Today's Woot - help!

For what it's worth, Consumer Reports lists this printer at $150 and gives it an overall rating of 54/100, which is right on the dividing line between "Good" and "Very Good." Their highest-rated printer in the same category got 60/100, and their lowest-rated got 43/100.

So you would be getting a middle-of-the-road printer for a little more than one-third of the retail price. Make of that whatever you want.

 

http://www.epinions.com/Kodak_EASYSHARE_5100_Printer/display_~reviews

 

epinions givesw it three stars out of five. cnet gives it a 5.9 out of 10

You got a fancy big new job. Dig the crowbar out of your wallet and buy a new super good one.

 

Just to chip in another thought:

If you and Her Royal Highness were thinking about getting a new computer at any time later this year, you'd probably be able to find one that comes with a printer at least as good, or better, for free. Ask the lord exchequer if such a purchase is on the horizon.

 

http://reviews.cnet.com/multifunction-devices/kodak-easyshare-5100-all/4852-3181_7-32363386.html?tag=uoall

another computer site zdnet.com doesn't have a review for it, just lists the specs and shows it as not being available in stores... the middle printer here:
http://review.zdnet.com/4566-3155_16-0-2.html?filter=1000036_5250865_

 

Even better.

 

depends on the workload. ... if you are going to do a TON of printing, move up the ladder.

 

At it's core, it's still a 60 buck printer

 

Yup. With $25.00 ink cartridges probably.

 

As someone who worked in an office supply store, it's still a good deal for what you're getting. The ink alone, when you have to replace them, will cost about the same price as that printer.