Kodak ESP 3 All-in-One - Multifunction ( printer / copier / scanner ) - color - ink-jet - printing (up to): 30 ppm (mono) / 29 ppm (color) - 100 sheets - Hi-Speed USB, USB host (DE; FR; UK Version)

by Kodak

Product Details

• Item Weight: 13 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 pounds
• ASIN: B00160C272
• Item model number: ESP-3
• Average Customer Review: 1.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 10, 2008

Product Description

Kodak ESP 5 All-in-One Multifunction ( printer / copier / scanner ) - color - ink-jet - printing (up to): 30 ppm (mono) / 29 ppm (color) - 100 sheets - Hi-Speed USB, USB host

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ignore my original rating - Don't buy, August 10, 2008

By 

Jean Luc "Jean Luc" (TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kodak ESP 3 All-in-One - Multifunction ( printer / copier / scanner ) - color - ink-jet - printing (up to): 30 ppm (mono) / 29 ppm (color) - 100 sheets - Hi-Speed USB, USB host (DE; FR; UK Version) (Personal Computers)

*** Update February 22, 2009 ***
New rating: 1
(The Amazon site won't let me change the actual rating so the best I can do is put in this comment.)
After 9 months the printer started malfunctioning. With full ink cartridges it would print horribly as though it was out of ink. I had an extended warranty but was told they can't get parts to fix it. Fortunately I was allowed to exchange for a different make. Until now all of my comments below held true - but reliability with this unit seems to be a problem.

*** Original Review***
I have had the printer for about 2.5 months now and haven't had any problems. Had it set up and working in a matter of minutes.
Some other reviewers seem unhappy about its lack of bluetooth or that it doesn't have a USB cable in the box. This didn't bother me because I wasn't expecting it to be bluetooth compatible, and I knew it didn't have the USB cable in the box.
Pros:
- Easy set up. Installed drivers from CD, plugged in USB cable, worked like a charm.
- Prints fast
- I love having scanning and copying capabilities built in. Have used both and it worked just fine.
- Inexpensive ink
Cons:
- Louder than most printers (I have seen other reviewers comment on this as well)
- The paper tray design is a little weird. The output paper almost lies on top of the input paper. Seems to work fine for smaller print jobs but my guess is that it wouldn't for larger print jobs.
- Copying/scanning must be done one page at a time. But this is typical of most home printers.
- Would be nice to have automatic duplex printing. But most home printers don't.
So if you're looking for a high end professional office printer for high volume copying, duplex printing, etc., then this probably isn't the printer for you. If you need a decent home printer/scanner/copier it works great.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I hate this printer, June 17, 2009

By 

Susan Smith "Yes Really" (Arkansas, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kodak ESP 3 All-in-One - Multifunction ( printer / copier / scanner ) - color - ink-jet - printing (up to): 30 ppm (mono) / 29 ppm (color) - 100 sheets - Hi-Speed USB, USB host (DE; FR; UK Version) (Personal Computers)

I don't like to be negative, but I despise this printer. I am an IT Professional and always look for the lower-end, cheapie printers for home. Then when they break I get a new one. However, I have certain expectations for them, especially when they are less than 2 months old.

The photo print quality was very good, especially when using Kodak brand paper. I expect that any other namebrand paper would also do well. I was relatively pleased until I hit a service problem. We tried to print directly from the SD card (which is a supported function). The paper jammed and I could never clear the messages on my PC. I expected that it was a software problem, so I hooked it up to my laptop and still could not get the message to clear.

I spent 2 weeks on the phone with customer service in another country. They replaced the printer THREE TIMES, and sent 3 sets of print heads and new cartridges. I finally placed one last call and told the gentleman that I need to speak with the highest level tech support available. He transferred me back to someone who was able to tell me, within 5 minutes, that I had experienced a known bug with the ESP-3s. Without question, he was going to send me an ESP-5 by next-day shipping because the combination of ESP-5 firmware + Kodak software do not have this same bug.

I estimate that Kodak has spent at least $1,500 trying to make me happy over a $125.00 printer. I am definitely a Kodak fan, especially the Kodak cartridges that are interchangeable in all their ESP printers. As a longtime IT person, I know that sometimes there are issues. I will post a review of the ESP5 when I have a little experience with it tomorrow.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars If you have a Mac, don't buy Kodak, October 9, 2008

By 

B. Bock "raucouscaucus" (Downey, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kodak ESP 3 All-in-One - Multifunction ( printer / copier / scanner ) - color - ink-jet - printing (up to): 30 ppm (mono) / 29 ppm (color) - 100 sheets - Hi-Speed USB, USB host (DE; FR; UK Version) (Personal Computers)

If you have a Mac, don't buy Kodak printer/scanners. The scanning driver doesn't work well at all. It puts the computer in a state where you have to restart in order to scan again. It uses Apple's lousy Image Capture utility and it requires a very precise order of actions to take place to work. Deviate and it fails. Do yourself a favor.... don't buy this.