Reviews of the Kodak ESP 3
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CNET Review
The Good: Kodak's Home Center Software with autoretouch makes photo editing easy; onboard media card bay; compact footprint.
The Bad: Unacceptable text and graphics prints; awkward mechanical arm; slower-than-average print speeds; buggy Windows Vista drivers.
The Bottom Line: The Kodak ESP 3 comes with great software for editing photos and applying touch-ups to portraits, but printer software is only as good as the physical results, and the print quality isn't nearly up to current industry standards. Your $150 would be much better spent on alternative multifunction printers.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 63/100 and users 42/100. Comparing these reviews to 210785 other Printers reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 100/100 = Excellent.
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Computeract!ve
Review Summary: For text and graphics printing on plain A4, costs work out at around 2.2p for black and 4.8p for colour. These costs are similar to those from other multifunction printers that cost the same as the ESP 3, but most of the rivals include extras such as ...
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No Rating
itreviews.co.uk
Review Summary: What should have been a standard, efficient and economic All-in-One has been sadly let down by slow speeds, below-par images and software failings, despite being cheaper in ink usage.
Manufacturer: Eastman Kodak Co.
Part number: 1629054
General
- Printing Technology Ink-jet - Color - Photo printer
- Width 16.6 in
- Depth 11.7 in
- Height 6.8 in
- Weight 13 lbs
Copying
- Maximum Copies 9
- Copying Features Fit to page, Mirror Copy
Printing
- Max Printing Speed up to 30 pages/min (mono) / up to 29 pages/min (color)
- Color 6-ink
Scanning
- Scan Element CIS
Document & Media Handling
- Min Original Size 3.94 in x 5.9 in
- Max Original Size Legal (8.5 in x 14 in)
- Original Type Sheets
- Min Copy Size 3.94 in x 5.9 in
- Max Copy Size Legal (8.5 in x 14 in)
- Standard Media Capacity 100 sheets
- Document & Media Handling Details Input tray - 100 sheets size: 3.5 in x 5 in - Legal (8.5 in x 14 in)
PC Connectivity
- PC Connection Availability Yes
- PC Connection USB host, Hi-Speed USB
- Operating System Support MS Windows XP, MS Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS X 10.4 or later
- Software Included Drivers & utilities
Power
- Power AC 110 V ( 60 Hz )
- Power Consumption Operational 120 Watt
Miscellaneous
- Direct Printing Specifications DPOF, PictBridge
- Consumables Included 1 x Ink tank ( Black ), 1 x Ink tank ( Color )
- Microsoft Certifications Works with Windows Vista
CNET Labs' Benchmarks
- CNET Labs Color Scanning Speed Test (pages per minute) 4.16
- CNET Labs Gray Scale Scanning Speed Test (pages per minute) 3.81
- CNET Labs Photo Speed Test (pages per minute) 1.05
- CNET Labs Presentation Speed Test (pages per minute) 2.17
- CNET Labs Printer Graphics Speed Test (pages per minute) 2.12
- CNET Labs Text Speed Test (pages per minute) 4.42
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