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* Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of included KODAK VERITÉ 5 XL Black and XL Color cartridges is $42. 
A >$64 value when compared to the CPP of other leading manufacturer’s ink cartridges for leading color inkjet printers 
less than $100, market share reported by NPD POS 2016. Ink page yield values for color graphics and text document 
obtained by continuous printing in accordance with ISO/IEC 24711. Actual results may vary. CPP is based on manufacturer’s recommended street price and page yield as reported by NPD POS Reports 2016 and manufacturers websites respectively.

** Up to 50% or more savings claim is based on the cost per page ("CPP") of replacement KODAK VERITÉ 5 XL or 
VERITÉ 5 XXL Ink cartridges as compared to the CPP of similarly priced branded cartridges for leading manufacturer"s color inkjet printers less than $100, market share reported by NPD POS Reports 2016. CPP savings are less when comparing KODAK VERITÉ 5 standard fill to the leading manufacturer"s standard capacity inkjet cartridges. CPP is based on manufacturer"s recommended street price and page yield as reported by NPD POS Reports and manufacturers web sites respectively. Actual savings 
may vary depending on number of pages actually printed per month and content of pages printed.

KODAK Mini Photo Printers print vibrant images with a special printing technology that layers each color onto high-strength photo paper, resulting in gorgeous, long-lasting photos anyone can take home to commemorate all the special moments in one’s life.

One Touch Printing – Convenient KODAK Printer Docks let you print photos direct from your smartphone; includes Android Dock Pin & iOS Lightning Adapter. Compatible with Android & iOS.

More than just a photo printer, connect to the free, easy-to-use KODAK SMILE App, which comes packed with editing features, filters and augmented reality technology that brings your photos to life – literally.

KODAK Digitizing Box is a simple and easy way to professionally digitize your old tapes, film, photos, and audio recordings so that generations can relive and enjoy your priceless recorded family moments.

The Mini Digital Film Scanner is compatible with multiple film types, so you can scan, edit, and save film negatives and slides directly onto an SD card.

Love looking at your old films, but tired of messy wires and bulky scanning equipment? Skip the expensive fees and keep things simple with the KODAK Mobile Film Scanner.

Don’t let your memories fade into obscurity—preserve and proudly display them with the KODAK SLIDE N SCAN Digital Film Scanner. It’s easy to see why this scanner’s large, clear LCD screen makes viewing images a pleasure.

KODAK All-in-One Mini Cartridges leverage 4Pass printing technology, also known as dye-sublimation, resulting in beautiful, long-lasting prints. Available in 20, 30 and 50 packs (for 2.1 x 3.4” prints).

For all your photo projects on the KODAK Photo Printer Dock, depend on Kodak’s premium line of color ink. Utilizing state-of-the-art D2T2 dye diffusion transfer technology, these quality cartridges deliver fast prints with the touch of a button.

For use with KODAK Photo Printer Mini. Photos that last with laminated protection layer and fingerprint and water resistant. Convenient paper / ribbon sets: 20, 30, 50 mini-sheet sets. 20 sticker sets.

KODAK ZINK"s premium-quality photo paper recreates every color and memorable moment with outstanding and brilliant detail. Every image boasts remarkable color integrity that is perfect for printing smartphone shots, augmented reality images, or photos from social media networks.

Discover endless creative possibilities for all your paper and photo projects with KODAK Photo Creatives. Our products feature a vast assortment of colors for all your artistic endeavors.

A wide range of inkjet papers for the high-quality results that you expect from KODAK branded products. Compatible to work with any consumer desktop printer.

Kodak is the most experienced in the world when it comes to providing high-resolution photographic paper. We also offer a versatile line of products compatible with aqueous, solvent and latex wide format printers that can be used for POP, retail signage, displays and more — wherever you want to make a statement with rich, vibrant images.

Bring your prints to life with Kodak Remanufactured Ink Cartridges KODAK Remanufactured Ink Cartridges are cost-effective, eco-friendly alternatives with high quality from a trusted name.

Bring your pages to life with KODAK Remanufactured Toner Cartridges. KODAK Remanufactured Toner Cartridges are made by recycling empty, used, original HP, Brother or Samsung toner cartridges.

KODAK VERITÉ 5 Ink Cartridges - For print needs big and small, you have expectations. High quality pages every single time you click print. And should those pages come with solid savings in ink from a brand known for performance … expectations exceeded. Print happy.

