5250 is a below average printer by Kodak. This certainly cannot compete with the likes of printing giants like HP, Canon and Epson.

Sum and Substance:

Thumbs Up:

Memory Card Reader, Photo Management Software, Wireless Connectivity.

Thumbs Down:

No Bluetooth Connectivity, Ugly Looks.

Inside the Trunk:

Driver and Utilities CD.

The Whiz Kid Speaks:

Kodak 5250 is a 1200 DPI printer, weighs 14.1 lbs, 6.9 inch wide, 11.8 inch deep, it supports a host of memory cards like Memory Stick Pro, Mini SD and many more. There is option for border free printing. It has 6 ink color compartments in 2 cartridges.

Razzle Dazzle:

The Kodak 5250 is not that good looking, it looks like a big black paper printing box. It has a 2.4 inch LCD display, the previous version Kodak printer had 3 inch display and it has been reduced here. Everything else on the LCD is same though.

Inside Dope:

Kodak has been famous for photo graphs and cameras. The alliance is so old that photos have now become synonymous with Kodak, just like goals have become synonymous with Ronaldo in football. Kodak ventured into printing business in 1999 along with Lexmark as a joint venture. After that Kodak re-entered the market in 2007.

Now, Kodak is here with 5250 which is a Multi-Function Device (MFD). A MFD is expected to be capable of printing, copying and scanning (other MFDs have more features). The print quality is strictly ok. But we were concerned with the time it took to print a page.

There are 2 cartridges in the printer one contains black color and the other one has five colors in them. There is software bundled along with the printer. It is a single disc that contains software for MAC OS and Windows XP/Vista. It acts as photo managing software. Just like Mobile phone syncing software acts as a communicator between the phone and the computer. This one acts as a communicator between your photo collections and the computer. It helps in managing your photos better.

The software scans your computer on the initial setup and locates the photos within your computer. The software lets you editing the photos before you print it. The software has only basic functionalities so, if you are an advanced user stick to photo shop.

The scan department has a few issues. The printer doesn’t scan directly onto a pdf file. Now this is a major drawback since PDF files are ubiquitous in offices these days. Also you cant scan a copy directly onto an email.

The Kodak 5250 doesn’t have Bluetooth support so you can’t print directly from mobile phone or other Bluetooth devices. This is another minus for the MFD since such devices are expected to have integrated blue tooth. Bluetooth devices are used everywhere these days and it is quite cumbersome to print data after transferring it from the Bluetooth device to the printer.

The Kodak 5250 has wireless connectivity and it is easy to set up the device in wireless mode. The printer can be used up to hook up a number of computers and print wirelessly, getting data from them. This can be used in offices where there are multiple computers and a single printer is enough to print the data from them.

Nitty Gritty:

Kodak 5250 isn’t among the best. It misses out on some of the features like Bluetooth that a MFD must have. Take a good look at this printer before buying it. Other printers in the market give you better value for money than this.

The Kodak 5250 is a successor to the Kodak ESP5 and is a tad quicker when printing out documents than the Kodak 5. Other printer manufacturers that have been there in the market for a longer time like Epson and Canon are far better than this. If you are considering alternatives to this printer then we recommend Epson Stylus NX515.

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