Kodak ESP 7

Kodak ESP7 All-in-One Printer

The ESP 7, the cheaper of Kodak’s slick all-in-one wireless printers (the other being the $299 ESP 9, which has a fax) has two major things going for it: it looks better in a home office than any of its competitors, and the ink is cheap and yields good low-cost prints. For faster speeds and quieter performance you can turn to other less attractive $199 printers. But if design, decent photo quality, and ink costs are priorities, the ESP 7 offers the best value. The ESP 7 is, hands down, the sleekest business printer we’ve tested. Its glossy piano black finish and rounded edges are particularly ideal for someone who wants a printer that can blend into a home office. Its 3-inch LCD is larger than other printers’, and the tilt-out control panel makes for a more compact, less conspicuous design. What’s more, at 7.4 inches high, the ESP 7 has a lower profile than other business all-in-ones, such as the Epson WorkForce 600 or the HP Officejet 6500. Another bonus: the ESP 7 has separate paper trays for larger paper (up to 8.5 x 14 inches) and for 4 x 6- and 5 x 7-inch photo paper. Both trays fully retract inside the printer, so you won’t see any paper sticking out.