Now, with the KODAK 35mm Slide Viewer, no nostalgic slides gets left behind! This unique little device allows you to view memories from your old 35mm slides and similar film negatives.

Celebrate the stork’s surprise with these baby-themed stickers by Kodak. Our heartwarming collection features an array of delightful decals commemorating the birth of a newborn.

With the NEW Film Scan Tool from KODAK, you can view, edit and convert your old photos—no tech savvy necessary! This simplified scanner delivers crisp, clear, beautiful images with the press of a single button.

KODAK Thermal Laminating Pouches A family of laminating pouches, laminators, trimmers and guillotines for DIY consumers, businesses and schools. Protects and preserves prints & documents, such as signage, warning signs, menus & price lists, posters, advertisements.

Tell the story of your life with the archival-quality Cloth Memory Scrapbook from Kodak! This 8”x 8” fabric-covered album features 10 top-loading pages for exhibiting your most cherished memories.

Colorful 2x3 frames includes classic camera frames and eight magnetic multicolor clips and rope string. Turn your instant photos into DIY décor in seconds. Compatible with the KODAK PRINTOMATIC, Mini Shot & Mini 2.

For all your photo projects on the KODAK Photo Printer Dock, depend on Kodak’s premium line of color ink. Utilizing state-of-the-art D2T2 dye diffusion transfer technology, these quality cartridges and photo sheets deliver fast, dependable prints with the touch of a button.

Download the free KODAK STEP Prints app and connect this pocket-sized printer to your smartphone to create brilliant 2″ x 3″ prints whenever and wherever the whim strikes you.

Works with KODAK PRINTOMATIC Instant Print Camera. ZINK Zero Ink™ printing technology -- no ink cartridges needed. Creates vibrant, full-color prints on 2" x 3" adhesive-backed paper. Smudge proof, water resistant, tear resistant.

When we first purchased this printer, and downloaded this app over a year ago, everything worked great. However since then my iPhone has been updated several times and apparently this KODAK app has not been updated. While I can still print by airplay, whenever I try to open the app so that I can see How much ink is left, or clean the printheads, or adjust the cartridges when I replace a new printer cartridge etc. I cannot connect… It continually spins, and then after several minutes it will say unknown error occurred check and make sure there is a network connection… There is obviously a network connection because I can’t print by air print… Both my phone and the printer are on the same network… I just cannot access my printer from the app on my phone any longer in order to check on the things I mentioned above… When I go to the support side and entering that I am having trouble With the mobile app the only place it takes me to is right back here to the App Store to download the mobile app which I already have which hasn’t been updated in over a year… So if you were thinking of buying this printer now in August 2019 don’t do it

Locate the chip. It’s a tiny green circuit board about the quarter of the size of a postage stamp. They are often located on the front or bottom of your printer cartridge.

Bend a paperclip. You know the trick. You’ve been bending paper clips to solve computer problems since the days of floppy disks! In case you don’t know, simply find a sturdy paper clip and bend one leg out straight. This makes a perfect “poker” for getting inside those tiny buttons and eject ports that can be found on nearly all modern electronics. The stiff wire of a bent paperclip is perfect for resetting the chip on your ink cartridge.

Press the tiny reset button located beside the chip and hold for 10 seconds. Depending on the brand and model of the cartridge, you may not need to hold the button for 10 seconds, but it won’t harm the cartridge so do it anyway just to be safe.

Clearing the memory can give you a more accurate idea of your printer’s ink levels, the number of pages still available to print, and other valuable printing information.

Don’t make the same mistake with your printer’s ink levels. (If you stain your hands or clothes while refilling, turn that frown upside down! Here’s how to clean up!)

This is your reset button, and the only way to get in there is either with a paper clip or the tip of a pen (which will leave a tiny ink smudge on the button).

Some of the battery-powered models may not have enough voltage to fully reset your cartridge, whereas you’ll never have to worry about a power supply if you have a USB-powered resetter.

Repeat this process with the two green ink level contacts located just below the red contact and beside it, atop the first column on the right. (These contacts are in green in the diagram above.)

Shake your cartridge. The first thing you should try with an HP LaserJet cartridge that’s supposedly empty. This old-school trick will free up the toner particles that are stuck to the inside walls and nooks. After you mount it back to your printer, it may register it as full. You may need to deactivate the ink-saving mode for the printer to detect toner levels properly.

Install an HP chip to a replacement cartridge. This requires some fine motor skills and good tools. You’ll also possibly need to turn off toner level monitoring on the printer.

