Kodak ESP 7 in Printers
Verdict
Plenty of features and simple to use, but the speed isn't matched by the print quality.
Review Date: 23 Jan 2009
Price when reviewed: £126 (£145 inc VAT)
Buy it now for: £141.33
Overall Rating

Features & Design

Value for Money

Performance

| Details | |
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| Part Code | ESP 7 |
| Review Date | 23 Jan 2009 |
| Price ex VAT | £126 |
| Price inc VAT | £145 |
| Performance |
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| Features & Design |
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| Value for Money |
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| Basic Specifications | |
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| Colour? |
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| Resolution printer final | 2400 x 9600dpi |
| Integrated TFT screen? |
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| Maximum paper size | A4 |
| Duplex function |
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| Running costs | |
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| Cost per A4 mono page | 2.0p |
| Cost per A4 colour page | 5.0p |
| Power and noise | |
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| Dimensions | 446 x 432 x 188mm (WDH) |
| Copier Specification | |
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| Fax? |
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| Fax speed | N/A |
| Fax page memory | N/A |
| Performance tests | |
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| 6x4in photo print time | 47s |
| A4 photo print time | 2min 0s |
| Mono print speed (measured) | 6ppm |
| Colour print speed | 6ppm |
| Connectivity | |
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| USB connection? |
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| Ethernet connection? |
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| Bluetooth connection? |
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| WiFi connection? |
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| PictBridge port? |
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| Flash media | |
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| SD card reader |
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| Compact Flash reader |
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| OS Support | |
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| Operating system Windows Vista supported? |
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| Operating system Windows XP supported? |
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Ink usage
This product is sold as the least expensive ink user on the market. I've managed about a dozen b&w sheets and a couple of colour images from £16 of cartridges. It appears to use ink everytime I switch on my PC, which automatically switches on the printer. Is this normal? If start up uses ink, do I really have to unplug the machine after every use to conserve ink? Comments appreciated.
By poppysmate on 6 Oct 2009 
Ink usage and colour
I have recently bought this all in one printer, I like poppysmate, am disappointed with the small amount of sheets I get from my ink cartridges. I bought this printer as had a HP previously and the price of the inks was ridiculous, but now I am finding that I am buying inks for this Kodak more often than I did for the HP. Also the colour quality is awful, I am with Virgin for my phone and broadband, and when I print my bill, the Virgin logo comes out pink or lilac and not red. All in all I am very disappointed with this printer, I paid £175 for it 3 months ago from Comet. Can I just ask why Kodak decided not to include an instruction manual with it, they expect you to go on line and print it off (more ink used).
Catwoman.
By catwoman on 7 Oct 2009 
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