Kodak Easyshare Printer Dock PLUS

Product Description

Kodak EASYSHARE Printer Dock 2 Plus (1684190) makes printing digital-camera photos amazingly simple yet never compromises on print quality and durability. There's no easier way to turn a moment in time into a memory you'll cherish for a lifetime. It uses a dye-sublimation printing process that is comparable to the technology used by professional image labs. The EasyShare printer dock plus is simple enough to use right out of the box -- no computer required - or transfer pictures from camera to computer at the touch of a button. It can also recharge your KODAK EASYSHARE Camera Battery in 3.5 hours or less. It can create prints from any brand's PictBridge enabled digital camera and reads SD SecureDigital and MMC cards using the built-in SD/MMC card slot. You can also install the Printer Dock Plus on your computer to print real Kodak photos from your picture library. Print directly and easily from your cell phone camera or PDA using built-in infrared compatibility (additional wireless capabilities available with optional wireless USB adapter kit) Built-in SD/MMC memory card slot (an 8-in-1 reader is optional for virtually any digital-media card available) Get better, brighter pictures with one-touch simplicity using the auto enhance feature - Simply touch the button to turn underexposed pictures into bright, vibrant photos Four selectable print sizesDimensions - Full-size photos (4x6); Credit card size (3x4/2-up); Wallet (2x3/4-up); Mini (1.3x2/9-up) Dimensions - 13.1x7.4x3.3 / Weight - 39 oz. with tray Has USB connectivity for Windows PC and Macintosh computer models

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Product Details

• Brand: Kodak
• Model: 1684190
• Released on: 2009-11-30
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 6.00 pounds

Features

• Get real Kodak borderless photos up to 4" x 6" in one touch
• Dock your Kodak EasyShare digital camera and get beautiful photos in as little as 60 seconds
• Printer dock recharges your Kodak camera battery in about 3.5 hours
• Wireless enabled--print directly from your cell phone
• Print directly from any PictBridge enabled digital camera--no computer required

Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

83 of 85 people found the following review helpful.
This printer dock rocks!
By farmboyWI
You will be amazed at the photos this thing prints. Better than anything that ever came out of an inkjet! It will print with or without a computer. As with most digital cameras, outdoor pictures look great, but indoor flash pictures may need to be touched up in a photo-editing program using a computer. The dock uses the same cartridge used in older versions of the printer dock, but check the list of cameras that are compatible with this dock. It will print from any PictBridge digital camera via a USB connection. It prints using thermal dye transfer. Basically, it's a roll of plastic film with yellow, red, blue, and a protective coating for each picture. I have tried rewinding the roll and using it to print new pictures, but it produces a ghost image of the original print on the new picture. Kodak pairs each cartridge with 40 sheets of tabbed glossy photo paper. It is magical to watch it work. The dock grabs the photo paper and sends it through the dock 4 times: once each to apply the yellow, red, blue, and then one additional pass to apply the protective water-resistant coating. The pictures look awful while the yellow and red are being applied, then suddenly look real after the blue goes on. How it doesn't mess up the paper placement between each pass is beyond me, but the result is a stunningly sharp photo. The perforated tabs break off after printing, making the photo borderless. The only downsides I can think of is that photos are limited to 4 X 6" or smaller multiples and it doesn't work on batteries so you must be plugged into an AC outlet to print or transfer. I ordered this dock from Amazon.com 6 days before I got an email from Kodak saying that it was available.

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful.
Outstanding quality, but a wee bit overpriced...
By Christy L.
Now don't get me wrong. The printer dock itself is FABULOUS price-wise, especially if you buy a refurbished one off eBay like I did (87 bucks!!). Same one year warranty applies direct from Kodak. I was amazed at the quality of the prints. It's really neat to watch it work, and it's pretty quick. The prints look just as perfect as if they had come from the lab!

I am a scrapbook fanatic, so this printer comes in handy... but there is one problem... the paper/cartridge refill kits are ridiculously expensive! Buying on Amazon they average about 50 cents per print, but buying from your local store it's about 65 cents! Considering my local drugstore offers the same exact quality digicam prints for 29 cents each (10 cents on sale days and 10 free prints per month in the Sunday flyers), it's a pretty big rip off. If you buy the larger 80 pack the cost is about 46 cents per print - still far too high, in my opinion.

Other than the ridiculously inflated cost of the refill kits, I love this printer! The prints look fantastic, and the best part is the dock came with a rechargeable battery pack for my camera! The dock acts as a charging base as well, and it has a status bar to tell you how far the charge has progressed.

All in all, it couldn't be more simple - the dock is fantastic! But Kodak needs a reality check on the prices they want for refill kits.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful.
Disappointed
By SnoopyHJ
This worked great the first 6 months... other than I can NEVER get 40 prints from the cartridges as stated. Now it is not printing as clear, leaving odd discolor on the prints. I used the cleaner and no difference. I also hate that it often will not grab the paper and will pop up as out of paper when it is not. Looking for a better replacement.

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