Get an aftermarket chip for a refilled cartridge. The majority of modern HP toner cartridges are equipped with a small chip that communicates toner levels to the printer.

Canon printers have thermal printheads. The ink actually cools the print heads down, and if you run empty cartridges the print heads can overheat and get damaged.

So, if you replace and remove the four Canon cartridges, and, on the fifth attempt, install a newly refilled cartridge, the printer should accept the cartridge, and ink levels should read as full.

Another warning will pop up on the printer’s screen detailing that you are using refilled or third-party cartridges and may void the printer’s warranty.

Each time you install a refilled or third-party cartridge you will need to follow the on-screen instructions to disable the Lexmark ink monitoring software.

Locate the chip. It’s a tiny green circuit board about the quarter of the size of a postage stamp. They are often located on the front or bottom of your printer cartridge.

Bend a paperclip. You know the trick. You’ve been bending paper clips to solve computer problems since the days of floppy disks! In case you don’t know, simply find a sturdy paper clip and bend one leg out straight. This makes a perfect “poker” for getting inside those tiny buttons and eject ports that can be found on nearly all modern electronics. The stiff wire of a bent paperclip is perfect for resetting the chip on your ink cartridge.

Press the tiny reset button located beside the chip and hold for 10 seconds. Depending on the brand and model of the cartridge, you may not need to hold the button for 10 seconds, but it won’t harm the cartridge so do it anyway just to be safe.

Clearing the memory can give you a more accurate idea of your printer’s ink levels, the number of pages still available to print, and other valuable printing information.

Don’t make the same mistake with your printer’s ink levels. (If you stain your hands or clothes while refilling, turn that frown upside down! Here’s how to clean up!)

This is your reset button, and the only way to get in there is either with a paper clip or the tip of a pen (which will leave a tiny ink smudge on the button).

Some of the battery-powered models may not have enough voltage to fully reset your cartridge, whereas you’ll never have to worry about a power supply if you have a USB-powered resetter.

Repeat this process with the two green ink level contacts located just below the red contact and beside it, atop the first column on the right. (These contacts are in green in the diagram above.)

Shake your cartridge. The first thing you should try with an HP LaserJet cartridge that’s supposedly empty. This old-school trick will free up the toner particles that are stuck to the inside walls and nooks. After you mount it back to your printer, it may register it as full. You may need to deactivate the ink-saving mode for the printer to detect toner levels properly.

Install an HP chip to a replacement cartridge. This requires some fine motor skills and good tools. You’ll also possibly need to turn off toner level monitoring on the printer.

Get an aftermarket chip for a refilled cartridge. The majority of modern HP toner cartridges are equipped with a small chip that communicates toner levels to the printer.

Canon printers have thermal printheads. The ink actually cools the print heads down, and if you run empty cartridges the print heads can overheat and get damaged.

So, if you replace and remove the four Canon cartridges, and, on the fifth attempt, install a newly refilled cartridge, the printer should accept the cartridge, and ink levels should read as full.

Another warning will pop up on the printer’s screen detailing that you are using refilled or third-party cartridges and may void the printer’s warranty.

Each time you install a refilled or third-party cartridge you will need to follow the on-screen instructions to disable the Lexmark ink monitoring software.

Now a days it’s a common thing because many printers do print wirelessly. Kodak, although makes different further priced models of all-in-one printers that perform by Bluetooth.

This makes it easier for multiple computers in a home or office to connect to and print from a printer than it was with the old mass of wires. But sometimes it’s hard to connect my kodak verite printer to my WiFi.

In case you choose Manual (Static), you are suggested to type an IP Address, a Subnet Mask, a Gateway Address, and a DNS Server address. Click OK after each entry. Take the help of LCD keyboard to enter each digit of the numbers. Contact with your Internet Service Provider or network administrator for more information.

Step 1 : Find out to make particular your computer has a wireless card set up. If your computer does not have an installed wireless device, you can use a "dongle" in a USB port, but these do not always work properly.

Sometimes, shutting down the computer will make it difficult to re-establish the wireless connection upon startup. In case, you have a desktop computer within PCI card slots, you can setup a Wi-Fi PCI card to create your computer access for wireless connections.

Step 2 : Link a USB cable from the Kodak printer to your computer. It is necessary for setting up wireless connections with Kodak printers. You may eliminate the USB cable when you have made the connection between the printer and your computer.

