Customer Reviews
Great Price on a Network Printer 
2008-10-20
An amazing printer for the money. I am in charge of technology in a high school and I have several of these printers in small offices with 5 - 10 users per printer. Easily networked and great for low to medium volume printing. They have held up so well I bought one for my home network and at under $150 it is a bargain.
A wonderful SOHO B&W laser printer 
2008-09-25
For SOHO (small office/home office) users looking for an inexpensive, small, quality black and white laser printer, the E120N is probably the best on the market. This unit is provides high quality, fast output, Ethernet networking, efficient use of toner and a small, well designed profile that allows it to fit well even in tight spaces of small offices. It is a great choice for Mac users, too, as opposed to some of the other low-end laser printers that may exclude Mac support. I have no complaint about the OS X CUPS driver it uses, and it seems that the E120N's OS X driver is actually a bit smarter than its Windows driver given that on the Mac it can automatically choose to use the top tray when paper is available (whereas in Windows the tray has to be selected manually). Speaking of the top tray, it's very conveniently used to print envelopes (Official 10 particularly).
In the nine months we've owned ours, we're on our second full toner cart, and while the printer's toner nag light has been on for weeks now the output is still problem free. Another note about the cartridges is that they're often not sold at the big office chains. The best way to get them is to order online the toner cartridge recycling package, which offers a lower price as long as the user promises to ship back empty carts. I do have some concerns about how long the E120N will last since one of the trays stopped picking up paper properly for a short amount of time. That problem went away. As long as I can get at least two years out of it, I'll be satisfied enough to maintain my 5 star rating. The E120N is certainly a better choice than using an inkjet for B&W printing, spending a fortune on inkjet ink in the process. Regarding noise level, this is a nearly silent laser printer, but there is one interesting quirk: for some reason it periodically, perhaps hourly, goes through some 2 second mechanical adjustment that is moderately loud. If that bothers you (it can be a bit of a nuisance in a quiet room), you can always turn it off when it's not in use.
Wonderful 2008-09-05
I've been very happy with my Laser Printer. It's reliable and quick. I did my wedding programs on here without any problems.
I should have bought this five years ago 2008-04-15
I upgraded from a USB color inkjet to this networked laser printer. I can't believe how fast the printing is and I can't believe the convenience of having the printer on the net. I'm technical enough that I was able to give the printer a permanent IP address and all the computers at home (about 6 of them) have no trouble finding the printer using Apple's Bonjour or avahi for Linux. Other reviewers complain about tech support but luckily I haven't needed it.
I was aware of the 1/4-full 'starter' toner cartridge but we got over 500 pages out of it. Even though the new cartridges seem expensive the cost is less than 3.1 cents per page, which is very reasonable for an entry-level laser printer. We don't print so many pages per month, and we are thrilled with the speed, convenience, and quality of this printer.
Good Printer 2008-04-01
The printer is good. It is easy to install. I comes with a nic card built-in. You don't need a printer server but you do need a dhcp server if you want to put it on a LAN. It also has a web configuration interface. The output is also good.
Overall i like it and I recommend it. I give 5 stars.
Networked + Laser + quick = one MEAN printer 2008-03-05
Lexmark delivers high-powered solutions, services and supplies that meet or exceed the needs of customers ranging from the small office to the large corporate enterprise. Years of printing industry leadership, coupled with a close relationship with its customers, allow Lexmark to develop high-quality, easy-to-use business products and services.PRODUCT FEATURES:Up to 20 ppm (Letter), 19 ppm (A4);600 x 600 dpi, 1200 Image Quality;As fast as 8 seconds time to first page;16MB memory standard;PCL 6 emulation standard;Ethernet-Ready 10/100BaseTX.
Provides basic printing only - not recommended 
2008-02-01
Have owned it about 6 months. I wanted a network printer (wired) that would attach to my wireless router. Used for basic printing, mainly letters and high school papers.
Positives:
- Prints a basic text document well
- Startup and print speed are very adequate for a home office
- Setup and driver installation were easy
- Network setup was relatively easy (I am experienced in the area)
- Needed a printer that would print from Windows 98 (see cons below)
- Relative inexpensive (I paid $99)
- Only jammed once in 6 months
Cons:
- Uses a lot of power, lights dim when you print
- Paper has slight curl,less of curl than brother printers, if this bothers you buy an HP
- Limited to about 125 pages in bin so it is not a heavy duty printer
- Toner is expensive for this kind of printer about $65 for 2000 pages hoping to find refurbished toner cartridges online
- Comes new with a limited toner cartridge so you need to buy one almost immediately
- Problems printing from software other than microsoft software in Windows 98 (lights blink on printer and nothing prints)
- Tech support is useless and doesn't speak english
I would not recommend this printer. Although it is adequate for most basic printing needs the tech support is terrible.
It's good for what it does 2008-01-30
This is one a many light-duty personal laser printers in the market. The main advantages of this printer is that it's the only one in its class that can handle heavy cover-stock (67 lb.) and one of a few that has a network interface. Print quality is good and the printing speed is also good. Setup was easy for Macintosh but a bit more confusing for Windows XP.
My main criticism is with the form factor. I know Lexmark wants to brag about how small the printer is, but the advertised depth dimension is meaningless unless you are willing to load paper in every time you use it and take out the remainder when you're finished. I'd like to see Lexmark size the unit with paper loaded and ready to go, the way almost everyone is going to use it. Also the starter cartridge seemed to run out more quickly and suddenly than expected. I would have no problem paying more to have a full cartridge ship with the unit rather than having to go out and get a replacement shortly thereafter.
nice printer for the price 2008-01-19
We were in the market for a network printer for our home wireless network. Found this Lexmark for just over $100, which I was a little skeptical about for a laser network printer. But after a month of use, we have been very pleased with it. It was relatively easy to set up and connected to our wireless router. Keep in mind this is not a wireless printer, but it can be connected to a wireless router which essentially makes wireless. No more dealing with file/printer sharing issues! The print quality is very good as you'd expect from a laser printer, and the printer itself is not too big. Lexmark email support has been surprisingly helpful(had questions about assigning static IP address). The only unknown at this point is the durability...time will tell. Would definitely recommend for an entry-level network printer.
Great printer for XP users, Vista driver and tech support is a disaster 
2008-01-01
One of best home printers I've ever had for XP. Very sharp printing, small foot print, easy to use. Network connection and administration very simple and straight forward.
I especially liked how easy it is to print double sided from an XP computer. It doesn't have a mechanical double side print capability, but from an XP computer you can specify double sided print and it will print the odd numbered pages, then pause for you to move the printed stack straight down from output to input bin, keeping the same orientation and sequencing to print the odd number pages. Unfortunately when I replaced one of my XP computers with a Vista model, the Vista drivers are unusable for double sided print. Selecting double sided print results in a cover page with incorrect instructions being printed for every job. To print double sided from Vista you have to waste a page on every job and the instructions provided are wrong. By trial and error I found you have to resequence and reorient the pages. I've corresponded by email and phone several times with tech support but they have limited English and I don't think they have access to or have ever even seen an actual E120 printer. They kept sending me instructions for the wrong model or telling me how to turn off the network banner page, which had never been turned on in the first place. I've given up on the tech support as useless and now just do any large job printing from an XP computer.
I don't recommend this printer because of the useless and incompetent tech support.
