After reading reviews on a retailer's web site, I had mixed reservations about the Kodak 5500 printer.  I go through a printer on the average of one every 18 to 24 months.  The cost of printer cartridges is outrageous.  So, I checked out reviews, read everyone of them, but still went ahead and purchased the 5500.  Most of the reviews made reference to how difficult it was to set up, it was noisy, it was slow, and some didn't keep the printer after a few days. 

I've been an HP printer user for many years, but then I upgraded my computer to a Vista system.  My current (now old) HP Printer...