Color - 32 ppm Mono - 30 ppm Color - 28 Second Photo - Printer, Copier, Scanner - MPN: 8804056
Strengths: Prints beautiful photos
Weakness: Disconnects USB flash drives on pc when printer is turned on
The first one I purchased had a burning odor and it was returned. When I received and installed the second NEW replacement it caused numerous problems with my pc. Finally had to pay a computer tech in an effort to resolve them as Kodak's all of Kodak's tech email and telepone support did not. After thoroughly checking my pc and downloading their latest firmware he came to the conclusion the second psc 5300 was also defective. I am still waiting for Kodak's CEO to respond to the letter I sent him regarding the numerous problems I encountered with this printer that Kodak's and to let them know the tech support assistance I received did not resolve them.
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TopStrengths: 4x6 prints ONLY!
Weakness: Black ink bleeds and looks like gray and SLOPPY!, Slow and LOUD printing. Prints are not sharp only the 4x6's are!
I thought this would be the perfect printer thats in expensive and that i can use it to print multiple pictures and flyers...ehhhh WRONG ANSWER!
The first document i printed the black look like it blead alot the picture wasnt crisp and the black looked more like grayish-blue. I thought maybe it was the paper but it was kodak "anytime picture paper" so that was no excuse my crapy lexmark never did this. So i tried a regular piece of paper and it looked WORSE, it LOOKED like the paper was damp but it wasnt and the color was BAD!!
I thought i would be able to "save money on ink" but i cant even get a good print from this thing. On a GOOD note the 4x6 print nice ONLY ON KODAK GLOSSY 4x6 paper! If u try to use a cheaper brand like CompUSA glossy it looks like crap!
Maybe this is a defective unit being i heard so many complaints but i dunno!
I think i am going to return this! Its not worth it to me, the prints are crapy and the ink doesnt produce nice prints AT ALL!
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TopStrengths: 4x6 photo printing
Weakness: any other kind of photo printing. any other kind of printing
I watched the infomercial, so I can see now why all they talk about is the 4x6 photo printing. Everything else is terrible. Printing photos on any other kind of paper, INCLUDING full sized kodak paper, looks terrible. But try to print in color on any regular paper, and you are really in for a suprise. Any kind of graphics or pictures have a gray hue to them, and the red ink looks like dried blood. I even tried to print pure red through ms paint, and it still looked the same. My old canon smokes this printer in all normal printing modes.
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TopStrengths: The print looked pretty good until now. I probably thought there were some strengths, but I am too frustrated to remember any.
Weakness: Warranty contact.
About every third line is gray. It worked fine until now. It is still under warranty, but I have not found out who to contact. The warranty expires in two months. I hope I can find a phone number or something before then.
There is no trouble-shooting guide.
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TopStrengths: Crisp copies, cheap ink, awesome photo printing! 3" LCD display is a plus.
Weakness: Rather bulky in size, compared to similar printers.
This is an excellent printer for the money. Be aware of signifcant price drops off of the $149 retail price. You should have no problem finding one for under $100 if you shop around on-line or watch store sale circulars.
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TopStrengths: None that i even bothered to try and figure out
Weakness: Not compatible with Wi-Fi Routers
I bought this to replace my Canon PIXMA ip5000. I plugged into my iMac directly, went through the installer, which had an error at the end and wouldn't intall. I downloaded the updated software at kodak.com and ran it through again. It worked this time.
I then unplugged it from my iMac and plugged it into my Airport Wireless Router and tried to print. No luck. "Printer is not responding, plesae check connections and try again."
Ok, then i downloaded the Firmware update from kodak.com as well. (By the way, why would a printer have a software update & a firmware update after being out less than a month? i mean, i THINK it just came out... the first time i saw it was on Celebrity Apprentice.)
Anyway, still no luck after i updated the firmware & software. I went looking for the Kodak help phone number. it was nowhere (does anybody have phones anymore?)
I found the troubleshooting website and after clicking on --> trouble printing --> from computer --> wireless --> Wi-Fi --> It said "this printer cannot be used with a wireless router. please connect it directly to the computer with a USB 2.0 cable."
What kind of a printer made in the last 3-4 years CAN'T be plugged into a wireless router?!?
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TopStrengths: If you have a limited budget and are expecting to print good quality photos and documents this is the thing for you.
Weakness: Its certainly not THE best but for the amount of money you spend its an awesome deal.
The best part is that you don't get drained away by the expensive cartridges.If you can spend $10.00 dollars at a macdonalds easily,I think it says a lot if you buy an ink cartridge that lasts a good
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TopStrengths: Great review screen Memory cards. Low ink useage and reasonable price
Weakness: None
Quality of the printer looks great with the size of the printer and ease of use is an important part of the product. Print quality excellant with the non-fade resistant of the print for long storage of my personal photo's.
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TopStrengths: We love Kodak AIO product and this new version is superb. It comes with a LCD that you can clearly see the pictures stored in the card. It's very powerful! We love it!
Weakness: Like other products, the AIO machine also faces the potential problem of quick liquidation of cartridge. We wish Kodak can improve this issue.
Overall, this AIO printer copier and scanner is great because it's easy to use and very powerful. The embedded LCD monitor can help us clearly see the contents stored in the medium card. The quality of printouts are good, compared to other similar products. Our only concern is the quick liquidation of the cartridges, which we hope Kodak can further improve.
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TopStrengths: NONE
Weakness: EVERYTHING
During the install process, the printer would not scan. After several attempts, I contacted Tech support. After a forty-five minute wait, a very hard to understand tech person determined the problem was unfixable. She then offered me a refurbished printer, which was not a satisfactory solution, to replace my NEW PRINTER. She said only the Kodak Store could authorize a new replacement and said she would transfer me to the proper department. After another forty-five minute wait, the person who answered said I had been transferred to his department by error, he only dealt with cameras. He said he would transfer me to the right department. After a one hour wait, I was connected to the original tech support people on El Salvador again, with another person I could not understand, who offered me a refurbished printer,AGAIN.
Their service departments is TERRIBLE. I have decided to return the printer and will NOT have ANYTHING to do with Kodak in the future.
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TopStrengths: Prints great photos
Weakness: A bit large is size
I bought this for my kids computer as they print everything and the HP ink cost was killing me. I have found that I personally am using it all the time to print pictures. I am completely satisfied and have had nothing but good luck.
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Quality is Average according to 6 Printer experts. -- "Photo quality is excellent on Kodaks Premium and Ultra papers, with realistic flesh tones, excellent saturation, accurate colors, and no hint of banding."-computershopper.com -- "when scanning a color photo at 600 dpi, colors reproduced accurately, and the image overall was rich in detail, earning a Very Good rating"-macworld.com --...
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Decent printer came with a Kodak camera I bought.
Strengths: Cheap cartridges. Multifunction. LCD screen.
Weakness: Photo function not as good as professional prints.
The regular price of this printer was $149.99, but it came free with an awesome Kodak EasyShare V1253 digital camera I bought. I definitely would not have paid that much for it. I've seen it advertised for around $100. I may not even have paid that for it. But overall, the Kodak printer is okay and it has a copy machine and scanner built-in (which is almost standard nowadays). Ink cartridges are just $9.99 for black and only $14.99 for color. As expensive as some color printers are, this is a bargain! Before installing the included software and drivers, though, I would check with Kodak's website for software and especially firmware updates. That might solve some of the problems mentioned.
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