Customer Reviews

Kodak Easyshare Printer Dock

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You will be amazed at the photos this thing prints. Better than anything that ever came out of an inkjet! It will print with or without a computer. As with most digital cameras, outdoor pictures look great, but indoor flash pictures may need to be touched up in a photo-editing program using a computer. The dock uses the same cartridge used in older versions of the printer dock, but check the list of cameras that are compatible with this dock. It will print from any PictBridge digital camera via a USB connection. It prints using thermal dye transfer. Basically, it's a roll of plastic film with yellow, red, blue, and a protective coating for each picture. I have tried rewinding the roll and using it to print new pictures, but it produces a ghost image of the original print on the new picture. Kodak pairs each cartridge with 40 sheets of tabbed glossy photo paper. It is magical to watch it work. The dock grabs the photo paper and sends it through the dock 4 times: once each to apply the yellow, red, blue, and then one additional pass to apply the protective water-resistant coating. The pictures look awful while the yellow and red are being applied, then suddenly look real after the blue goes on. How it doesn't mess up the paper placement between each pass is beyond me, but the result is a stunningly sharp photo. The perforated tabs break off after printing, making the photo borderless. The only downsides I can think of is that photos are limited to 4 X 6" or smaller multiples and it doesn't work on batteries so you must be plugged into an AC outlet to print or transfer. I ordered this dock from Amazon.com 6 days before I got an email from Kodak saying that it was available.

Now don't get me wrong. The printer dock itself is FABULOUS price-wise, especially if you buy a refurbished one off eBay like I did (87 bucks!!). Same one year warranty applies direct from Kodak. I was amazed at the quality of the prints. It's really neat to watch it work, and it's pretty quick. The prints look just as perfect as if they had come from the lab!

I am a scrapbook fanatic, so this printer comes in handy... but there is one problem... the paper/cartridge refill kits are ridiculously expensive! Buying on Amazon they average about 50 cents per print, but buying from your local store it's about 65 cents! Considering my local drugstore offers the same exact quality digicam prints for 29 cents each (10 cents on sale days and 10 free prints per month in the Sunday flyers), it's a pretty big rip off. If you buy the larger 80 pack the cost is about 46 cents per print - still far too high, in my opinion.

Other than the ridiculously inflated cost of the refill kits, I love this printer! The prints look fantastic, and the best part is the dock came with a rechargeable battery pack for my camera! The dock acts as a charging base as well, and it has a status bar to tell you how far the charge has progressed.

All in all, it couldn't be more simple - the dock is fantastic! But Kodak needs a reality check on the prices they want for refill kits.

When I bought this overpriced item in December I was intially very pleased by the quality of the photos. However, the cartridges are very expensive and the paper tray is already warped. Tonight when I was trying to print the paper jammed so completely that I cannot get it out. I figure I paid over $300 for probably fewer than 100 prints.

This worked great the first 6 months... other than I can NEVER get 40 prints from the cartridges as stated. Now it is not printing as clear, leaving odd discolor on the prints. I used the cleaner and no difference. I also hate that it often will not grab the paper and will pop up as out of paper when it is not. Looking for a better replacement.

Got this little honey together with a DX6440 earlier this year and have been pleased as punch ever since! The camera takes great pictures at every setting - night, landscape, auto and portrait. Got the camera because of the really, really close-up focus range (just inches from the subject!) and I haven't been disappointed. I'm no great photographer -- but this camera and dock make me look like one! I love the instant transfer feature and the photo film/paper. Photos look like they've been professionall processed (provided I remove the border carefully and completely to not leave any scraggly edges). I also bought the case and travel adapters. They come in really handy to supercharge my batteries outside of the US. Love it, love it, love it!

I love this printer dock! I rarely use it directly from my camera, but I love the flexibility to print from my computer and get lasting prints. I love being able to print various sizes (which allows me to fit a lot more pictures on each of my scrapbooking pages). With the new 160 media cartridge pack, the prints are finally at a more affordable price. This printer is obviously not practical however if you are wanting to print anything larger than a 4X6 print.

The only problem I've had is getting the full amount of prints from the cartridges. When I contacted Kodak about the problem, they said that happens if the printer is unplugged and replugged alot, forcing the cartridge to re-prime itself and you lose some prints. They sent me a new media pack to replace the one in which I did not get the full amount of prints with no hassle and no cost to me.

Overall I am extremely satisfied and would recommend this to anyone wanting to print quality photos at home.

I'm pretty impressed with the quality of the pictures that come from this little printer. I like to do some editing on the computer before printing, and that's no problem. I've printed from several different programs. The computer sees it just like any other printer. The paper feed isn't 100% reliable. The PH40 paper/ink kit costs $20 from Amazon for 40 prints. I don't know what math everyone else is using, but that comes out to $0.50/print with my math.

I bought this printer dock as a package with the CX7530 camera for my mother for Christmas right here from Amazon (they do have the best deals). The quality of the photos, printed from the dock are just stunning, just as if you had them developed at a camera store and better than those drug store photo labs. The finish is amazing. Like most older folks my mom loves taking pictures and having the printer dock allows her to print pictures in the comfort and safety of her own home. Kodak has a reputation for easy to use products and this is no exception. My mom is 75 and was intimidated by the whole digital transition. She had no problem adjusting and loves her camera and printer dock and is equally impressed with the photos. I'll be buying a printer dock for myself very soon. Highly recommended, you won't be disappointed. Another quality product from Kodak.

Initially thrilled with ease of operation and print quality, but not anymore. The Kodak paper will no longer feed into the printer without much coaxing and then often jams. I now use my dell inkjet printer, Kodak picture paper for inkjets, and download pictures to the hard drive, sacrificing the picture quality, but allowing for picture editing. Would've been better off just purchasing the printer dock only (less printer)for much less.

This seems like a great product at first. Printed nice pictures but then all of a sudden I see I am having to change the cartridge every time I turn around. So I am not gettieng the promised 40 pictures. It more like 28 pictures maybe 30 from each cartridge. Whats odd is I can take out the cartridge and pull on it a couple of times and there is a ton of film still left on the cartride. Looks like the cartridges are very cheaply made. When you do the math the cartridge and a pack of paper costs 28 dollars thats not such a great bargain.