Horizontal lines in color printouts

My PSC 2110 ticked me off for the last time, and while I didn't take a bat to it, I decided I needed a new AIO printer. Unfortunately I can't afford a great one, so I settled for the Wallyworld special.

However, my test printout leaves a lot to be desired. I'd like to know what exactly is causing the horizontal lines in the color printouts. This is very annoying. See http://www.jella.net/bin/scanner.jpg for a scanned image of the test printout. It's a large file, about 800k, I wanted you to be able to see what I am talking about. Also the black text has visible "softness" to it. If you focus on the woman and the pics above her, you can see what I am talking about. Could this be an alignment issue, or an issue with the cartridges? I am using, so far, the ones that came with the printer. I remember seeing this very same thing with my grandmother's Lexmark from the very beginning.

I have run the cleaning tool and the alignment tool. The latter was somewhat confusing tho.

From experience, I'd have to say it's an alignment issue, and as for the line at the top of the page, I would say it's a problem with the printing processes inside the computer.
Do you have the latest drivers for the printer?

Well I woud try contacting Lexmark's support and seeing what they have to say.

...but what you really should do is take the Lexmark back to Wal-Mart. It is not worth your time.

Depends on the Lexmark. Both of mine have worked exceedingly well.