Kodak EasyShare Dock 6000 Photo Printer

I use this printer for 50% of my photo developing, and I have to admit that the quality of the pictures is superb. The printing process is fast, and the pictures come out borderless, sharp, crisp, and without ink rub off. When I display the photographs from this printer along with developments with a high quality camera and store development process, I actually prefer this printer's pictures.
I've had the Kodak EasyShare Printer for about a year, and hopefully improvements have been made in the newer models. Here are the problems with this model: The ink cartridge and photo paper refill system is extremely expensive. They are also difficult to replace in the printer without causing the need to unplug and shut down everything on the printer and on your computer. The software that comes with this system is difficult to install on your pc, causes errors and freeze ups, and doesn't always respond to commands from the printer like it should. The printer stopped charging my digital camera after about 4 months of use. (I've tried replacing the battery in the camera to a new rechargeable Kodak battery, which was costly, and hasn't fixed the problem. I now use regular batteries, but go through them weekly, which is also costly!) The buttons on the printer which should tell it to print a photo, or transfer pictures, do not function properly. It takes many times to dock and redock your camera for the printer to 'figure out' that it is there. Finally, the paper recieving process was non-functioning since it's very first print. You have to manually feed the paper in at the exact appropriate time, and if you miss this time slot, you have to unplug and restart both the camera and your computer.
When rating this printer, I would give the absolute highest mark on the photo quality, and the absolute lowest mark on the actually functioning of the system. The fact that the front of the printer is marked with the words "Number 1 in ease of use" is like a slap in the face every time I print!