Also missing is a USB port in front (for, say, a PictBridge connection or a Bluetooth adapter). Kodak claims only one percent of the market uses CompactFlash cards so there isn't a CompactFlash slot.
Like the $1 (with a smaller LCD and no WiFi), it includes an SD card reader. What's special about the ESP 5250 model is its wireless connectivity and large 2.4-inch LCD, especially appreciated in stand-alone mode. The ink savings are impressive but so are the permanence ratings. Using Kodak's three grades of coded paper and its pigmented four-color inking system, you can make inexpensive but long lasting prints. The main reason to consider a Kodak device continues to be the ink system. Is the third time the charm? Let's find out. We've been using it to print everything for a couple of weeks now. We didn't get our hands on the second generation Kodak devices, but after a briefing with Kodak's Tom Bentz, the third has arrived at the bunker in the form of the $1.
We actually tested two of the 5000 series printers and found both to be seriously flawed, suffering immature firmware that crippled the devices for anything but straight printing and scanning.
