Kodak Easy Share Printers + Cheap Ink
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On Thursday night the TV program Celebrity Apprentice had the contestants come up with a slogan and sales pitch for the Kodak Easy Share printers being introduced by the company. Seems that the biggest selling feature of these new printers will be their less expensive replacement ink cartridges. So I wondered over to the Kodak site and took a look at some of the models they have to offer.
Black cartridges are $9.99 and color cost only $14.99. For those of us who have HP printers we know that the cost of cartridges are usually double these prices for some models. Kodak is also offering a wide variety of different models with different capabilities. Prices also seem to be consist with other printers on the market.
Their Model 5100 which is an all-in-one [ print, copy & scan] which retails for $129.99 is currently on sale until 01-27-08 for $50.00 off. At only $79.99 this appears to be one heck of a deal.
If you are in he market for a new printer you may wish to consider the Kodak models. I know I may just get a Kodak just because of the low price replacement cartridges. It should be interesting to see if other manufactures like HP lower the cost of their cartridges as well.
Has anyone bought one of these new printers? If so let us know what you think.
Comments welcome.
Kodak printers here.
Tags: kodak, printers, new, models, cheap, ink, replacement, cartridges, apprentice, tv, celebrity,
4 Comments
Scott
January 18th, 2008
at 5:58pm
Ever notice no one ever advertises the average page yield of their “cheap” replacement cartridges? Still has to be cheaper than feeding my HP ink pig though. Another nice feature I hope Kodak left out, is the fact on the HP5310 All in one printer, the cartridge contacts go bad and you have to replace the half full cartridge to get the bloody thing to work again.I take perverse pleasure every couple years tossing my printer out the front door and gleefully watch it explode on the driveway. Then I go buy a new one……….
Denny
January 19th, 2008
at 9:10am
Hey Ron,,,,,,,
We all know that the Company’s Making the Printers
Make there MONEY on the INK not the Printers them selves
maybe ALL the INK PRICES Will Come Down_._._._. LOL
Rob
January 21st, 2008
at 2:46pm
I bought a Kodak 5300 in November for $99.
I have printed a lot of photos with it. It cost 11.5 cents to print a 4X6. It prints then fast and with decent quality. The scanner is reasonable quality also.
What is nice is that you can pickup a color cartridge and 180 4X6 sheets of photo paper in a package for $17.88.
Over all it is a decent AIO. I recommend it.
Ron Schenone
January 21st, 2008
at 3:11pm
Hi Rob,
Thanks for sharing your experience with us. It is appreciated.
Ron