Pros
- Print from media cards, USB thumb drives
- Competetive ink pricing
Cons
- Not the cheapest printer in its class
- Photo colors are sometimes a little dull
At A Glance
This all-in-one offers competetive ink costs. Its performance is fair, but photo quality is mixed.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | EASYSHARE5300 |
| Inventory Number | 25853 |
| UPC Code | 00041778804056 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 64.0 MB |
| Memory max | 0.064 GB |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Display | |
| Display type | Color |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Bluetooth | Optional |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | Yes |
| Parallel Port | 0 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 0 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 0 watts |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 18.8 inches |
| Depth | 14.7 inches |
| Height | 8.8 inches |
| Weight | 21.3 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 2 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 100 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 0 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Not Available |
| Max Input Trays | 2 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 11.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | CompactFlash |
| Micro SD | xD-Picture Card |
| SD card | SD Card |
| Memory stick | Memory Stick |
| Compact flash | No |
| Scanning | |
| Scanner Type | Flatbed |
| Maximum External Bit Depth |
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| Optical Scanning Resolution | 1200 by 1200 |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Fair |
| Print quality: Color photo | Superior |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Good |
| Copy quality | Good |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 6.2 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Overall Scan Quality | Good |
| Color Output Quality | Fair |
| Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 41.26 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 50.61 |
| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 1.1 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 2.3 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Fair |
| One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution | Good |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 64.54 |
| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 53.66 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 125.55 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 1.2 |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 12.34 |
| Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 12.66 |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 38.75 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 52.12 |
| Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 17.64 |
| Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 10.41 |
| One-Page Copy (secs) | 49.85 |
| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 12.82 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 26.09 |
| One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | Good |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 25.72 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 2.1 |
