it is still lexmark.

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

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

 

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

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

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).

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