the lowest amount of ink! And this size of this thing is excessive. If you open the hood you see that it really doesn't have to be this big. It takes up way too much space.
I do love the scanner though. I would give the scanner 5 stars but the printer doesn't deserve any stars. And I never used the fax that it comes with, and I uninstalled the fax software, but that made the whole printer malfunction, which is SO DUMB! The fax software is taking up space on my computer and if I delete it, everything else stops working?! Lexmark = FRAUD!