Customer Reviews

Kodak Easyshare Wi-Fi Capable Printer Dock PLUS (Series 3)

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This printer is wonderful. It presents great prints quickly through variety of connections. Its prints are high quality and quite water proof (the water just beads up, nothing runs). I think anyone purchasing it should know a few important points.

1. the Wi-Fi card sticks out of printers side preventing you from closing the slot cover if it is installed.

2. you don't "print" to it through BlueTooth, you copy pictures to the printer with a file transfer utility. (This does mean that you can send your cell phone pictures directly to it if your cell phone has bluetooth).

3. setting up any wireless options REQUIRES a USB connection to your computer.

4. It has no ON/OFF switch.

I am very happy with this printer.

I bought the V550 and this printer for my wife, who wanted something simple. I was looking for a more expensive camera for myself. However, this system is great and the camera is so good, I'm just using it along with her. Haven't tried the wifi/bluetooth yet. Pictures print on a coated paper that looks great and feels great. Its so small we take it on vacations with the camera and its a lot of fun to print out pictures while we're there.

I read all the reviews and comments on this Kodak printer I could find. Many gave glowing reviews. I'd just purchased a new Kodak digital camera, and thought this printer dock would make a perfect setup.

I was never able to get the printer to perform as Kodak says it should. It caused some odd conflict, and my computer would not boot into Windows XP with the printer attached to the computer. I ended up having to disconnect the printer, turn on my computer, and then reconnect the printer in order to use it. Windows then had to always reinstall the printer drivers. It was made even more frustrating by Kodak's tech support. I called and emailed multiple times for assistance. In one conversation I was literally told "I don't know what's wrong and can't help you." Now that's tech support!

Finally the printer refused to print telling me that it was out of paper. I tried all Kodak's remedies, none worked. No matter how much or how little paper was in the machine, it said there was no paper. I even opened a fresh pack to find it still fussy and not let me print.

I can't recommend this printer. I could give a better recommendation had Kodak itself, through its tech support, at least have provided my with some competent assistance. I got about 2 dozen prints, quite a large cost for printer and supplies for a few prints before the machine just failed to work at all.

About the only positive I can give is that the prints I did get looked good, the color was nice. I gave it an extra star for print quality alone.

Kodak was a name that had some strength behind the name once upon a time. It was synonymous with home photography once upon a time. They've lost something over the years, and that is quality.

More than satify with this product, easy to use and excellent results. Photoes are sharp with excellent colour reproduction,highly recomended to any one who owns a Kodak Camera or any other Camera,a must have. Thanks Kodak!

I was skeptical when I first read about the Easy share printer, but after that first photo was printed I was hooked. So easy to use and some of the best pictures I have seen. Price per picture is a little higher but I don't have to print all the bad ones. I taught my wife to use it and now she keeps everyone supplied with pictures of the grandchildren.

I have a P880 Kodak camera. This Easyshare Printer Dock (Plus series 3) is the perfect partner to the camera. I find that it is easy to use and produces high quality 4 X 6 pictures. All I do is set my camera in the tray and either transfer the pictures to my other software or make great photos right then and there. When I got this from Amazon I took it out of the box, plugged it in, and I haven't looked back. I'm very happy with my Easyshare Printer Dock Plus Series 3.

On the recommendation of a photographer friend, I bought this along with the Kodak C875 camera. I wanted a smaller, easy-to-use camera and printer that would produce high-quality, permanent photos with or without my computer. At the moment, I'm using it without my computer, so I can't comment on the software, UBS connection, etc.

This produces terrific, durable, quality photos, and the camera and system are easy to use, once you figure them out. As with most electronics, the instructions are minimal and not very well written. Troubleshooting, online or not, is annoying and unhelpful. I'm moderately electronic/computer literate, although definitely not a technogeek. But I can fix basic stuff on my computer, security systems and programs with online help--I should be proficient enough to benefit from Kodak's online info. Instead, after fishing around and not getting what I needed, I relied on trial and error. (Kodak, are you listening?)

Like another reviewer, I've had trouble with the paper feed. The first time I tried to use it, the printer kept signaling that there was no paper in the tray, regardless of how much or how little paper I put in. I almost sent it back based on that problem, but kept it, hoping it was a one-time thing. That problem has resolved somewhat, but the paper still doesn't always feed properly, and sometimes needs a bit of a push into the feeder.

Even so, I'm impressed by the overall quality and ease of use, especially at such a reasonable price. Cartridges are easy to handle, and printer/paper cost is less than that at a photo-developing service, especially since you only print what you want. It's so small, it invites you to take it along to parties, family gatherings, etc., and it's hard to beat the instant gratification of nice photos to send home with guests. Plus, it just looks cool when it's printing--very entertaining for anyone who hasn't seen it before.

If I could, I'd give it three and a half stars based on quality of prints, ease of use and portability. Kodak is on to a great concept, but still has some work to do. But I'd give them the benefit of the doubt, and buy this printer/camera again.

We got this printer dock in a bundle with an Easy Share camera (C643)earlier this year. This was our first experience with a printer dock and we've been happy with it. It's super easy to print high-quality pictures right here at home.

We've since added another Easy Share camera (Z612) to our household and have used the dock to print from both cameras. It's easy to switch from one camera to the other - just remove the plastic "foot" for the camera and snap the other one on the dock.

We've not used the WiFi option, nor is the printer dock connected to our computer, so I can't comment on those particular options.

We've noticed one little glitch with the dock - every once in awhile, it seems to not recognize the camera. For example, if the camera has been off the dock and it's put back on, the dock doesn't "power" the camera. We've fixed this by unplugging the dock for a few seconds, then plugging it back in. When it's plugged back in, it'll go through its start-up and works fine. This is certainly not an everyday occurance - I'd venture it happens maybe once a month or less. And even though it's a bit annoying, it doesn't really decrease our overall opinion of the printer dock.

thinking on buying a photo printer? dont think anymore, THIS IS the best deal! features amazing quality ( you wont believe its a digital photo) real kodak photo paper, and its really easy to use.
the only annoying thing its the paper handling. since the printer uses real kodak paper, the paper gets stuck in the paper tray from time to time. so you have to keep an eye on the printer and "air" the paper as the user manual says. still, i believe kodak should clear that out in a more efficient way than just a simple sentence in the users manual. (i believe i had a faulty printer just for this, since my printer could not grab the paper) this is quite annoying (frustating sometimes) so you have to keep in mind to air the paper, but when you see the quality results in your photos you wont mind the paper issue. as i did. ;)

I love this printer and have had no problems with it. I get professional prints in just minutes. It is much better than having the store do it and much faster.