Product Information
Technical Details
| Brand | Kodak |
| Item Weight | 6 Kg |
| Product Dimensions | 30 x 42.2 x 17.5 cm |
| Item model number | ESP5250 |
| Color | Black |
| Screen Size | 2.4 inches |
Additional Information
| ASIN | B002MROEMY |
| Best Sellers Rank |
5,248 in Computers & Accessories (See top 100)
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| Shipping Weight | 8 Kg |
| Date First Available | 13 Sep 2009 |
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Product Description
Product Description
 Save an average of £75 a year on ink.** |
When buying a printer it’s tempting just to look at the ticket price of the printer. But with expensive ink cartridges your total costs are not always clear and can come as a bit of a shock later on. Kodak All-in-One printers are different, they have the lowest total ink replacement costs in the industry.* Independent tests prove that you can save an average of £75 a year on your ink.** Don’t just take our word for it, all testing was done independently to ISO standards by QualityLogic, who have provided testing services for the printing industry for over 20 years. QualityLogic are a world-leading expert in printer testing and were integral in developing the international standard (ISO) for measuring print cartridge performance. So say goodbye to overpriced ink and enjoy Kodak’s low-cost, high quality pigment ink cartridges that give you all the bright colours and sharp text you’d expect for just a fraction of the price.
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More than 100 years of Kodak image science research lies behind Kodak’s patented pigmented inks and advanced micro porous photo paper technology. This results in best-in-class image stability together with the brilliant colour and exceptional image quality Kodak is known for. According to Wilhelm Imaging Research (WIR), a leading independent print permanence testing laboratory, Kodak All-in-One printers are ‘best in class’ achieving the highest level of overall print permanence of any current consumer desktop printer system. Other printer brands suggest you keep your photos under glass and out of the light to prevent fading but Kodak photos will last a lifetime,*** with no catches. As well as using pigmented inks which have inherent advantages over the dye-based inks found in most other brands of consumer inkjet printer, Kodak All-in-One printers use an additional clear protective gloss ink. The clear ink is applied in variable amounts depending on the amount of colour ink on each photo delivering a beautiful uniform gloss finish to the photo whilst also improving stain protection and smudge and scratch resistance. No other brand of consumer inkjet printer uses this technology.
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Kodak All-in-One printers are designed to be easy to set up and use. Built-in wi-fi connectivity adds the convenience of wireless printing and scanning from anywhere in the home. The large 2.4-inch colour screen provides a clear menu and allows you to view and edit photos. You can print and copy at the touch of a button without a PC and an intelligent paper sensor automatically adjusts the printer settings based on the paper type to deliver the possible print quality first time every time. And thanks to the pigment inks and micro porous papers photos dry instantly so they can be handled as soon as they come out of the printer avoiding any possibility of smudges or finger prints. Scanning is easy too, the high resolution optical scanner allows you to scan multiple images at once with the software automatically creating separate image files making it quick and easy to get great scans.
*As compared to leading consumer inkjet printers total ink load replacement costs using manufacturer's recommended ink cartridges; excludes printers that use only one cartridge. Based on independent third party cartridge pricing survey data obtained May 2009.IDC cartridge pricing survey data.
** Results based on average annual print volumes compared to leading consumer inkjet printers. Actual results may vary.***Based on testing by Wilhelm Imaging Research (WIR) using KODAK inks and a full range of KODAK photo and document papers in all common consumer display and storage environments.
Manufacturer's Description
Save an average of £75 a year on ink.** |
When buying a printer it’s tempting just to look at the ticket price of the printer. But with expensive ink cartridges your total costs are not always clear and can come as a bit of a shock later on. Kodak All-in-One printers are different, they have the lowest total ink replacement costs in the industry.* Independent tests prove that you can save an average of £75 a year on your ink.** Don’t just take our word for it, all testing was done independently to ISO standards by QualityLogic, who have provided testing services for the printing industry for over 20 years. QualityLogic are a world-leading expert in printer testing and were integral in developing the international standard (ISO) for measuring print cartridge performance. So say goodbye to overpriced ink and enjoy Kodak’s low-cost, high quality pigment ink cartridges that give you all the bright colours and sharp text you’d expect for just a fraction of the price.
