It’s a matter of personal taste as to which is superior. The Pro901 produced a slightly lighter tone in photos than the S605, but no finer detail or sharper edges. Text was almost identical, and areas of solid colour from both showed slight grain. We’d hoped this might be due to a focus on quality over speed, but putting the prints side-by-side showed no real improvement. There’s a configurable Eco-mode button always on the home screen that can be set to always print in draft and duplex mode, and we like the print progress animation that fills the touchscreen so you’re in no doubt how many pages remain. The Pro901 can connect over 802.11n wireless, Ethernet or USB and, if you use it on a network, you can push your widgets out automatically to multiple Lexmark devices. We covered this before, when we first saw the Interact S605, and it’s just as useful a tool to have now, arguably more so in a busier office environment. It uses the same superb 4.3in touchscreen interface as all Lexmark’s premium models, and this links in to the Smart Solutions app-style method of adding pre-programmed widgets for common tasks. The feature it loses over the top-end Platinum Pro905 is simply its second paper tray other than that it shares all the same characteristics, making it a slightly cheaper way to get Lexmark’s flagship inkjet product.

It handles scanning, copying and fax functions, and has a 150-sheet input tray that pulls out from the base.

Lexmark pro901 wireless setup utility