Kodak EASYSHARE 5100 All-In-One Printer

Pros: Makes you realize you should bought the HP 9100 all in one
Cons: It does not work at all. AT ALL, not at all..

I managed to get past the flashing printhead not installed error, went here, find these horror stories, figured ok, well, I got 30 days to try it right? OMG, now 2 weeks in, suddenly the printhead flashing error again. Now, I pop them in, out, in out, a few times. SUDENLY it works. Get this though, prints like an inch then stops, sucks the paper BACKWARDS tears the page, then trys to print again, a little more, then spits out a 1-3inch printed page, the rest blank.. AND a window pops up on the computer saying kodak...bluh...whatever...and its in this endless loop!!! its printed over and over this 2 inch part of a pic, OVER AND OVER AND OVER!!!
GOING BACK TODAY, PRAY FOR ME THAT THEY RETURN IT.

Pros: Cheap ink, nice quality prints, easy software.
Cons: Having to replace the printhead all the time is inconvenient & frustrating.

This all-in-one ran like a charm for a year, then it wouldn't print black. Kodak determined the printhead was shot so they sent me a new one no charge, even though the warranty had expired. Got 5 months out of the new printhead then the same thing happened. They are again sending me a replacement no charge. Customer service is good so far, but I don't imagine they'll supply new printheads indefinitely? It's too bad, because I really like this printer but I'm afraid to get one of the newer models in case this happens again. I'll likely go with HP even though the ink is twice the price, it'd be worth it knowing the printer won't konk out just when I need it most.

Pros: Intuitive interface, low ink cost, and lots of options
Cons: Size and setup

A great printer given its flexibility, modest price, and low ink costs. The software interface is intuitive and the quality of the photo prints is outstanding. Regular printing, scanning, and copying works well with the 5100 too. The only downsides are its size (a little bigger than some others) and setup can be a little involved (if the ink lights flash, just reset the print head). Definitely a great printer and a technology that should put a dent into HP and Epson's market share.

Pros: cheap cost of ink
Cons: the price you pay is exactly what you get!

I have used EPSON for years and switched to the 5100 because of the reasonable ink price. The first 5100 I bought was returned because it would not print on the paper and kodak could not fix it. The second one would not print out of the box either, but this time the Kodak techs were able to resolve the issue. Once printing many pictures, I found myself very disappointed with the quality of the prints, even with the highest grade of kodak paper. the colors do not translate worth a damn to the paper like the EPSON did. the ultra premium high gloss paper is far from ultra glossy. Final word- I will pay the extra bucks for my EPSON ink to get the quality prints that I want and deserve. I am returning the 5100.

Pros: the set up and software seem to work well with my computer
Cons: power supply problems so far waiting to get one that works

i bought the 5100 because I have a Kodak camera and liked the way it was set up for the camera the first one I purchased worked well printed a few pictures next evening would not power on at all took it back and exchanged it the second one printed the first print the whole table shook while it printed then it stopped and a burnt smell came from it I called Kodak and they are sending me one direct will see how it does hopefully better then the first two .

Pros: Can buy ink at Wal-Mart
Cons: Short print head life, washed out printing and scanning, long print lead time

I bought a Kodak EASYSHARE 5100 All-In-One printer at Wal-Mart because the ads said the ink is inexpensive and because there is a dedicated tray for photo paper. The printer was easy to set up.  Print quality was a little washed out but not bad, but it took a long time for the printer to start printing.  Scanned documents were definitely washed out.  The copy function was easy to use.

I just wanted a printer, scanner, and copier, but the EASYSHARE also lets you plug your Kodak camera into a USB port on the printer and print photos directly from the camera or upload them to your computer.  I was not interested in that feature, and felt the software was taking over more of my computer than I wanted it to.

After two months of light use, the print quality deterioriated substantially, producing streaky pages.  I checked the Kodak support Web site, which determined the print head needed to be replaced.  Kodak sent me a new print head free of charge, which worked great at first.  After two months of light use, the print quality deteriorated again.  I guess I need to get another print head.

Pros: Operating cost (cheap cartridges); quality of pictures and documents, less memory taken on scanned docs.
Cons: Long warm up and scanning adjustments.

I was talked into buying the Kodal Easyshare 5100 by a Kodak Rep at an electronics chain store. Initially I was sceptical about spending more money than I budgeted at the time, but then he showed me the price of the cartridges! What a difference from my previous experience with Lexmark!
I ended up giving it a try...
Pros: Terrific quality pictures and documents; excellent quality scanning (a typical .pdf file takes a lot less memory with same definition that it did with the Lexmark All-In-One), good value vs. cost ratio, and last but not least, operating cost (cartridges much cheaper that all other brands and they last at least as long, if not longer).
Cons: Slow to warm up and very slow in adjusting prior to scanning.

