Kodak Pushes Out New Photo Printers That Consume Less Ink

Kodak has come out with its new lineup of consumer printers, using KODACOLOR Technology. The all-in-one printers come in 3 flavors - KODAK EASYSHARE 5100 ($149.99), KODAK EASYSHARE 5300 ($199.99), and KODAK EASYSHARE 5500 ($299.99). The printers can print up to 32 pages per minute in black and 22 pages per minute in color, also, if you have a PICTBRIDGE-enabled camera - you won’t need a PC to print with them. The 5300 has a 3-inch color LCD display and a memory card slot, and the 5500 has a faxing feature, as well as automatic document feeder. They claim that with the new technology that they’re using, consumers can print the same number of pages at half the cost of other consumer inkjet printers. We think that the printers are a potential threat to the photo-labs at Walmart and such, as a regular-sized photo will cost you a dime. The 5100 & 5300 models will be sold exclusively in Best Buy in March, and the 5500 is coming out in May.