Kodak ESP 7250 All-in-One Printer

As an MFP, the ESP 7250 prints, scans, and copies, both connected to a computer and as a standalone device. It has no fax capabilities. In addition to being able to print from a computer, it can print JPEGs from a PictBridge-enabled camera, a USB key, or a memory card (it supports most standard formats). It can also print directly from a WiFi-enabled BlackBerry or from an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad with Kodak's Pic Flick app. (You can also print from any Bluetooth device with an optional $49.99 Bluetooth interface.) The 7250's tilt-up front panel has a 2.4-inch color LCD that can be used for navigating the simple menu system or selecting photos for printing out.

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The 7250 has a general-purpose tray that can hold 100 sheets of legal- or letter-size (or smaller) paper. Built into that tray is a second photo tray that can hold 40 sheets of photo paper at sizes of up to 5-by-7. The photo paper tray is a nice touch, but the 100-sheet main tray is on the small side if you're thinking of enlisting the printer for home-office duty. (If you print 20 pages a day, you'll be adding paper at least one a week.) The automatic duplexer is a nice addition, letting you print on both sides of a sheet of paper.

Setup and Performance

Setup for this 7.4- by 17.5- by 17-inch, 18.7-pound printer was routine for an inkjet and involved installing the software on your PC, powering up the printer, inserting the printhead followed by two ink cartridges (black and color), connecting it to the PC (in our case, via Ethernet cable), and following some simple instructions. It can also be connected via WiFi, or to a non-networked computer over a USB cable. We used a PC running 32-bit Windows Vista, though Kodak says that it comes with a full set of drivers for both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista and Windows 7, Win XP, and Mac OS X 10.4.8 and above. Kodak ESP 7250 All-in-One Printer

The 7250's photo speed averaged a respectable 1 minute 6 seconds for a 4-by-6 print and 1:48 per 8.5-by-11 print. That's no match for the 5250, which scored 36 seconds and 1:09, respectively, but it held its own against the HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One (1:07 and 2:27) , and sailed past the WorkForce 610 (2:06 and 4:42). For photo printing, speed is less important than quality, and that's one area where the 7250 shone.

Quality
The 7250's photo quality is on a par with the best inkjet MFPs we've tested, better than photo-kiosk prints though a bit below professional quality. The photos proved scratch resistant, and were water resistant—once the ink was dry, at least. When we applied water to recently printed photos, the ink ran a bit, so you wouldn't want to handle fresh prints, especially if your hands were sweaty. The photos should last a long time—Kodak claims a lifetime of 120 years for prints in dark storage (as in an album), and 100 years either framed under glass or exposed to air.

Graphics quality was on a par with the vast majority of inkjets. One issue worth mention was banding—faint vertical lines of less-dense color on an otherwise solid background. If photo quality is a major factor in your selection of an MFP, the Kodak ESP 7250 is well worth considering. It could fill the role of a home printer, but its lack of fax capability and an automatic document feeder (ADF), as well as its relatively small main paper tray, limit its home-office usability to very light duty. Its low claimed cost per page is a nice plus. It outputs beautiful prints, and can print from multiple sources, even when not connected to a computer. That, and solid text and graphics printing, should make it a worthy addition to many households. ( source By Tony Hoffman ).

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