One of our biggest complaints about the ESP 7 is that it's noisy, both while starting up and while preparing for a print job. The average start time was also 6 seconds (the Word doc took 3 seconds to begin printing the PDF took 7). These tests took 59 seconds (Word document), 2:43 (PowerPoint), and 1:18 (PDF), with an average print time of 50 seconds and 2:07 for the 4 x 6- and 8.5 x 11-inch photos, respectively. The ESP 7 finished fourth among five all-in-ones printing over USB.
However, it's worth noting that the Epson WorkForce 600 was twice as fast at 48 seconds. The ESP 7 finished a solid third with its average wireless printing time of 1:38, just a bit slower than the 1:36 average among five all-in-ones we tested. On average, the printer took an average of 6 seconds to begin printing (the range was 4 to 8 seconds, with the Word doc taking the least time, and the PDF taking the most). Over Wi-Fi, it took 44 seconds to print the Word document 2:42 to print the PowerPoint presentation 1:23 to print the PDF and an average of 60 seconds and 2:20 for the 4 x 6- and 8.5 x 11-inch prints, respectively. Our test documents included a two-page Microsoft Word document a six-page PowerPoint presentation, including photos and colorful graphics a two-page PDF with lots of fine print and two photos, printed on both 4 x 6- and 8.5 x 11-inch photo paper. We performed several printing tests, both over a Wi-Fi network and over a USB connection (you can also use the bundled Ethernet cable to connect it to your router or access point, if you like). Kodak sells a USB cable separately for $24.99, while other $199 Wi-Fi printers come with a cable included.
Although the Wi-Fi setup, refreshingly, doesn't require connecting the printer to a PC or router, it would still be nice to have a USB cable in case the network fails, or if the user wants a faster wired connection.
One gripe: the printer doesn't come with a USB cable. This makes installation quicker, but we do wonder what happens if you run out of one color before the others. Whereas companies like Canon, Epson, and others sell their colored ink cartridges separately (different ones for cyan, magenta, and yellow, for example), Kodak's color ink comes in the form of one large color cartridge (the black ink is still sold separately). Unlike other printers, you don't have to pop in a separate printhead for the ink cartridges (not that this is difficult, but it's refreshing to have one less step). Installing the ESP 7 and configuring its Wi-Fi connection was a breeze.
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