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More than 100 years of Kodak image science research lies behind Kodak’s patented pigmented inks and advanced micro porous photo paper technology. This results in best-in-class image stability together with the brilliant colour and exceptional image quality Kodak is known for. According to Wilhelm Imaging Research (WIR), a leading independent print permanence testing laboratory, Kodak All-in-One printers are ‘best in class’ achieving the highest level of overall print permanence of any current consumer desktop printer system. Other printer brands suggest you keep your photos under glass and out of the light to prevent fading but Kodak photos will last a lifetime,*** with no catches. As well as using pigmented inks which have inherent advantages over the dye-based inks found in most other brands of consumer inkjet printer, Kodak All-in-One printers use an additional clear protective gloss ink. The clear ink is applied in variable amounts depending on the amount of colour ink on each photo delivering a beautiful uniform gloss finish to the photo whilst also improving stain protection and smudge and scratch resistance. No other brand of consumer inkjet printer uses this technology.
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Kodak All-in-One printers are designed to be easy to set up and use. Built-in wi-fi connectivity adds the convenience of wireless printing and scanning from anywhere in the home. The large 2.4-inch colour screen provides a clear menu and allows you to view and edit photos. You can print and copy at the touch of a button without a PC and an intelligent paper sensor automatically adjusts the printer settings based on the paper type to deliver the possible print quality first time every time. And thanks to the pigment inks and micro porous papers photos dry instantly so they can be handled as soon as they come out of the printer avoiding any possibility of smudges or finger prints. Scanning is easy too, the high resolution optical scanner allows you to scan multiple images at once with the software automatically creating separate image files making it quick and easy to get great scans.
*As compared to leading consumer inkjet printers total ink load replacement costs using manufacturer's recommended ink cartridges; excludes printers that use only one cartridge. Based on independent third party cartridge pricing survey data obtained May 2009.IDC cartridge pricing survey data.
** Results based on average annual print volumes compared to leading consumer inkjet printers. Actual results may vary.***Based on testing by Wilhelm Imaging Research (WIR) using KODAK inks and a full range of KODAK photo and document papers in all common consumer display and storage environments.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
184 of 187 people found the following review helpful
By ijhodgson
Well, got this printer to replace an ageing and tired old Canon. I was impressed with the spec, and especially the promise of cheaper ink cartridges - a feature Kodak is pushing keenly at the moment.
At home, everything connected, and seemed initially to work fine. Until I noticed two things:
* the black ink cartridge was draining VERY quickly
* the wi-fi connection was VERY flakey
The second problem is the most irritating - the thing constantly drops the connection, and I have to restart it every time I need to print something out (this seems to hook it back on the network again).
On reflection, I probably regret getting this printer - its too hi-maintenance to be able to work seamlessly with everything else. I use it for my work, so can't be getting up and restarting each time I need a document. I AM technically literate, and have set up home networks in the past. This beast has beaten me.
Oh, and the black cartridge prints around 20-30 sheets. Maybe this is how Kodak get around the cheap cartridges - we just end up buying more :)
UPDATE: December 2010 - continuing problems with wireless connection. This printer is clearly a waste of money, and I recommend anyone considering a wireless printer to avoid this one :) [hence downgrading rating to 1 star]
UPDATE 2: February 2011 - do not buy this printer. Expensive (though Kodak claim cheap cartridges, the black ink one lasts a MAXIMUM of 20 sheets - and that's it), flawed software (warnings that catridges are empty when they obviously aren't) and continuing wi-fi connection problems.
Avoid.
At home, everything connected, and seemed initially to work fine. Until I noticed two things:
* the black ink cartridge was draining VERY quickly
* the wi-fi connection was VERY flakey
The second problem is the most irritating - the thing constantly drops the connection, and I have to restart it every time I need to print something out (this seems to hook it back on the network again).
On reflection, I probably regret getting this printer - its too hi-maintenance to be able to work seamlessly with everything else. I use it for my work, so can't be getting up and restarting each time I need a document. I AM technically literate, and have set up home networks in the past. This beast has beaten me.
