Kodak ESP-7 All-in-One Printer Review

Conclusions

We were honestly impressed by the quality of the prints and the ease of printing that this printer produced when printing on Kodak paper. It eliminated the stress of choosing the proper paper and the proper settings which ultimately eliminates mistakes and wasted paper and ink. We were equally impressed with the ease of use and the ease with which the printer attached to a wireless network.

Unfortunately, poor quality control and other problems plague this printer. We also have read complaints about paper jamming, but our printer did not exhibit any problems in this area.

While the photos are truly beautiful, we would also like to see a better quality color print on regular, non-Kodak paper which some other printers seem accomplish quite easily.

In fact, because of the problems we had, we cannot recommend this printer. Who wants to buy a new printer only to spend hours with technical support to get it working properly? Yet, we feel that Kodak is a printer manufacturer to watch very carefully. Kodak’s first digital cameras came up short, but after several generations, we found them to be greatly improved. If Kodak can work through their problems with these printers, we feel they could create exceptional printers.

Pros:

• Excellent prints on Kodak paper
• Very easy to print photos on Kodak paper
• Wireless connectivity easy to set up and use
• Separate photo paper tray
• Excellent fade resistance and photo longevity
• Multiple memory card slots
• Easy to navigate menus
• Good touch screen
• Automatically straightens and separates multiple photos during scan

Cons:

• Noisy
• Fairly slow network printing
• Colors on plain paper (non-Kodak) appear washed out
• Test printer needed new print head
• Not all media cards worked with test printer