Step 3 : Overload the Kodak software disc into your computer and continue with the direction of installation of the software and drivers. This software will provide you to connect my Kodak verite printer to my wifi for wireless connections when your computer has wireless competencies . The software disc also contains applications for scanning images from your all-in-one printer.

Step 4 : Push the "Home" button on the printer. This will introduce options on the LCD screen of the printer. Use the arrow keys to scroll down to "Wi-Fi Setup Wizard. Select the "OK" button, then select "Wireless" from the menu options and click "OK" again. The printer will take you to a list of potential networks, where you can select the correct one.

Step 5 : Unplug the USB cable once your installation is complete. Turn off the printer, wait a few minutes, then turn it back on. Give it time to start up and then you should see the Wi-Fi light appear on the printer. If it flashes, it means there may be a problem with the connection. If it is a constant light, you have connected your printer properly.

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 2 -- Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) has introduced the KODAK Pic Flick App, a new, free Apple iPhone and iPod touch Device that enables consumers to upload pictures to a KODAK W1020 Wireless Digital Frame or print them wirelessly on the KODAK ESP 5250 All-in-One (AiO) WiFi-enabled Printer, which saves consumers an average of $110 a year on ink* and offers the lowest total ink replacement cost in the industry.**

"Pictures are a way of sharing the unique moments in our lives," said Randy Brody, Vice-President of Marketing Inkjet Systems, Eastman Kodak Company. "The KODAK Pic Flick App provides a fast, easy and fun way to print, display and share within seconds of capturing a moment at home or away from home. Consumers can simply upload pictures to a nearby KODAK W1020 Wireless Digital Frame or send them to the KODAK ESP 5250 AiO Printer using their Apple iPhone or iPod touch."

Dual purpose for printing and sharing: Consumers can print pictures on a KODAK ESP 5250 AiO Printer or share them on the wireless KODAK W1020 Wireless Digital Frame directly from their Apple iPhone or iPod touch Device.

"At Kodak, we believe pictures are meant to be shared and are committed to helping people do more with their pictures by providing solutions to make, manage and move images easily and effortlessly," continues Brody. "With the KODAK Pic Flick App, we are helping consumers to print and share moments in the time it takes to make a simple phone call."

To learn more, please visit the official KODAK Pic Flick page www.Kodak.com/go/PicFlick . KODAK Pic Flick App works on Apple iPhone and iPod touch devices using OS version 2.2 and above.

To send a print job or a file to the KODAK ESP 5250 All-in-One Printer or to the KODAK W1020 Wireless Digital Frame, consumers need to ensure that the device(s) are connected to the same LAN/WiFi connection as their iPhone or iPod touch device.

The KODAK ESP 5250 AiO Printer, available since September 2009, is the latest in Kodak"s range of AiO consumer printers. Kodak printers, including the KODAK ESP 5250, produce lab-quality, long-lasting photos and documents.

The WiFi-enabled AiO printer retails for $159.99 and features a 2.4" color LCD display panel to easily view and crop images along with built-in memory card compatibility. The wireless KODAK W1020 Wireless Digital Frame can hold up to 4,000 photos and can display and play pictures, video and audio clips. The 10" W1020 retails for $229.95.

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Digital instant cameras are perfect for taking and printing photos on the go. Most of them also enable you to print photos you took on your phone and even edit your pictures in an app first. They"re small, compact and lightweight so great to take to festivals, holidays, weddings or weekend escapes. You can view the image before you print it so you can be sure no print is wasted.

Most digital instant cameras use ZINK (a.k.a. zero-ink) thermal paper to print their images. There are several reasons for this: it doesn"t require costly ink cartridges, it"s reliable and the images are smudge-proof. They also tend to be hardier than instant film images and resistant to water. Another upside to ZINK printers is that the paper costs less to buy that instant film.

You may be confused as to why the best instant cameras(opens in new tab) don"t use Zink but truthfully, the quality of Polaroid or Instax film is a lot better. The colors are much more vivid on instant film and the shadow and highlight areas retain more information. It"s also possible to see banding on images with a lot of negative space when you"re using Zink which is where instant film wins. Minolta is the latest brand to jump on the digital instant camera trend with the new Minolta Instapix(opens in new tab) - you won"t find it on the list just yet but we look forward to getting our hands on one!

You can great images out of both instant and hybrid cameras but which you go for is down to you. The advantage of a digital printer is you can also print photos you took on your phone, edit them in specific apps and connect via Bluetooth.

