what # of carteridges does it take?? I have some that i dot need any more.... please email dfwdreamer@yahoo.com

I have found on some models for some reason they want you to replace the black cartridge also, have you tried removing and replacing the current black cartridge along with the new color one? you may try that and even adding a new black one to see if that is what it takes. and to clarify is it printing at all? does the black print? what happens when you do try to print?

Well some printers simply stop when even one cartridge is empty while others will keep going till the ink fades. You may have a point there regarding testing without buying a cartridge, I am unsure. But I would surely try, in the case of the Lexmark listed above the link indicates a poor track record. Lexmarks do not seem to be the good printer they were a few years ago. There is a real possibility the jets will clog if a printer is not used on a reasonably regular basis, even a small print job is good enough. We have a Lexmark X4250 and at times the cartridge carrier refuses to return to the parked position needing me to poke my thumb in there sharply to seat the thing. The colour quit of a year ago but most of my wife's needs are black and white. If she needs colour my HP will take care of it.

The link still works for me Luis. Here's the headline and first part of the article: Lexmark to cut 1,700 jobs, stop making inkjets share email print font size by Associated Press view bio � LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) � Lexmark is cutting 1,700 jobs, or almost 13 percent of its workforce, and says it will stop making inkjet printers as part of a drive to cut costs as it deals with shrinking sales of inkjets. The printer and software company said Tuesday that it will close its inkjet supply plant in the Philippines by the end of 2015. It is also putting its inkjet technology up for sale. Lexmark had about 13,300 employees as of Dec. 31. Lexmark has been shifting its focus from consumer inkjet printers, focusing on higher-profit laser printers and supplies for businesses and software services.