Lexmark replacing E230 series of machines

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The Lexmark E250/450 were introduced in January 2006. They are replacing the E230/330/240/340 series of machines but are not backwards compatible with the E230/330/240/340 series. The cartridges and chips are all new.
The new machines are based on a Lexmark 30-, 35- or 45-ppm (depending on the printer), 1,200-dpi engine. With a street price of around $265 (as of February 2007) for the E250, these machines continue to be very popular. It should be noted that the new cartridges have chips with new code. New E250/350/450 chips are now available. There are also different chips used for different regions of the world. It is too soon to say for certain, but I think it is a safe guess that it is the chips that are different.

This series of machines according to Lexmark have some new designs that set them apart from other similar printers. They feature a ¡°Quiet Mode,¡± which optimizes the settings to deliver ¡°one of the quietest laser printers in the industry.¡± (Basically it just slows the printer down and drops the sound level while printing from 53dBA to 49dBA.) They also feature a new type of laser scanner unit (print head). This new unit features a miniature pivoting mirror, which reduces moving parts, and is supposed to increase reliability. Like most printers these days, these machines have an instant-on fuser that has a first page out from sleep mode as fast as 6.5 seconds.