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  • Overall Rating
    5 stars 5 Star Review
    Reviewed by: gerry92

    Updated:06-25-08

    Duration of ownership:14 Months

    Strengths: Superior photo prints at a very low consumable price when used with Kodak Premium or Ultra Photo Paper. Prints stand up to bright light very well. Premium paper and ink actually cost very close to the represented 15 cents.

    Weaknesses: Lack of clarity that Kodak Photo (not picture) paper is needed for represented results. Basic photo paper has poor saturation.

    Overall Evaluation: Great printer, excellent prints, low consumable costs.

  • Overall Rating
    1 stars 1 Star Review
    Reviewed by: ConcernedParent50

    Updated:04-28-08

    Duration of ownership:6 Months

    Strengths: None!

    Weaknesses: Bad quality and customer service

    Overall Evaluation: In my life time, I have owned more than 20 printers - because I owned a business. Easily, this is the worst printer I have ever owned. When I first bought this printer, the scanner broke within 2 months and it took over five hours on the phone with customer service to get a replacement printer, because Kodak customer service representatives are not fluent in English. I have had the replacement "new" printer for less than 3 months and it is broken again...and because it was such a pain to get the replacement last time I won't bother trying. The ink is cheaper, but doesn't last anywhere near as long. So, it is not cost effect! I had been pleased with HP products, but thought I could save some money because the ink cost so little. In the ended, I have ended up spending at least as much on ink and a whole lot more in time and aggravation! Do yourself a favor; buy an HP or any other brand.

  • Overall Rating
    3 stars 3 Star Review
    Reviewed by: IonutRadu

    Updated:03-25-08

    Duration of ownership:3 Months

    Strengths: Cheap cartridges. Multifunction. LCD screen.

    Weaknesses: Photo function not as good as professional prints.

    Overall Evaluation: The regular price of this printer was $149.99, but it came free with an awesome Kodak EasyShare V1253 digital camera I bought. I definitely would not have paid that much for it. I've seen it advertised for around $100. I may not even have paid that for it. But overall, the Kodak printer is okay and it has a copy machine and scanner built-in (which is almost standard nowadays). Ink cartridges are just $9.99 for black and only $14.99 for color. As expensive as some color printers are, this is a bargain! Before installing the included software and drivers, though, I would check with Kodak's website for software and especially firmware updates. That might solve some of the problems mentioned.

  • Overall Rating
    4 stars 4 Star Review
    Reviewed by: ruttnut

    Updated:02-10-08

    Duration of ownership:3 Days

    Strengths: Crisp copies, cheap ink, awesome photo printing! 3" LCD display is a plus.

    Weaknesses: Rather bulky in size, compared to similar printers.

    Overall Evaluation: This is an excellent printer for the money. Be aware of signifcant price drops off of the $149 retail price. You should have no problem finding one for under $100 if you shop around on-line or watch store sale circulars.

  • Overall Rating
    2 stars 2 Star Review
    Reviewed by:

    Updated:02-04-08

    Duration of ownership:10 Months

    Strengths: The print looked pretty good until now. I probably thought there were some strengths, but I am too frustrated to remember any.

    Weaknesses: Warranty contact.

    Overall Evaluation: About every third line is gray. It worked fine until now. It is still under warranty, but I have not found out who to contact. The warranty expires in two months. I hope I can find a phone number or something before then.There is no trouble-shooting guide.

  • Overall Rating
    4 stars 4 Star Review
    Reviewed by:

    Updated:02-01-08

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: If you have a limited budget and are expecting to print good quality photos and documents this is the thing for you.

    Weaknesses: Its certainly not THE best but for the amount of money you spend its an awesome deal.

    Overall Evaluation: The best part is that you don't get drained away by the expensive cartridges.If you can spend $10.00 dollars at a macdonalds easily,I think it says a lot if you buy an ink cartridge that lasts a good

  • Overall Rating
    1 stars 1 Star Review
    Reviewed by: DracoDWS

    Updated:01-28-08

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: None that i even bothered to try and figure out

    Weaknesses: Not compatible with Wi-Fi Routers

    Overall Evaluation: I bought this to replace my Canon PIXMA ip5000. I plugged into my iMac directly, went through the installer, which had an error at the end and wouldn't intall. I downloaded the updated software at kodak.com and ran it through again. It worked this time. I then unplugged it from my iMac and plugged it into my Airport Wireless Router and tried to print. No luck. "Printer is not responding, plesae check connections and try again." Ok, then i downloaded the Firmware update from kodak.com as well. (By the way, why would a printer have a software update & a firmware update after being out less than a month? i mean, i THINK it just came out... the first time i saw it was on Celebrity Apprentice.) Anyway, still no luck after i updated the firmware & software. I went looking for the Kodak help phone number. it was nowhere (does anybody have phones anymore?) I found the troubleshooting website and after clicking on --> trouble printing --> from computer --> wireless --> Wi-Fi --> It said "this printer cannot be used with a wireless router. please connect it directly to the computer with a USB 2.0 cable." What kind of a printer made in the last 3-4 years CAN'T be plugged into a wireless router?!?

  • Overall Rating
    4 stars 4 Star Review
    Reviewed by: luoluo

    Updated:01-05-08

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: We love Kodak AIO product and this new version is superb. It comes with a LCD that you can clearly see the pictures stored in the card. It's very powerful! We love it!

    Weaknesses: Like other products, the AIO machine also faces the potential problem of quick liquidation of cartridge. We wish Kodak can improve this issue.

    Overall Evaluation: Overall, this AIO printer copier and scanner is great because it's easy to use and very powerful. The embedded LCD monitor can help us clearly see the contents stored in the medium card. The quality of printouts are good, compared to other similar products. Our only concern is the quick liquidation of the cartridges, which we hope Kodak can further improve.

  • Overall Rating
    1 stars 1 Star Review
    Reviewed by: shawsky

    Updated:01-03-08

    Duration of ownership:1

    Strengths: NONE

    Weaknesses: EVERYTHING

    Overall Evaluation: During the install process, the printer would not scan. After several attempts, I contacted Tech support. After a forty-five minute wait, a very hard to understand tech person determined the problem was unfixable. She then offered me a refurbished printer, which was not a satisfactory solution, to replace my NEW PRINTER. She said only the Kodak Store could authorize a new replacement and said she would transfer me to the proper department. After another forty-five minute wait, the person who answered said I had been transferred to his department by error, he only dealt with cameras. He said he would transfer me to the right department. After a one hour wait, I was connected to the original tech support people on El Salvador again, with another person I could not understand, who offered me a refurbished printer,AGAIN.Their service departments is TERRIBLE. I have decided to return the printer and will NOT have ANYTHING to do with Kodak in the future.

  • Overall Rating
    5 stars 5 Star Review
    Reviewed by: johnegorczynskijr

    Updated:01-02-08

    Duration of ownership:5 Days

    Strengths: Great review screen Memory cards. Low ink useage and reasonable price

    Weaknesses: None

    Overall Evaluation: Quality of the printer looks great with the size of the printer and ease of use is an important part of the product. Print quality excellant with the non-fade resistant of the print for long storage of my personal photo's.

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Kodak EasyShare 5300 All-In-One Inkjet Photo Printer
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