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Kodak ESP 5250 All-in-One Printer |  | Brand: Kodak
Category: CE
List Price: $149.99
Buy New: $92.99
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Rating:  73 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 14.1
Dimensions (in): 19.2 x 16.4 x 9.9
MPN: 8063877
Model: 8063877
UPC: 807027539632
EAN: 0041771749453
ASIN: B002MAPRZE
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Text documents: up to 30 pages per minute in black; up to 29 pages per minute color | | • | Photos: 4" x 6" prints in approximately 29 seconds | | • | Automatic image quality optimization for Kodak photo papers with barcode | | • | Optical resolution: 1200 ppi (pixels per inch) | | • | Built-in card reader accepts most types of memory cards |
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Product Description
Kodak EasyShare ESP5250 Multifunction Printer Color Inkjet - 30 ppm Mono - 29 ppm Color - 29 Second Photo - Copier, Scanner, Printer - USB - Wi-Fi - PC, Mac
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 73
 Great all in one November 18, 2009
Roland (Evanston, IL USA)
44 out of 45 found this review helpful
I love this product. Lower ink consumable cost by itself is the main reason I bought it. I think this 3rd generations got the initial bugs fixed and Kodak has a great product now.
I copied various challenging documents (pictures, print books, ..) and it makes great copies, very close in image quality to the original thus speaking to combined quality of scanner and printer.
Wireless is a must in a household with lot's of computers, some wired, most wireless to the router. After installing the AIO software on all PC's, any PC on the home network can use the Kodak All In One print/scan on the network.
The local control panel with LCD is great for making copies, Scan-To jobs or print photos from SD slot, but I mostly use the AIO software.
Note that one can't just install a driver on the PC's, you need to install the full ~60MB Kodak AIO Home Center application in order to see the device in your printer driver list (I wished there was an option just to install the printer driver on some of my less used, older PC's).
The AOI software includes handy image clean up software. easy to use for printing pictures and such.
No compromises January 11, 2010
Mark Spicer (Nor Cal)
42 out of 43 found this review helpful
The more experience a person has, the better he or she knows there are trade offs in most everything. You want it less expensive you give up some features or service. You want it faster you pay a little more. You want it cutting edge you deal with the problems and cost premium of being the 1st to have it. With this printer (Kodak 5250) I have been thoroughly impressed. It is a tremendous value and has made printing much less stressful. Stressful sounds a little funny when speaking of something that should be simple- like printing a document or photo. I mean here we are in 2010. Surely something as simple as printing should be mastered by now. Unfortunately for those who print frequently- you know we're far from that euphoric day. Between printer set up, connecting for network users, ink cost, paper cost, consistent results, handling different paper types and sizes, etc. printing can be a horrible experience to get right. My experience with the 5250 was easy set up, easy connection to my wireless network, outstanding print quality for text and photos, AWESOME print cost with long life cartridges at half the cost of competitors, and great features. I've read several reviews here on amazon, and with any product you'll have different experience levels, and different conflicts given a persons computer set up (old, new, loaded with software and peripheral devices with who knows what drivers, etc)- so I can't speak to another persons success or struggles, but to quote our friends over at Apple- mine "just worked"- and continues to do so about 5 months in service. I did heavy heavy printing over the holidays- letters, envelopes, photos, various paper types, craft projects for my wife, family memory projects for my mom, you name it- I used every feature of the device. It worked flawlessly. Thanks to Kodak for a solid performing, reasonably priced, excellent value product. Hopefully the rest of you have a similar experience. This one is a winner in my book.
Best Printer I've Owned to Date + Photo Quality A December 28, 2009
M. Hill (U.S.A.)
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
From unpacking the printer to actually printing took approximately fifteen minutes. The hardest part of the installation of the Kodak ESP 5250 Wi-Fi Printer for me was inserting the print head and the ink cartridges. They have to be snapped in so firmly that I was afraid I would break them. Consequently, I did not snap in the print head firmly enough and it wasn't recognized when I tried to print. No harm done, however, as I applied gradual firm pressure and it finally snapped into place.
This printer will use a wireless connection if you have a router or if a router is built in to your high speed Internet connection modem. If you do not have either of those you can still wirelessly connect it to your laptop or desktop PC if they support Wi-Fii. I have a router and connecting the printer to the wireless network was simple. After plugging the printer into the wall, the LCD screen lit up and I selected "Network Settings" then "Wireless Setup Wizard" on the printer menu. Then it displayed, "WPS Setup", the names of any wireless networks detected, and "unidentified network" in case you have wisely turned off the name broadcast on your wireless router so other people in range can't see it from their devices.
Using WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) was a snap; I activated the virtual button on my wireless router and selected "Push Button Connection" under "WPS Setup" on the printer menu. It connected in seconds, as indicated by the steady blue light on the front of the printer. Later, I connected it to another router manually, by clicking on the network name displayed on the printer LCD and then entering the password as prompted on the printer screen.
The software installed smoothly on Windows XP, Vista, and Windows7 notebook computers, as well as my Windows Server 2008 R2 Desktop. The printing is fast, with multiple page jobs usually finishing before I can walk to the printer (which is in another room) to pick them up.
Basic color copying is fast and high quality. The color was pretty washed out on the first few pages, but quickly improved to an excellent and accurate representation of the screen version. The photo printing option is excellent. Included with the printer is a sample pack of photo paper. I iprinted a photo to check the quality and was impressed. The photograph printed in about five seconds on glossy paper and looks just like a professionally developed picture.
I've been using the printer for about a month. Today, the printer was unresponsive, but when I unplugged the power cord and plugged it back in, it worked right away. I've had similar problems with other wireless devices, so I'm not concerned. One small complaint - the printer does not have a "black and white copy" button or selection on the menu, which would be convenient when color printing isn't necessary. I'm very pleased with this printer and since it is wireless, I can now easily print from any computer in the house. The inexpensive ink cartridges are a big added plus.
awesome printer with wi-fi November 27, 2009
Douglas Marshall (South Florida)
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
Just picked this one up at Walmart on black friday ($100). I had been shopping for a multi-function printer that would print beautiful photos and work great with my mac. I am so pleased with my purchase. I had it out of the box and printed a picture via my macbook in 15 minutes. I didn't even have to connect the printer to my airport express via usb....it recognized the network and works great. Oh and the photo came out perfect the first time. I give this 5 stars -it's awesome for the price.
Easy! December 5, 2009
Elke (Midwest)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
After years of using a Canon I decided to take the price of replacing the ink cartridges two times and buy this new printer instead. The quality is the same, this one is less bulky and much easier to use. The wireless printing works great, and there's even a printing app for my iPhone. On top of all this I can get the scanner of my desk too. But the absolute best part is the cheap ink! Now I can actually let the kids print more often.
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