We"ve picked out the top models on the market and put them through their paces. So, here are our picks for the best digital instant cameras and hybrids with instant printers. If you"re sorted on the image-capture front and just want a quick and portable way to print your images, check out our guide to the best portable printers.(opens in new tab)

Unlike all the other cameras on our list, the Fujifilm Instax Mini LiPlay uses Instax Mini Film which is much better than Zink thermal paper. This is the main reason it came top of our list - as well as the fact it"s really cute and stuff with desirable features.

At just 255g, it"s small, lightweight and can easily fit in jeans or a jacket pocket. It might only have a 4.9-megapixel sensor but that"s big enough to make decent 1.8 x 2.8-inch prints. Plus you"ll achieve that gorgeous vintage aesthetics that"s impossible to recreate in other mediums. It stores up to 45 photos on the camera"s internal memory or you can insert a micro SD card should you need more.

One nifty little trick LiPlay has is its ability to record a sound clip that can be shared with images via a QR code. So if you want to send a photo to someone with a short message or a clip of a song, simply record and the QR code will be printed on the photograph.

If you"re happy capturing and printing on Zink paper, as opposed to real film, the Kodak Smile Classic offers both the best print quality of any Zink-based instant printer we"ve used, as well as full-size prints. Typical Zink prints are 2 x 3 inches, but the Smile Classic produces more substantial 3.5 x 4.25-inch pictures, which more closely resemble traditional photographic prints.

This is by far the best Zink printer on the list and it"s aided by the larger 16MP sensor although it"s more likely to be an interpolated 8MP sensor. Its design resembles an analogies camera but the downside to that is it has no analog screen so you can"t check the photos you"ve taken. It does however have a slot for a micro SD card so you can review the picture later.

One of the most affordable digital instant cameras out there, the Kodak Printomatic is an extremely basic setup for those who like to keep things simple. It"s a no-frills digital instant camera, simultaneously saving 5MP digital photos and printing out 2x3inch prints on Zink paper. So while you get the advantage of a point-and-shoot so straightforward a child could operate it, the quality of the images you get is pretty average. There"s also a lack of useful features like a self-timer or an LCD screen.

The Polaroid Pop is the instant camera and printer hybrid with the best set of features, but it"s also the one with the biggest price tag – and the biggest body! A real tank of a camera, the Pop is pleasingly designed but is definitely not pocket-sized, being about as chunky as an ordinary analog instant camera.

Not only can it take photos, but it can also shoot 1080p video and capture 15-second GIFs. There is space for a microSD card up to 128GB so you"ll have plenty of memory to store video. The large 3.97-inch screen functions as a viewfinder and a touchscreen which enables you to edit, rotate, crop or even draw on your images prior to printing.

Amazingly, despite its long history and diverse product range, Canon has never released an instant camera before. Thankfully, its instant camera / instant printer hybrid gets a lot of things right. Called the Canon Ivy Cliq+ in North America and Canon Zoemini S in Europe, it is clearly geared towards the selfie generation with its giant mirror with frame markings (which takes up a quarter of the camera"s front), along with an 8-LED ring light for flattering self-portraits.

It"s quite analog in operation, with no rear LCD screen meaning that every shot you take is immediately printed. Strangely, then, there"s no counter to indicate the number of shots remaining, though with microSD card support you know that all your images can be stored safely. The free app is both easy and fun to use, and makes transferring and printing images from your phone an enjoyable and kid-friendly process.

Spitting out stylish photos onto Kodak Zink paper, the Mini Shot Combo 2 is a pretty straightforward instant digital camera and printer. While it"s not exactly palm-sized, it"s slim enough to fit in a jacket pocket or small bag, and the photos it prints come out looking punchy and sharp. The little mirror on the front is a welcome extra that makes it easy to compose selfies and group shots, and having Bluetooth connectivity is also useful for printing directly from a smartphone.

The LCD screen isn"t huge or terribly high quality, and it would have been nice to have some kind of low-paper warning for those who aren"t as good at remembering how many shots they have left, but for the price, this is a great little camera and printer combo that reliably gets the job done.

The Kodak Smile(opens in new tab) is a slim-as-a-smartphone instant camera that sports a sleek design, and uses Kodak"s smaller 2 x 3-inch sticky-backed Zink paper. Like its bigger brother, the Kodak Smile Classic, the printing here is a cut above, as Kodak"s apparently superior printing process combined with the smaller resolution produces the most pleasing results for these credit card-sized prints.

