KODAK ESP 7250 All in One Printer Review

Imagine owning a printer that seamlessly connects to your favorite mobile devices, and saves you a ton of money on ink. The KODAK ESP 7250 All-in-One Printer can receive pictures from your iPhone and iPod touch, or photos and documents from your Wi-Fi enabled BLACKBERRY Smartphone, and print them in an instant—helping you keep up, without ever slowing down. And with the lowest ink replacement cost in the industry], you’ll get high-quality photos and documents at a fraction of the price. With its amazingly simple Wi-Fi setup and intuitive control panel, you’re ready to share your life at a moment’s notice. Bring affordable printing into your daily routine with the KODAK ESP 7250 All-in-One Printer.

Sharing all the floors at Kodak with lot of new products presented at CES in Las Vegas. This time, the HP All-in-One Kodak ESP 7250, with wireless capability, can, through the Wi-Fi, print photos from your smartphone. The printer is compatible with RIM BlackBerry devices and users of iPhone and iPod Touch can also print their photos directly on printer Kodak ESP 7250 through applying Kodak Pic Flick. We are looking towards the cost of consumables printers. Kodak, with the launch of this new ESP 7250 states that if you print 4 sheets per day, you realize average annual savings of $ 110 compared to competing solutions. (according to a study conducted by the firm Wilhelm Imaging Research).

It is true that many manufacturers sell their printers to multifunction loss and then catch up on supplies sold at high prices. Kodak introduced during the recent edition of the ESC, the new printer Kodak ESP 7250 All-in-One with which it is easier than ever to share images from a Smartphone, incorporating the latest 802.11n Wi-Fi, a system Wireless is installed in a simple, intuitive control panel with the lowest ink replacement cost in the industry.

This new printer helps to share and print images stored on the mobile personal obtaining the consumer save an average of $ 110 a year on ink, printing an average of four pages a day. ESP 7250 The printer can print documents and photos directly from Smartphones1 Blackberry with Wi-Fi enabled. In addition, those using the iPhone and iPod Touch devices can print photos directly to this printer via the new application from Kodak Pic Flick. This warranty does not cover empty or refilled cartridges, or cartridges that have been tampered with or misused. Kodak’s sole obligation in the event of defects in materials, workmanship or packaging is to provide a comparable replacement product.

To return a cartridge, see store of original purchase. If outside store policy, contact Kodak support. In no event shall Kodak be liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages. The latest generation of multifunction printers made by Kodak, which now includes the ESP 7250, is characterized by a wireless module (802.11b/g/n) and from the ability to print direct from a BlackBerry phone.

Owner of an iPhone or iPod Touch in turn must first download a special app, so that communication works with the printer. Kodak itself has boasted of producing the first printer with direct print function of these devices to be made. In addition to the ESP 7250 also dominated the recent ESP presented Office 6150 this art.

Both printers also have in common is the use of a single cartridge for the color inks. Kodak is one of the last printer manufacturers, who rely on this system. Nevertheless, moving the cost side of the Kodak printers still at a manageable level, particularly if the larger XL-use cartridges. This presupposes, however, that regularly or quite a lot with the ESP 7250 is printed, otherwise the risk of drying out of the nozzle or regular and costly rinses. Kodak has also thought of amateur photographers and the 7250 ESP designed with a card reader and a feeder for 40 sheets of photo paper. On the print quality itself, it would hardly be something to criticize.

From its technical resources, the ESP 7250 is oriented towards the needs and requirements (home) offices from, as well as home users with an above-average rate among the target group. Can) The multi-function printer (fax facilities are integrated into networks other than via the WLAN module also via cable, and the option to print on both sides is used in offices are also happy – Duplex printing saves paper, but clearly. In terms of printing speed, the ESP 7250 is Office 6150 on a par with the ESP, at least as regards the information from Kodak.

32/30 pages per minute, it will be a maximum (S / W, color), approximately one third of which would be a very good result. In tests, the trade magazines to the information from Kodak will soon feel to the tooth. Finally, the ESP 7250 is priced $ 199 with a few dollars under the ESP Office 6150th Sales start is March 2010.

Main features of the Kodak ESP 7250 at a Glance :

• Wireless (compatible with Blackberry)
• Economic consumables
• Pigment inks
• 2 separate cartridges
• Screen 2.4 "
• Print Speed:
• B: 32 p / min
• Color: 30 p / min
• Outstanding connectivity
• Get the latest in Wi-Fi technology with 802.11n
• Extremely simplified Wi-Fi setup—effortlessly connect to wireless networks at the home or office

Print and share your mobile life—with built-in wireless connectivity, you can easily print from multiple sources:

• Print documents and photos sent from a Wi-Fi enabled BLACKBERRY Smartphone[3 ]with the KODAK Print App for BLACKBERRY—visit kodak site for more information
• Print photos in multiple sizes sent from an iPhone or iPod touch with the KODAK Pic Flick App for iPhone—you can even send the same image to your printer and KODAK EASYSHARE W820 or W1020 Wireless Digital Frame at the same time—visit kodak site for more information

Affordable printing for the home

• Lowest total ink replacement cost in the industry[5 ]
• KODAK Black 10XL keeps you printing longer—print more pages and save time with less replacing[7]
• Get 70% more pages with KODAK Black 10XL compared to standard KODAK Black 10B [8]
• Get 10% more color pages with KODAK Color 10C compared to previous No. 10 color cartridge [9]

Intelligent features

• Intelligent paper sensor automatically detects the amount of paper
• Two paper trays—includes an auto-engaging photo tray and general purpose tray
• Photo tray holds 3 sizes: 4 × 6 in. , 4 × 7 in. HD, and 5 × 7 in.

