The Lexmark Z816 color inkjet is a sleek, fast, all-purpose inkjet printer. Despite its vaunted 4,800×1, 200dpi color and 2,400×1, 200dpi maximum black-text resolution, the Z816′s output is mediocre at best. The Z816 Color Jet printer has a typical breadbox-shaped inkjet body in favor of a sleek, forward-tilting, low-to-the-ground, flattop style. The Z816 is made of lightweight plastic and weighs just 6.16 pounds. With its paper trays fully extended, the Z816 measures 17.3 by 16.9 by 12.1 inches.
The back of the Z816 color jet printer contain a power supply connector and the USB 2.0 port. To connect the Z816 to your PC or Mac, just use the included USB cable (if you already have your own, buy the version of this printer that doesn’t come with a cable). The Z816 is compatible with Windows 98, 2000, me, and XP, as well as Mac OS X 10.1.5, 10.2.3 to 10.2.8, and 10.3.0 to 10.3.2.
The Lexmark Z816 comes as a four-color (CMYK) inkjet printer with one color and one black cartridge. Z816 can be turned into a six-color photo inkjet by replacing the black ink tank with a photo color cartridge. The print quality performance of Z816 is average. The Z816 redeemed itself somewhat with its photo output, which was the best among the Lexmark printers. While they’re far from perfect, our prints were reasonably well detailed and crisp, if a bit warm. Average color graphic print cost about 25 cents.