With an LCD screen, you can check your image after every shot and decide whether or not it"s worth printing – and the microSD card(opens in new tab) slot means that you can save all your photos, and only print out the best or the ones you want to share (there"s internal storage for three shots, if you"re in a jam). Though obviously, with the camera"s 5MP sensor (software-interpolated up to 10MP), the images are intended for the 2 x 3 format and not for blowing up on your computer.

One of the newer digital instant cameras from Kodak, the Kodak Step instant camera (not to be confused with the Kodak Step printer... I mean, why on earth would anyone mix those two up?) is a delightfully simple point-and-shoot. There"s no control over exposure, no zoom or anything like that. You hit the button, and it prints, while also saving a digital copy of your file to an SD card. There"s some scope to choose colours, and you can add a frame or use the self timer, but otherwise that"s it.

The little brother of the Cliq+ / Zoemini S, there are a few key differences here on the Canon Ivy Cliq (in North American) / Canon Zoemini C (in Europe). Firstly, if beauty is only skin deep, this model comes in a more fun and expressive series of colors – Bumble Bee Yellow, Mint Green, Seaside Blue and Bubble Gum Pink, to be precise. These capture the fun, summer-loving spirit of the camera, and make them both kid-friendly and fashionably Instagrammable.

Still, it otherwise handles and offers the same functionality as its big bro, with fire-and-forget simplicity that foregoes things like exposure so that you spend more time snapping and less time faffing. Again, it prints every time you press the shutter so it behaves a lot like a traditional instant camera. Kids seem to especially love playing with the Cliq / Zoemini C, thanks to its candy colored body and sticker photo prints, so this could be a hit with the little ones if you want to get them into photography.

Cheap ink. Reliable printer? That"s the reason I gave for bringing in Kodak"s ESP 7 printer for testing. Kodak says its lower cost ink will save you a bundle in printing costs. These are tough times, and frankly, ink is expensive. It"s not just ink-jet printers that are the problem. A replacement toner cartridge for my laser printer costs more than I paid for the printer itself. It hurts to spend $50, $75 or more for replacement ink cartridges.

Replacement cartridges for ink-jet printers don"t go nearly as far as laser printer toner cartridges, so they can burn through your budget in no time — especially if you do any photo printing at home.

The ESP 7 is a multifunction consumer-grade printer with built-in printing, copying and scanning functions for a list price of $199.99 (street prices start at about $160). Kodak entered the consumer multifunction printer market in 2007, fairly late and against entrenched competition. To differentiate its ink-jet line from those of its competitors and to get a toehold in this competitive market, Kodak did two things differently with the ESP 7.

1.It improved print longevity. It uses a pigment-based ink that Kodak says creates photo prints that last a lifetime, without fading, while providing as good or better image quality than the more common dye-based inks. Competitors say dye-based inks produce more vibrant colors. My previous Kodak prints looked a bit washed out, while prints from an HP ink-jet were too vibrant (oversaturated). The right paper choice helped get a more realistic image in both cases.

2. It offered lower cost replacement ink cartridges. Lower consumables cost means substantially lower cost per print than competing printers -- a fact borne out by my testing of the ESP 7"s predecessor, as well as in a recent PC World test of the ESP 7.

Kodak has taken a populist marketing approach, trying to play off what it sees as consumer frustrations at the high cost of replacement ink. It has implied that its competitors are ripping off the consumer -- a tactic that has irritated leading vendors including HP and Canon. Canon filed a complaint about Kodak"s advertising claims with the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus (unsuccessful) last year; HP recently filed a similar complaint. Although Kodak still has a very small market share, competitors have taken it seriously, and for good reason:

The business model is built on selling highly profitable ink, not the printers. In a market where people are printing less, Kodak"s strategy is to siphon off consumers who spend the most on ink: the most profitable customers.

Ink cost per page. Clearly, the Kodak ESP 7 is less expensive to operate in ink costs. Print cartridge prices haven"t changed since my original review, and recent PC World tests bear this out as well.

Paper costs and image quality are also important. If special paper is required for good quality, that drives up the cost per page. PC World, in its review of the ESP 7, was unhappy with photo printing results on plain paper. I"ve also read complaints about the ESP 7"s image quality (banding) using non-Kodak brands of printer paper. Others report that Kodak-brand plain paper works better -- but it"s more expensive. On the other hand, if you have to go with Kodak paper, Kodak also sells "value packs." While a color cartridge sells for $14.99, the same cartridge sold with 180 sheets of everyday photo paper in a value pack sells for $17.95 at Amazon.com. That"s a pretty good deal.

