Pros

  • Excellent software
  • Great-looking photos
  • Cheap ink

Cons

  • Slow for an office MFP

At A Glance

Its ho-hum speed aside, this model is otherwise a small- or home-office winner, offering full duplex support, cheap inks, and superior photo quality.

Manufacturer’s Description

It's time to simplify your workload and lower your ink costs with the Kodak Office Hero 6.1 All-in-One Printer. With fairly priced ink and a full suite of productivity tools' it lets you spend more time on your business and less on printing. It multi-tasks as much as you do, letting you print wirelessly, copy, scan, and fax-even double-sided. No matter where business happens, being Google Cloud Print and KODAK Email Print ready means you can send emails and attachments back to your office from any mobile device-your smartphone, computer, or tablet, so your documents are waiting when you walk in the door. Smart Sensor technology predicts the supplies and time you'll need before you start that next big print run. And you can rely on Kodak Quality for crisp documents and brilliant images, from first print to last. It's the intelligent way to keep your budget in line and your business on the move.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number HERO61
Requirements
Operating System Compatibility
  • Macintosh OS X 10.5.x
  • Macintosh OS X 10.6.x
  • Microsoft Windows 7
  • Microsoft Windows Vista
  • Microsoft Windows XP
Display
Display size 2.4 inches
Photo preview 1
Display type Color
Text Only 0
Touchscreen 0
Ports and Connections
MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) MultiMedia Card (MMC)
USB Yes
Wireless connection Yes
USB Flash Port Yes
Green
Energy Star compliant 1.0
Dimensions
Width 18.9 inches
Depth 17.0 inches
Height 10.2 inches
Weight 21.1 pounds
Media Handling
Standard Number of Input Trays 1
Maximum sheet capacity with standard trays 200.0 sheets
Optional Trays Available 0
Manual Feed Slot 0
Automatic Duplexer Standard
Dedicated photo tray 0
Media Sizes Accepted Legal inches
Automatic Document Feeder 1
Storage Media
SD card
  • SD Card
  • SDHC Card
Memory stick Memory Stick PRO Duo
Resolutions
Monochrome horizontal optical resolution 1200 dpi
Monochrome vertical optical resolution 1200 dpi
Color vertical optical resolution 1200 dpi
Color horizontal optical resolution 1200 dpi
Scanning
Scanner Type Flatbed
Maximum Scan Size Letter
Horizontal Optical Scan Resolution 2400
Vertical Optical Scan Resolution 2400
Maximum External Bit Depth 24-bit
Platform Support
Printer languages supported GDI/Host-based
Printer Type
Number of Colors 4
Colors Available
  • Cyan
  • K (Black)
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
Cost Per Page
Plain Text Page (Highest yield vendor ink) 2.2 cents per page
4-color page (cheapest vendor ink) 7 cents per page
Vendor Rated Speeds
Monochrome print speed 8.5 ppm
Color print speed 5.5 ppm
Color 4x6 photo speed 28 seconds
Warranty
Warranty information 1 Year

Performance

PCWorld Test Center (Quality)
Print quality: Text Very Good
Print quality: Color photo Very Good
Scan quality: Text Very Good
Scan quality: Color photo Fair
Scan quality: Line art Very Good
Copy quality Superior
PCWorld Test Center (Speed)
Print speed: Text 5.1  ppm
Print speed rating: Text Fair
Print speed: Color photo 1.5  ppm
Print speed rating: Color photo Fair
Copy speed 3  ppm
Copy speed rating Good