There isn’t really a dedicated home screen instead, you just scroll through all of the printer’s functions. Start up takes a minute after you press the power button, where you’ll be taken to a home screen of sorts. Things didn’t feel like they quite snapped into place as easily as most printers, but everything came together relatively quickly - always a plus.Īfter you’ve dealt with its outsides, you’ll have to defer to the touchscreen to get the system set up. Setting up the Kodak 9.1 Hero was no more difficult that with most printers, although at 18.7 pounds it’s a tad bit heavier than many we’re used to dealing with. When you’re printing photos, there are built-in options for cropping and rotating your images. The front panel has SD and USB ports, so there’s no need to search or reach around to find these inputs. The touch panel is simple, and there’s only one button on the entire thing. Though it’s bulkier than the compact little Hero 3.1, you get a larger touchscreen, a separate photo tray, automatic two-side printing, faster printing, and an automatic document feeder, all of which make it better suited for a home office scenario. There are smaller, more modular options if that’s what you’re looking for. The Hero 9.1 is a fairly large device, but that makes sense considering its position at the top of Kodak’s Hero lineup. The feed and output area for scanning and faxing is a matte black plastic that has a much cheaper feel and look to it. From there, Kodak builds upward with a very shiny black, fairly fingerprint-resistant material (also used around the touchscreen). The printer has a magnesium alloy-like base, which gives it a sleek, sturdy appearance. That’s not a lot of space, but it can make a difference if you’re working with a confined area. The paper input tray, the output tray, and touchscreen all jut out from the front panel of the Hero 9.1, accounting for an approximate two inches of space beyond the actual base of the printer. We found ourselves wanting to push all the pieces of the printer into itself to reduce its footprint when not in use, but only slide-out pieces on the paper trays can collapse. That said, the only instance we could imagine this being inconvenient is if you were trying to access the touchscreen while you were printing a text document.
The Hero 9.1 sports an ever-present touchscreen that doesn’t fold into the printer, instead angling out over your input and output trays at all times.
The Hero 9.1 is far and away more stylish than many Kodak printers, but it’s still a bit clunkier and more awkward than competitors from Canon and HP. Kodak has staked its reputation on the affordability of its printer ink and ease of use, so it isn’t terrible surprising that the design isn’t the manufacturer’s first priority. Despite having all the bells and whistles of a fully connected, multi-function printer, the Hero 9.1 doesn’t quite measure up because of some user-unfriendly glitches, loud processing, and connection issues. The entire Hero line offers access to mobile printing options including Google Cloud Print, Kodak Email print, and Kodak’s Pic Flick iPhone app. The Hero 9.1 comes complete with trendy features like 3D printing (the paper glasses kind), a 4.3-inch touchscreen, 30-page automatic document feeder, and the usual multi-function features including scanning, copying, printing, and fax. The Kodak Hero 9.1 is the brand’s new flagship desktop printer, topping a range of less-equipped, less-expensive models including the Hero 3.1, 5.1, 6.1, and 7.1.
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