Built-in two-sided printing saves time and money

• Scan multiple pictures simultaneously up to 2400 DPI—software creates separate files automatically
• Intuitive control panel gives you quick and easy access to tasks you use the most
• View and print photos without a computer using its 2.4 in. color display and media card slots (supports SD/SDHC, MS, Duo, and CF)

Remarkable quality you expect from Kodak

• KODACOLOR Technology, backed by 100+ years of KODAK Image Science, provides quality, speed and longevity in one printing system—without compromise
• Low cost, high quality pigmented inks and porous papers dry instantly, are water and fade resistant
• Print brilliant color documents and KODAK Lab-Quality photos that last a lifetime in just 29 seconds
• High-resolution color photo printing, 9600 optimized DPI

Other Features :

• Compatible with iPhone (with OS 2.2 or later) and iPod touch (2nd generation). May not be available on all BLACKBERRY Smartphone models.
• 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 September 2009.
• Compatible with iPhone (with OS 2.2 or later) and iPod touch (2nd generation). May not be available on all BLACKBERRY Smartphone models.
• Compatible with iPhone (with OS 2.2 or later) and iPod touch (2nd generation). May not be available on all BLACKBERRY Smartphone models.
• 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 September 2009.
• MSRP as of January 6, 2010. Available February 2010.
• Comparison to 10B black cartridge.
• Page yield comparison based on ISO/IEC 24711 using ISO/IEC 19752 test target or Kodak testing methodology, utilizing KODAK All-in-One Printers. Actual results may vary. Visit kodak.com/go/inkdata for details. MSRP as of January 6, 2010.
• Page yield comparison to No. 10 color cartridge based on ISO/IEC 24711 using ISO/IEC 24712 test target or Kodak testing methodology, utilizing KODAK All-in-One Printers. Actual results may vary. Visit kodak.com/go/inkdata for details. MSRP as of January 6, 2010.
• Based on testing by Wilhelm Imaging Research (WIR) and Kodak internal testing on Kodak photo and Ultimate plain papers. Under all common consumer display and storage environments.
• Using KODAK Ultra Premium and KODAK Premium Photo Papers. Under all common consumer display and storage environments. Based on testing by Wilhelm Imaging Research (WIR).Based on fastest document print mode using WINDOWS OS-based PCs that meet recommended system requirements. Actual results may vary.
• Color ink droplets to be placed with a horizontal pitch of 1/9600 inch at minimum. Resolution may vary based on printer driver setting.

Print specifications :

Print speed   :

• borderless KODAK Lab-Quality 4 × 6 in. photos in as little as 29 seconds[1];
• documents up to 32 pages per minute in black and 30 pages per minute in color[2 ]

Print sizes    :

• standard-size borderless photos up to 8.5 × 11 in. (US letter size), 216 × 279 mm (A4 size);
• standard-size documents up to 8.5 × 14 in. (legal size), 216 × 356 mm

Connectivity    :

• built-in Wi-Fi, 802.11 b/g/n;
• network-enabled for iPhone, iPod touch and BLACKBERRY Smartphones[3 ];
• 10 Mbps Ethernet;
• USB 2.0 High Speed, USB EKPTP;
• BLUETOOTH 2.0 (optional accessory required);
• PICTBRIDGE, DPOF

Supported Memory Card Formats :  print without a computer using memory card slots—SECURE DIGITAL (SD)/SECURE DIGITAL HIGH CAPACITY (SDHC), COMPACT FLASH I, II, MULTIMEDIA CARD (MMC), MEMORY STICK (MS)/MEMORY STICK PRO (PRO), xD-PICTURE CARD

Paper capacity    :  two paper trays—includes auto-engaging photo paper tray which holds 40 sheets of photo paper and a general purpose document tray which holds a maximum of 100 sheets (20 lbs)—minimum paper size 4 × 6 in. to a maximum paper size 8.5 x 14 in.

• Display : 2.4 in. LCD (color)
• Ink cartridge compatibility : KODAK Black Ink Cartridge (10 Series), KODAK Color Ink Cartridge (10 Series)

Scan and copy specifications

Scanning :    

• 2400 DPI optical scanner (CIS), 24-bit 9600 interpolated DPI;
• scan multiple pictures simultaneously and software will create separate image files automatically;
• scan documents and photos up to 8.5 × 11.7 in.;
• scan and edit your documents with optical character recognition

Copying   :

• document copy speed 27/26 cpm (black/color);
• up to 99 copies at a time on a 10–500% scaling or fit to page range

General specifications : Power consumption   

• ENERGY STAR certified

• Dimensions : [W × H × D]: 17.5 × 7.4 × 17.0 in.
• Weight    : 18.7 lbs

Package Contents :

• KODAK ESP 7250 All-in-One Printer
• KODAK Black Ink Cartridge
• KODAK Color Ink Cartridge
• Paper Sample Pack
• Power supply adapter cord
• Startup Guide
• KODAK All-in-One Printer Software CD

Warranty :

• one year from purchase (with proof of purchase) or 13 months from date of manufacture
• Printhead : one year from purchase (with proof of purchase) or 13 months from date of manufacture
• Ink Cartridges : one year from purchase (with proof of purchase)

System Requirements :

WINDOWS

• MICROSOFT WINDOWS 7, VISTA, or XP-Home (SP2 or above)
• INTERNET EXPLORER 6 or higher
• INTEL CELERON 1.2 GHz or compatible processor
• 512 MB memory
• 500 MB available hard disk space
• CD-ROM drive
• USB port

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