News: Kodak inkjet printers now in South Africa

Eastman Kodak Company is looking to shake-up the local inkjet printing market with the introduction of its line of Kodak All-in-One Printers for the home and home office. Traditionally, inkjet printers are sold at a low price, with margins being made on ink. Now Kodak is trying things a bit differently – asking a higher price for the printer, but cutting cost on ink. According to Kodak, its printing systems have the lowest average cost-per- page.

From 21 September 2011, the Kodak HERO 5.1 All-in-One Printer, ESP Office C2170 All-in-One Printer, ESP C310 All-in-One Printer and ESP C110 All-in-One Printer will be available in Incredible Connection and Kodak Express stores, and online at www.incredible.co.za.

The Kodak HERO 5.1

The HERO 5.1 All-in-One Printer is Google Cloud Print Ready and Email Print Ready, allowing consumers to print from anywhere. Retailing for a recommended price of R1299, it includes:

· Print on the go from your smartphone, computer, or tablet with Google Cloud Print enabled apps.

· Send emails and attachments to your printer from anywhere, using any email account, with Kodak Email Print Service.

· Easy Wi-Fi setup to connect to your wireless home network, Wi-Fi 802.11 n.

· Smart Sensor technology automatically identifies paper, size and amount.

· Automatic two-sided printing.

· 2.4” colour display.

The Kodak ESP Office 2170

The ESP Office 2170 All-in-One Printer for the home office, retailing for a recommended price of R1499, includes:

· Print, copy, scan and fax in a compact design.

· Easy Wi-Fi setup to connect to your wireless home network, Wi-Fi 802.11 n.

· Send scans to your PC, email, network folders, memory cards or USB flash drive.

· Print photos in multiple sizes directly from your iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry or Android OS Device with the Kodak Pic Flick App.

· Robust 150-sheet document paper tray and 25-page automatic document feeder.

· Accomplish business critical tasks with the easy-to-use control panel and 1.5” display.

· Perfect Page Technology improves the quality of scanned documents even when the original is less than perfect

· Kodak All-in-One Printer Home Center Software to do more – including 3D photo printing and printing pictures from video.

The Kodak ESP C310

The ESP C310 All-in-One Printer retailing for a recommended price of R999, includes:

· Easy Wi-Fi setup to connect to your wireless home network, Wi-Fi 802.11 n.

· Print photos in multiple sizes directly from your iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry or Android OS Device with the Kodak Pic Flick App.

· View and print photos without a PC using the 1.5” colour display and media card slot – supports SD, MMC, and Memory Stick

· Built-in intelligent paper sensor that automatically adjusts printer settings based on paper size and type.

· Perfect Page Technology improves the quality of your scanned document even when your original is less than perfect.

· Kodak All-in-One Printer Home Center Software to do more – including 3D photo printing and printing pictures from video.

And some Kodak ink cartridges

These printers use Kodak 30 Series inks, available in the following standard and XL cartridges:

· Kodak Black Ink Cartridge, 30 - up to 335 black text pages. R99.

· Kodak Black Ink Cartridge, 30 XL - up to 670 black text pages. R189.

· Kodak Colour Ink Cartridge, 30 - up to 275 colour pages. R149.

· Kodak Colour Ink Cartridge, 30 XL - up to 550 colour pages. R299.

“This is an exciting milestone for Kodak’s growth in consumer inkjet printing,” said Bob Ohlweiler, director and vice president, Consumer Inkjet Systems, Eastman Kodak Company Europe. “We are committed to saving people money on printing and believe our products will resonate strongly with South African families and home office professionals. We would also like to thank our retailer partners for the trust and confidence they have placed in the Kodak brand.”

UPDATE: These products will be available starting 21 September 2011.

Kodak inkjet printers now in South Africa

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