Oh, and the black cartridge prints around 20-30 sheets. Maybe this is how Kodak get around the cheap cartridges - we just end up buying more :)
UPDATE: December 2010 - continuing problems with wireless connection. This printer is clearly a waste of money, and I recommend anyone considering a wireless printer to avoid this one :) [hence downgrading rating to 1 star]
UPDATE 2: February 2011 - do not buy this printer. Expensive (though Kodak claim cheap cartridges, the black ink one lasts a MAXIMUM of 20 sheets - and that's it), flawed software (warnings that catridges are empty when they obviously aren't) and continuing wi-fi connection problems.
Avoid.
142 of 145 people found the following review helpful
By Tim Tuck Boo
When I bought one of these on the High Street I was advised to buy a separate warranty as Kodak's is return to base (at your expense) and the store would otherwise refuse to handle warranty claims (ominous!). Turned out to be a good idea. Initial set up was a bit fiddly, lots of plastic and tape to remove and you have to install the print head yourself (this was very stiff and needed quite a bit of force). Installed OK on three out of four of our PCs (one on XP, one on Vista and one on Windows 7). Fourth PC (Vista, but not pre-installed) would only install using USB cable but then worked OK wirelessly.
In use is quite noisy, especially on start up, but quality and speed of prints has been consistent and good enough for me. Sometimes freezes and needs to be switched off for a while before it responds correctly. After 8 months started to eat ink rapidly, eventually getting through a set of cartridges in only ten b&w prints (should do hundreds). The colour cartridge was exhausted as well despite apparently not using any. Kodak chat help was OK if a bit slow. After this happened twice the printer was diagnosed as faulty (having ruled out the cartridges themselves and the paper). Test prints showed the printer was calculating the date incorrectly by over a hundred years too.
I got a replacement under the separate warranty, which is OK so far. Print head design seems to have changed as this one was much easier to fit. Ink consumption acceptable at the moment and I haven't experienced the freezing problem yet, though sometimes pauses for several seconds mid printout - I think this may be a wireless network issue. Time will tell if proves reliable this time.... Read more ›
In use is quite noisy, especially on start up, but quality and speed of prints has been consistent and good enough for me. Sometimes freezes and needs to be switched off for a while before it responds correctly. After 8 months started to eat ink rapidly, eventually getting through a set of cartridges in only ten b&w prints (should do hundreds). The colour cartridge was exhausted as well despite apparently not using any. Kodak chat help was OK if a bit slow. After this happened twice the printer was diagnosed as faulty (having ruled out the cartridges themselves and the paper). Test prints showed the printer was calculating the date incorrectly by over a hundred years too.
I got a replacement under the separate warranty, which is OK so far. Print head design seems to have changed as this one was much easier to fit. Ink consumption acceptable at the moment and I haven't experienced the freezing problem yet, though sometimes pauses for several seconds mid printout - I think this may be a wireless network issue. Time will tell if proves reliable this time.... Read more ›
83 of 86 people found the following review helpful
By M. Sherwood
I am seeing a pattern with previous reviews.... Faults.... And lots of them.
Mine would not feed paper properly, to get it to print anything you practically had to ram the paper
through the runners, not ideal.
Then there was the print quality itself. Prints at higest DPI from a very good camera on Kodak photo paper
looked washed out, and too bright.
Then there were the track marks it left down the entire page, from the presumably faulty rollers.
As for the WI-FI it was slow, and dropped out numerous times in the TWO days I owned this printer...
Yes TWO days and all these faults. Please do not waste your money!
Mine would not feed paper properly, to get it to print anything you practically had to ram the paper
through the runners, not ideal.
Then there was the print quality itself. Prints at higest DPI from a very good camera on Kodak photo paper
looked washed out, and too bright.
Then there were the track marks it left down the entire page, from the presumably faulty rollers.
As for the WI-FI it was slow, and dropped out numerous times in the TWO days I owned this printer...
Yes TWO days and all these faults. Please do not waste your money!
100 of 104 people found the following review helpful
By philogos
Take this warning seriously. Do NOT buy this printer. I read the mixed reviews and, as a reasonably competent IT professional, I thought that I would be able to overcome the technical issues raised. NOT SO!
