If you're after a photo printer, the X2470 at S$139 is probably the cheapest one you'll find.

Upside: Its regular color and black printing functions are, on paper, similar to that of its younger brother, the AU$89 X1270. The unit sports a maximum print resolution of 4,800 x 1,200dpi, and can print color or text documents at a speed of up to 17 pages per minute.

Yet for AU$10 more than the price of the X1270, you also get photo printing capabilities. These include a PictBridge port for printing directly from a camera, and Lexmark photo editing software that features one-touch red-eye removal and color fixing. Lexmark promises that the X2470 can produce a borderless 4 x 6-inch print in 38 seconds.

Interestingly, the printer uses a single ink cartridge that produces both color and black inks. This makes maintenance far simpler, as you'll only need to change one cartridge as opposed to multiple cartridges when the ink runs dry.

The "Web toolbar" function is perhaps the X2470's most interesting software feature. It enables users to print Web pages in just a few clicks, and you're able to eliminate advertisements and other unwanted elements before printing. A handy feature to say the least.

Being an All-in-One model, the X2470 also boasts color scanning (flatbed) and copying features. It'll scan at a resolution of up to 600 x 1,200 ppi, and copying is super speedy at 13 black and five color copies per minutes.

It's got a paper capacity of 100 sheets, while Lexmark's "Accu-feed" paper handling system "virtually eliminates paper jams", according to the company.

Compared to competing printer manufacturers, the X2470's LexExpress warranty with second business day exchange is very impressive.

Downside: While the X2470 offers up PictBridge support, if you're after a memory card reader or LCD display, you'll have to shell out an extra S$40 and upgrade to the X3470 model.

Like most Lexmark printers, the X2470 doesn't support the Mac OS operating system.

Outlook: The X2470 is a great low-end photo printer that offers a number of high-end features.