Lexmark X464de: monochrome duplex with Legal glass and color network scans review

Black document output with a full Legal-size glass

The Lexmark X464de is an earlier monochrome laser multifunction machine for a wired office that prints in black and scans in color. US part 13C1101 includes automatic print duplex, a 7-inch color touchscreen, a 50-sheet reversing document feeder and analog fax. Its recommended monthly range is 2,000–10,000 pages.

The glass explicitly accepts originals through Legal size, as does the feeder. That is useful when a longer original must lie flat. The deciding tradeoff is the older software environment: the reviewed computer-scanning routine needs a compatible network Scan Profile setup, including Java, while Wi-Fi and a hard disk are optional.

Plan the scanner route and receiving computer

The ADF handles ordinary Letter, Legal and A4 originals within its documented 52–120-gsm range. Load them faceup, short edge first, adjust the guides and select the original sides. The exact specification identifies reversing duplex, so two-sided capture is automatic but does not scan both sides in one pass.

Use the glass for individual pages, photos, small items and thin clippings. Place the original facedown in the upper-left corner and keep books within the guide's one-inch thickness limit. Local copying can use either route, with original size and output choices set independently.

For computer scanning, create a Scan Profile through the printer's Embedded Web Server. The instructions explicitly require Java on the computer. Select the receiving location, color, original size and sides, then start the profile at the printer. Verify that the actual computer and browser can perform this routine. USB computer printing and front flash-drive output do not themselves establish scanning into a USB-connected computer.

Load the standard paper sources and duplex stock

The standard 250-sheet tray and 50-sheet multipurpose feeder provide 300 ordinary sheets on the maker's 75-gsm or 20-pound basis. The original tables explicitly support Letter, Legal and A4 in both sources and automatic duplex. Ordinary duplex paper must meet the stated 60–90-gsm range.

For combined feeding, match paper size and type across the sources and use MP Cassette mode. A separate stock or envelope load replaces the feeder's ordinary stack. Up to seven suitable envelopes use the instructed one-sided multipurpose routine with the correct envelope size, type and orientation.

The 150-sheet output bin may need collecting before all ordinary input is used. Optional 250- and 550-sheet drawers are alternatives, with only one allowed at a time. The 850-sheet maximum requires the larger drawer and should not be counted as supplied capacity.

Separate confidential release, networking and fax

USB Type-B provides direct computer printing, and the included 10/100 Ethernet interface provides the documented network arrangement. Its compatibility with a 1000Base-T network does not make it a gigabit-speed interface. Type-A host ports serve their own supported devices. Wireless, parallel and serial require optional hardware.

Compatible Windows Print and Hold or Macintosh Job Routing can submit a user name and four-digit PIN. The job stays in printer memory until local release, although memory pressure can remove held jobs. This documented ordinary confidential routine should not be confused with features that depend on installing the optional hard disk.

Analog fax requires an active compatible telephone service connected to LINE. Enable fax, set the station name and number and follow the relevant regional connection instructions. Ethernet is a separate document-network connection and does not replace the telephone path. AirPrint and Mopria support remain unestablished here.

Check speed, toner and continued service condition

Lexmark declares up to 40 one-sided Letter pages per minute and separately 18 Letter duplex sides per minute. Black and color scanner rates use their own measurements; they are not print speeds. The 80,000-page maximum monthly duty figure should not replace the recommended 10,000-page ceiling for recurring work.

The original US toner declares 7,000 standard pages. X463-series replacements declare 3,500, 9,000 or 15,000 pages under ISO/IEC 19752. The E260X22G photoconductor kit and ADF separator/feed parts need separate checks. This discontinued 50-pound model also needs suitable support, actual electrical labeling, compatible software and room for open trays and covers. A documented newer multifunction alternative is useful when maintaining the older network profile would complicate daily capture.