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Kodak Easyshare 5500 All-In-One

B&W Pages per Min.: 32 • Color Pages per Min.: 30 • Max. Scanning dpi: 1200 by 1200 • Tray Capacity, pages: 100 • Price When Reviewed: $200
kodak EasyShare 5500 (Front)
kodak EasyShare 5500 (Front)
72.9 Good
Last updated
January 03, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Melissa Riofrio
Pros
  • Cheap ink; automatic duplexing
  • Good mix of photo, office features
Cons
  • Very expensive
  • Expensive; a little slow; no networking
  • Pricing:Very Expensive: $200 (6/6/2008)
  • Performance:Fair: 69
  • Features:Good: 73
  • Design:Very Good: 85
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Very Expensive: $200

Very Expensive: $200

Performance Fair: 69

Fair: 69
Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Text Speed (ppm) 6.2 
Three-Page Word Document (secs) 64.86 
Ten-Page Word Document (secs) 126.67 
Text Output Quality Good 
Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Color Speed (ppm) 2 
Two-Page Excel Document (secs) 53.69 
One-Page Webpage (secs) 39.84 
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) 27.06 
Color Output Quality Very Good 
Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) 1.2 
Sports Action Shot (secs) 51 
Color Photo Quality Superior 
Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) 2.2 
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) 26.86 
Grayscale Output Quality Fair 
Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) 1.1 
300dpi Line Art Image (secs) 55.24 
Line Art Output Quality Very Good 
Scan Tests (in seconds)
Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi 15.04 
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 14.82 
Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi 22.91 
Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi 13.21 
Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi 10.81 
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 14.82 
Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 20.24 
Overall Scan Quality Fair 
Copy Tests
One-Page Copy (secs) 64.18 
Copy Output Quality Very Good 

Features Good: 73

Good: 73
Memory (in MB)
RAM Installed 64 
Maximum Amount of RAM 64 
Dimensions
Dimensions 18.8 by 16.4 by 11.3 
Weight (pounds) 26.7 
Vendor Rated Speeds
B&W Pages per Min. 32 
Color Pages per Min. 30 
Interfaces
Parallel Port No 
Serial Port No 
USB 1.1 Yes 
USB 2.0 Yes 
Ethernet No 
Media Card Readers CompactFlash, Memory Stick, SD Card, xD-Picture Card 
PictBridge Yes 
Other Interfaces Bluetooth 
Drivers
Macintosh Yes 
Windows 98 No 
Windows NT No 
Windows 2000 No 
Windows XP Yes 
Linux No 
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 0 
Standby Power Draw (watts) 0 
Multifunction Printer Specs
Scan Area (inches) 8.5 by 11.7 
Max. Scanning dpi 1200 by 1200 
Scanning Image Sensor Type CCD 
Scanner Type Flatbed 
Maximum Scan Color Depth 24 
Maximum Scan Grayscale Depth 8 
Fax Memory (pages) 100 
LCD Type Color 
Paper Handling
Number of Input Trays, Standard 2 
Number of Input Trays, Maximum 2 
Tray Capacity, pages 100 
Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays 100 
Manual Feed Slot Yes 
Maximum Paper Size Letter 
Output Tray Capacity 50 
Auto Duplexer Yes 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support Hours 15 
Saturday Support Hours 15 
Sunday Support Hours 15 
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages)
Monthly Duty Cycle 0 
Bundled Items
Included Hardware KODAK EASYSHARE 5500 All-in-One Printer, KODAK Black Ink Cartridge, KODAK Color Ink Cartridge, Paper Sample Pack, Power supply, Adapter cord, Setup Guide KODAK EASYSHARE 5000 Series Two-Sided Printing Accessory / Duplexer 
Included Software KODAK EASYSHARE Software, KODAK EASYSHARE 5000 Series All-in-One Printer Software 
Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category Despite subpar scores for serious and out-of-box glitches, the overall reliability of Kodak printers was okay. The company didn�t receive enough votes to yield a meaningful support grade. 
Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products arriving with problems Worse than Average 
Reports of products with any significant problems Worse than Average 
Reports of problems that render a product unusable Average 
Buyers' rating of products ease-of-use Average 
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category Average 

Design Very Good: 85

Very Good: 85
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