Pros: Good prints (both paper and photo). Great prices on ink cartridges.
Cons: Big and loud. Spouse asked if I was making espresso.

Got the all-in-one from woot.com for $59.99 and thought I could not go wrong. Took about an hour to set up and install, but worked perfectly in all aspects (print, copy, scan) upon install. The single thing that took the longest to install was the firmware update, but that was not too much of an issue. Prints (whether paper or photo) were very clear and scanning was average. Having a home-based color printer was well worth the price! Yes it is BIG and noisy, but for a home office it works well. The price of the cartridges ($9.99 for black, $14.99 for color) is significantly lower than comparable models. I looked at the HP (and would have bought the C4385 if I'd found at a similar price)but the cartridges are twice the price. No problems with install (as previous reviews have listed), but I'm running XP SP2, which is fully supported.

Pros: Looks nice
Cons: Everything else

What a piece of crap! The first time I set up this printer, the scanner function would not work. Kept getting getting error codes. So I uninstalled and re-installed, but same problem. I called Kodak and waited an hour on hold to reach someone. The man who I talked to was very nice and had me remove again and reinstall using WEB instead of the CD the printer came with. He told me that I should be all set and the printer should work for me. WRONG!! It would not work AT ALL! At least before it would copy and print! It wouldn't even shut off so it is now packed up and going back to the store! I should have listened to all of the reviews, but I thought that since my Kodak camera works great, that a printer from Kodak would be great also. Oh well, live and learn! I guess I'll try a Canon as all reviews for it are positive!

Pros: Beautiful photos. Fast printer. Cheaper ink.
Cons: Problems everywhere: software locks up, dud ink cartridges, won't recalibrate, photo paper tray sticks.

Beautiful pictures, if you can get them to print. The updates take forever and crash our new, fast, DSL-serviced computer; the software locks up frequently; new ink cartridges don't necessarily work; recalibrating the printer after changing ink cartridges can take up to an hour of repeated attempts; and to top it all off, the photo paper tray sticks every other time.

We're junking ours and going back to HP.

Pros: It looks good.
Cons: DOESN"T WORK!!!

This printer has cause more headaches than its worth.  Just like every other review I have read the black ink suddenly stops working only after 2 months.  Even after replacing the ink this printer printed one page right then the black ink stopped working again.  Believe me the only good reviews listed on here must have been placed there by Kodak employees. Do NOT waste your money on this machine or any other Kodak product for that matter because their support stinks and their not helping out anybody that bought this paperweight. 

Pros: None - cheaper products perform much better than this product.
Cons: Reds in photo turn into magenta prints.
Photos are worst quality EVER.
Software application freezes.

Not only is this all-in-one hard to set up properly (forget the instructions) but I've yet to get a decent print.  Red turns out as magenta, even after replacing cartridges.  No way to adjust to get true colors.  Very limited in scanning adjustments - can only scan at max of 600.  Slow, slow, slow and application software freezes up every hour or so.

Giant door stop - piece of crap.  Contact with Kodak produced answers that were not relevant to my question...just canned crap that had nothing to do with how to get a photo with correct color.

Don't buy this - lousy product, zero customer support.

Pros: Nice prints when it works
Cons: printhead is completely unreliable - tech support is in El Salvador

This printer is a piece of garbage.  I've had mine less than a year and I've had to replace the printhead  four times.  Do not buy this printer.

Pros: low cost ink ,nice prints low cost ink nice prints when working
Cons: high cost! got about 200 prints out of 2 printers and several ink catridges

first one died in about 6 weeks returned to best buy to find the limit to store return is 30 days,after much ado,
searching support site ect emalied kodak ,finaly got a number to call .on hold over 45 minutes only to be disconnected ,emailed again and called tech and they sent out new printer fed ex next day, very impresive ,until
4 weeks later i go to change color catridge . and after changing .red light stays on saying change color ink . no printing scanning or anything possible, email to kodak gets reply to update firmware. which didnt help,called tech support and wated on hold over 50 minutes,while reading reviews on the web about the same prob .no one seemed to get theres fixed .so i decided not to wait on hold any longer. im cutting my losses.

Pros: none
Cons: shoddy business practices

Kodak 5100 replace ink cartridges printer wont work Kodak knows about problem almost impossible to get help from them or contact them very poor business practice putting unproven product on market and then abandoning customers KODAK never again