Kodak Easyshare 5100 Review

I'm a PC. We'll I'm also a Kodak. Kodak EasyShare AIO, that is. I purchased the lower end model (5100) almost as soon as they came out because of the promise of better ink cost and management. Boy am I satisfied.

The Kodak EasyShare 5100 offers some great features like scanning, copying and a dedicated 4x6 print tray, but it also works great as just a desktop printer. It's a little large, but not more than you might expect from an all-in-one machine.

I like how easy it is to buy ink (crazy, I know) and install the cartridges. I can run to Staples, or Target, or Wal-mart, or ... you get the idea, and pick up both color and black cartridges for less than $25. My old HP practically drank ink and the cartridges were easily $25 a piece.

I also like the quality of the prints. Everything looks sharp and vivid. And, though this may be an operator error, every time I need a new cartridge, my printer will stop and requires new ink before it will continue. That may sound like a pain, but would you really want to print crappy color pages anyway?

It was a good investment. I actually might suggest getting one of the higher-end models if I had it to do over, but I think that's just the tech junkie in me.