Kodak 5300

Wow - the ink for this printer is really great value, the black ink was only £6.99 and the colour cartridge £9.99. I've been printing lots of documents, web pages and photos and have only just used up the cartridges that came with the printer. I think Kodak have a real winner here. The printer was a bit more expensive than competitor models but I've already made back the difference through buying one additional set of inks, so over time the saving will be much greater as I probably use 3 - 4 cartridges a year. Print speed is good, about 30 pages a minute and photos are really easy to print with a nice big LCD screen and memory card slots. It churns ...  Read the complete review

I've had a 5300 for about 18 months. Actually I've had two, the first gave up printing black after a few months. After much groaning at PC World they gave me a second - despite the "you have to deal with Kodak line". It was OK then for a while - I don't actually print much, averaging a dozen pages a week, maybe the odd photo; then it stopped printing black again. This time I harangued Kodak and after about six weeks and the statuary "upgrade the firmware" piece, they conceded it might be a printhead problem - so, they said they'd send me a new printhead. It took them another 6 weeks to do that ("Oh! Didn't we say it wasn't in stock?"). ...  Read the complete review

When my Dad turned up at home with a Kodak printer that cost him a about £80, I thought he had gone mad. However, over the time that I've used it I've gotten to like it very much. There are so many positives about it. Firstly, it prints in a really good quality, much better than the Epson printer that we were replacing. Secondly it comes with a scanner inside it and although the scanner isn't perfect quality, it's good for scanning pictures. Then there's the photocopier part of it, which I must say I'm very impressed with. The quality is terrific etc etc. All these features do mean you end up using quite a lot of ink, however this brings me to my next positive point and ...  Read the complete review

When it comes to choosing a new inkjet printer, you really are spoilt for choice. Add in the need for an all-in-one offering, for scanning as well, and things can become a little more complicated. Kodak plan to change this by introducing the EasyShare 5300 to the market. This is a really smart looking inkjet, in a nice white and silver finish that would not look out of place next to an iMac (though it will of course work with any Mac or PC). It offers the ability to scan, print from a selection of memory cards, and of course is a normal inkjet printer. It sports a 3-inch colour LCD screen, borderless printing, and claims of upto 32ppm in black and white, or 30ppm in full ...  Read the complete review