Who makes the new dell printers?

Question

Iv'e looked on here*(maybe not hard enough) and I know that the older models were made by Lex. but who makes the new ones. I havent been able to find comparable models anywhere... so whats going on.... who makes these printers?

tspencer · Answer

it is still lexmark.

countryboy03 · Answer

Correct, thats all Dell's doing, they dont want you to be able to go to Best Buy, Staples... etc... and buy ink for your Dell, they want the monopoly effect of being able to hold onto your loyalty(haha) and buying the ink directly from them, which is what you end up having to do. The drivers are also different for the fact that they want you to think Dell makes it, Dell just sells, and supports it....   I knew that Dell didnt make it, they just stamped thier name on it, I was just wondering if they found a new contractor to manufacture the new line of machines....     Ryan

BettaMan · Answer

It's a moot point because the ink carts and the drivers from Lexmark don't work on the Dell units.

Syed Nizamuddin · Answer

The new printer are manufactured by kodak. Lexmark was the manufacturer of old printers.

tspencer · Answer

thats not correct. All of Dell's inkjets (810,924,944,964)and at least the 1710 laser are still made by lexmark. The Lexmark branded models even have a similar feel and look to them (735, 2350, 8350, E240). Of course the cartridges still are not interchangable.

I do believe that Kodak has manufactured a dye-sublimation photo printer for dell before though.

Message Edited by tspencer on 05-16-200610:16 AM

Syed Nizamuddin · Answer

Go thru this link http://www.itworld.com/Comp/2843/040109dellprint/ http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,114227,00.asp Example for printer manufactured by kodak : Dell Photo Printer 540 'Omega

tspencer · Answer

that is the only one, that is the dye sublimation printer i was talking about in my previous post. Just because they show one printer doesnt mean they are all made by kodak. Lexmark does not have dye sublimation technology so they went to another vendor.

Compare the Dell 810
http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/print_810?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

to the Lexmark x2350
http://www.lexmark.com/lexmark/product/home/747/0,6970,204816596_653293766_483733227_en_0_1,00.html

This particular model looks identical and uses the same basic cartridge technology (1 cartridge, 3 colors, composite black). The other models are similar looking to other Lexmarks as well. The drivers and software are based off of Lexmark's also, they look identical except anywhere that there is a Lexmark logo Dell changed it to include their own (not the only difference, just the most obvious).

Message Edited by tspencer on 05-16-200601:28 PM

Message Edited by tspencer on 05-16-200601:29 PM

Patt1951 · Answer

I hear that XEROX makes these printers for Dell. I checked on Xerox products and they are much,much higher than what I paid. So I believe Lexmark is manufacturing Dell Printer.

PudgyOne · Answer

Lexmark made Dell Inkjet Printers until they got out of the printer business, August 2012

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