most printers , scanners and thing like that are all cross compatible - but might be good to look on that manufacturers website for specifics.

a quick google for ratings & reviews of any product are good too.
Kodak ESP 5250 Inkjet Printer ratings
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&c...=&oq=&gs_rfai=

My parents got a Lexmark printer/scanner and I can't say that I like the software interface /settings on it.
They had a Canon before that and I didn't care for it either.

I've had Panasonic, HP & Epson brands - printers, scanners & fax
and those are all pretty straight forward and easy to set up and use.

Haven't use a Kodak printer at all , so not much help on that .