Kodak ESP 7250
The 7250 deserves plaudits for its sheer wealth of features. Connectivity options include USB, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and ethernet,
so it’ll slot seamlessly into an office or home network.
It would be Churlish to ask for Bluetooth as well, but its available as an option. And there are other ways to hook up to the Kodak. 
PictBridge is fairly standard, but the ability to lash the printer to a BlackBerry or (with a software twist) an iPhone is an excellent move.
The Kodak doesn’t quite meet the sleek requirements Of an office unit, and actually has a toy-like feel. Its straightforward to set up and operate, though, with large buttons and a reasonably intuitive interface.
The design is sophisticated, with two paper trays: one is a standard 100-sheet A4 tray, the other is a 40-sheet photo tray.
We didn’t find paper handling flawless, though, and several jobs were marred by annoying delays while the printer readied itself.
You can usually rely on a printer’s automatic modes. but here the standard options gave us banded images in middle mode on high-quality (but not glossy) paper. It was possible to get high-calibre prints, but we had to tweak the settings.
At its quickest. the Kodak turned out light, heavily banded prints at a rate of 7.9ppm. In middle mode, the speed dropped to just 3ppm. In the highest mode, quality was very good, with deep rich colours and good detail. Speed here was a still-decent 1.2ppm. Results on gloss paper are vibrant and fizz with life.
The Kodak is solid as a text printer. The lowest mode produced extremely legible (if slightly light) characters at 11.1ppm. The 7.9ppm middle mode offered extremely clean text, even if it was left lagging behind the likes of the Lexmark Pro205 (opposite page).
In duplex mode, it fell to less than half the single-side speed (5.3ppm/3.9ppm in the fast/middle modes). These results are on the cusp of being unusable.
Running costs are very modest. An all-in-one colour cartridge offers print costs around 2.9p per page. Black cartridges are available in both medium- and high-capacity versions, with the latter offering reasonable costs of I.5p per page.
Verdict
The Kodak’s feature set is vast, and multiple network options and phone support are notable. We did experience a few printing problems, however.
The 7250 deserves plaudits for its sheer wealth of features. Connectivity options include USB, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and ethernet,
so it’ll slot seamlessly into an office or home network.
It would be Churlish to ask for Bluetooth as well, but its available as an option. And there are other ways to hook up to the Kodak. PictBridge is fairly standard, but the ability to lash the printer to a BlackBerry or (with a software twist) an iPhone is an excellent move.
The Kodak doesn’t quite meet the sleek requirements Of an office unit, and actually has a toy-like feel. Its straightforward to set up and operate, though, with large buttons and a reasonably intuitive interface.
The design is sophisticated, with two paper trays: one is a standard 100-sheet A4 tray, the other is a 40-sheet photo tray.
We didn’t find paper handling flawless, though, and several jobs were marred by annoying delays while the printer readied itself.
You can usually rely on a printer’s automatic modes. but here the standard options gave us banded images in middle mode on high-quality (but not glossy) paper. It was possible to get high-calibre prints, but we had to tweak the settings.
At its quickest. the Kodak turned out light, heavily banded prints at a rate of 7.9ppm. In middle mode, the speed dropped to just 3ppm. In the highest mode, quality was very good, with deep rich colours and good detail. Speed here was a still-decent 1.2ppm. Results on gloss paper are vibrant and fizz with life.
The Kodak is solid as a text printer. The lowest mode produced extremely legible (if slightly light) characters at 11.1ppm. The 7.9ppm middle mode offered extremely clean text, even if it was left lagging behind the likes of the Lexmark Pro205 (opposite page).
In duplex mode, it fell to less than half the single-side speed (5.3ppm/3.9ppm in the fast/middle modes). These results are on the cusp of being unusable.
Running costs are very modest. An all-in-one colour cartridge offers print costs around 2.9p per page. Black cartridges are available in both medium- and high-capacity versions, with the latter offering reasonable costs of I.5p per page.
Verdict
The Kodak’s feature set is vast, and multiple network options and phone support are notable. We did experience a few printing problems, however.
