Pros
- Inexpensive unit and inks
Cons
- Limited features and paper handling
- Slow; plain-paper prints look dull
At A Glance
A student or home user can get an adequate printer plus a few more features in this low-cost unit.
Manufacturer’s Description
Kodak has combined quality, ease-of-use, and affordable inks to create the KODAK ESP 3 All-in-One Printer. It offers high-quality picture and document output, while allowing you to save up to 50% on everything you print compared to similar consumer inkjet printers.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | 8406324 |
| Inventory Number | 31651 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 64.0 MB |
| Memory max | 0.064 GB |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| 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 | 16.6 inches |
| Depth | 11.8 inches |
| Height | 6.9 inches |
| Weight | 13.1 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 100 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 0 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Not Available |
| Max Input Trays | 1 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 14.0 |
| 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 | Very Good |
| Print quality: Color photo | Superior |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Fair |
| Copy quality | Very Good |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 6 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Overall Scan Quality | Good |
| Color Output Quality | Good |
| Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 15.1 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 56.7 |
| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 1 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 2.2 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Good |
| One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution | Good |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 65.81 |
| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 57.39 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 129.34 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 1.1 |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 14.23 |
| Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 16.17 |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 41.15 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 55.24 |
| Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 14.35 |
| Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 8.43 |
| One-Page Copy (secs) | 25.04 |
| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 16.15 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 26.16 |
| One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | Fair |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 27.52 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 2 |
