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20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very Happy With My Very Good All-In-One Prnter/Scanner/Copier, November 4, 2007
I have had my new Kodak 5100 for over a month now and I have made several color photos, scans, and copies. So far I am very pleased with all of the results. At first I had some issues and I was frustrated, but as it all turned out, it was the stupid operator's fault. It usually helps a lot if you will read the entire Owner's manual before you jump right in like I did. I had previously owned several of the other brands of All-In-Ones and I thought that I already knew it all. I called the Kodak 1-800 help line......they answer in New York......and yes....low and behold.....they actually speak English.....the Kodak people were very very helpful and they walked me right thru the steps for proper operation of this equipment....and they even sent me a set of new ink cartridges and photo paper.....how nice of them....and I am appreciative too.....Before buying the unit, I had read a couple of negative reviews somewhere about how this 5100 is too big and too noisy....all I have to say about that is "what a bunch of cry-babies"....let me tell you what I think...yes this machine is a little louder than some others but it doesn't wake up the cat or the neighbors....and yes it is a little bigger than most others but it also seems to be built much better and it is not so huge that you will need to build an extra room onto your house....for a comparison in size you can see my photo image, here on Amazon, with my new Kodak next to my new 20" iMac computer and I really like them both. After many years with PC, I finally got smart and tried out an Apple.....and very glad that I did. The most very best thing that I like about this Kodak, besides the great color photos, are the reasonably priced ink cartridges and how easy they are to replace when needed. The cartridges are much bigger too than the other brands. I no longer have to refinance my home in order to buy new ink cartridges.....good-bye HP and PC and all of the rest of you junk......I highly recommend Kodak's 5100 printer......and yes....Apple's iMac computer too.......
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very Satisfied NEW Kodak EasyShare Customer, January 30, 2008
I am so happy with my new 5100. I got my new printer at Walmart for $99, after finding the ink cartridges I needed for my old Lexmark were going to cost me over $70 for color and black. I have not really been happy with my Lexmark print quality and the printer drank ink. I was very motivated to try the Kodak.
My first impression, out of the box, was the complexity of the install. I read through all the instructions before getting started and was very glad that I know something about computers. Kodak might consider making installation a bit easier, because it was quite a chore. I had problems getting the printer to print the page that calibrates the printer. I was glad for the printer paper that was included. I would have been in trouble without it.
Once installed, I started testing my printer. I printed one 4X6 photo, a 25 sheet report, 150 business cards, 6 pieces of sheet music and my tax forms for 2007. My ink is STILL showing at 100%. The print quality was excellent. I was able to print all my docs in draft mode and they look great. Draft mode on my Lexmark was grainy and looked washed out. I was so amazed at the crispness of the colors. Plus, printing is nearly twice the speed of my Lexmark. The pages shot out so fast, it startled me a bit.
The paper tray is annoying a bit. It is a fold out piece that fits up into the paper tray. If this piece is not folded out, your papers end up on the floor. Folded out, it seems very flimsy and some care must be taken to make sure it does not break. If you break it off, you will have nothing to catch your papers with.
The printer is a bit noisy. It is rather loud when it is printing and from time to time, just seems to come on by itself. I think it is cleaning the printer head.
I am also concerned about the cost of a replacement head. I says the head is permenant but no printer head has ever been created that lasts forever. The cost of a replacement head could be quite high, as with other models that have separate heads/inks (ie: cannon multijets) But with the ink costs so low, as long as the printer head lasts for a good number of pages, it will be so worth not paying $70 for ink. I will keep printing and see how it goes. If something changes, I will record it here but for now, I am totally happy with my new printer.
Overall, I give the Kodak 4 STARS!!!
LEAnderson
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Unsatisfactory product, August 12, 2008
KODAK 8290207 5100 EASYSHARE ALL-IN-1 PHOTO PRINTER
I have had this printer since January of this year and it has been nothing but problems. Takes too long to ever get started performing but that is not the worst problem. It never did scan right, then it just quit printing so I contacted the company for help and as now am waiting to get a printer head from them that is supposed to fix it but I have my doubts. I am getting ready to just trash it and go back to my old HP.
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