The software supplied with this printer is terrible. It takes hours to download and then it works intermittently. The help desk is incompetent and, when they run out of ideas, they direct you to your firewall supplier, your anti-virus supplier and anyone else except Kodak. And typically, at some point, an hour into the call, the damn thing will start working - just until you put the phone down.
Now the thing is that I have a number of computers connected to this prnter over the network and when it works, it works for all of them and when it doesn't work, it doesn't work on any. The PROBLEM IS THE PRINTER. Not the network. Not the computer. Not its software.
The reason I have the time to write this review right now is that I wanted to print something and it offered a software update. Foolishly, I clicked 'yes' and found (when I realised I was in for a half hour download and half hour reinstall) that the 'cancel' button was greyed out and it had already killed the old version before starting the download!
What sort of bozos wrote this stuff?
DO NOT BUY THIS PRINTER. Learn from my pain.
The software supplied with this printer is terrible. It takes hours to download and then it works intermittently. The help desk is incompetent and, when they run out of ideas, they direct you to your firewall supplier, your anti-virus supplier and anyone else except Kodak. And typically, at some point, an hour into the call, the damn thing will start working - just until you put the phone down.
Now the thing is that I have a number of computers connected to this prnter over the network and when it works, it works for all of them and when it doesn't work, it doesn't work on any. The PROBLEM IS THE PRINTER. Not the network. Not the computer. Not its software.
The reason I have the time to write this review right now is that I wanted to print something and it offered a software update. Foolishly, I clicked 'yes' and found (when I realised I was in for a half hour download and half hour reinstall) that the 'cancel' button was greyed out and it had already killed the old version before starting the download!
What sort of bozos wrote this stuff?
DO NOT BUY THIS PRINTER. Learn from my pain.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good product, slow delivery
The product is goo d- a replacement for the same one.
But it was described as ' as new' and came with only one lead, no instructions or downloading CD or print... Read more
But it was described as ' as new' and came with only one lead, no instructions or downloading CD or print... Read more
Published 3 days ago by Janie Hampton
1.0 out of 5 stars
Possible the worst printer I've ever had - AVOID
Where to start? I would give it zero stars if poss.
The WIFI hasn't worked since day 1 - I am a computer professional with hands on experience of corporate networks -... Read more
The WIFI hasn't worked since day 1 - I am a computer professional with hands on experience of corporate networks -... Read more
Published 26 days ago by Mr Kleeg
1.0 out of 5 stars
Wifi connection does not work
Nothing much else to say - the wifi connection simply does not work, even after numerous attempts reinstalling the device, following online guides and troubleshooting. Read more
Published 1 month ago by printer harry
1.0 out of 5 stars
Good printer.... only whilst it works!
This printer was really good for about 6 months. However, I have now had the printer for 2 years and I have had to replace the printhead 4 times. Read more
Published 1 month ago by SD Resteban
1.0 out of 5 stars
Avoid this product.
Please don't buy this product. It is useless. From the start, there were annoying black marks down one side of page and print type would increase in blurriness so I had to keep... Read more
Published 1 month ago by cici99
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not good
The printer head constantly gets stuck.Endless paper jams, yet I use good quality expensive paper.Inconsistent printing, it often prints in such a way that it cuts entire lines of... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Miss
1.0 out of 5 stars
Dont buy
As a busy student I print a lot of documents for university and plenty of photos of our nights out so with Kodak's cheaper ink promise I decided I would upgrade my hp printer. Read more
Published 1 month ago by steven
5.0 out of 5 stars
good value
good printer,ink is cheaper exellant value.this is not a top loader so it fits into a small place nice price as well.
Published 1 month ago by james livingstone
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great product and value
Exactly what I wanted and a terrific price. Great value for money. It's a shame it took 22 days to arrive, but there was Easter in between.
Published 2 months ago by paul escott
1.0 out of 5 stars
worst printer ever
back in september 2012 my printer would not recognise the colour cartridge, it came up with colour cartridge needs replacing, despite buying and inserting a new one it still would... Read more
Published 3 months ago by chris
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