Speed. PC World"s tests show the ESP 7 falling short of the manufacturer"s specifications. It clocked the ESP 7 at 6.7 pages per minute for text and 2.3 ppm for graphics (Kodak specs are 32 ppm and 30 ppm, respectively). I"ve read other reviews that showed performance results well below the Kodak specs.

I take some of this with a grain of salt. On a home printer, speed is not a big issue, at least not in our household. And I tend to use photo-grade paper for photos, not the cheap copy paper I throw into the laser printer.

Reliability. Quite a few readers have voiced concerns about the reliability of Kodak AIO series printers in comments to various posts, especially with regard to performance of the print head. I had no such problems with the EasyShare 5300, which I tested over an extended period. I am eager to see how this unit performs over time.

Getting the ESP 7 up and running went without a hitch. The colorful "Start Here" setup guide sits right on top when you open the box. Kodak also added some troubleshooting instructions, those being a black-and-white four-page printout that tells users how to run a print head cleaning process if prints don"t look right initially. Fortunately, my unit worked fine right out of the box.

Assembling the machine involves installing the print head, which can be a bit tricky. Fortunately it"s not something you replace often. After some fiddling with the correct orientation, I positioned it, pressed gingerly and it snapped into place as described. The ink tanks snapped right in. The unit uses a single-color tank (no buying colors separately, as with some HP printers) and a separate black tank.

The ESP 7 has a couple of cool features, including the ability to access it over a wired Ethernet or wireless network, the ability to automatically choose the tray with the correct paper size, and a sensor that tells you if there"s enough paper loaded to finish the current job. Let"s look at some specific features.

Printing using Wi-Fi. I"m forever having problems getting Wi-Fi security to work with new devices, so I was pleasantly surprised when the printer connected immediately. The unit detected my access point, let me choose from a list that included my neighbors" unsecured units and then prompted me to enter the security key using a small LCD on the front of the printer.

If you set up security on your wireless network, you"ll need to enter the pass phrase or key code using a small LCD panel on the front of the unit. The ESP 7 supports wireless networks that use WPA and WP2 encryption. The ESP 7 prompts you for the pass phrase, which you must enter using an alphanumeric grid of letters and numbers that appears on the unit"s LCD. You use the arrow key buttons to navigate to the right character position and push the enter key to select it. If you have a long code, as I do, it"s a bit cumbersome, but you shouldn"t have to do it again. Unfortunately, I lost the connection to my flaky Linksys wireless access point several times in the first week of testing. Reentering the 26-character key code turned into a tedious chore.

Using the software. Kodak"s software for the ESP 7, called Kodak Home Center Software, is much improved over the software that came with the EasyShare 5300 I tested last time. The program is designed to allow you to control the print, copy and scan functions, but I have other software that can do that. For daily use, I"d prefer to just use the device driver — but I didn"t see an option to install only the printer driver.

The default software made quick scans and snapshot printing easy, but I had problems detecting and connecting to the printer using the wireless option. After some fiddling with the software, the printer suddenly appeared and I was able to print. But the next day I could not detect it, even after resetting the printer, wireless router and computer.

However, I have had trouble with the Wi-Fi router disappearing or failing to connect with all of the clients on the network. When Wi-Fi works, it"s great — but it"s not a very consumer-friendly technology: when something goes wrong, it can be a frustrating exercise to troubleshoot it, even for those who know what they"re doing. I plan to bring in another wireless access point for further testing.

Noise. I have run quite a few pages through the unit using the Kodak paper samples that came with the unit, as well as other paper I"ve purchased to judge image quality. The unit is a bit noisy as it selects between the 8.5" x 11" and snapshot paper trays and as it shuttles the paper to the print head. The actual printing is considerably quieter. I didn"t find the noise to be a significant concern in my office. It is nowhere near as noisy as a copy machine, for example.

Performance.The ESP 7 cranked out a single 4" x 6" color photograph in about 50 seconds. I measured the time starting when I pressed the "OK" button on the front of the unit until the time when the final picture was ejected from the printer. I"d selected the test image from a USB disk I inserted into the printer and used the controls on the front of the unit to preview, select and print the image. I plan to do a bit more testing in this area.

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