Status LCD Inkjet Printers

Editors' Take: The Epson PictureMate Express Edition is this year's slightly spiffed-up version of last year's popular snapshot printer.

Specs: Compact photo printer - Ink-jet - Color, 4 in x 6 in, Wired, 1.3 min/page, PC, Mac, USB

The Bottom Line: A color LCD and an optional battery pack make this Epson snapshot printer a formidable portable photo lab.

Specs: Compact photo printer - Ink-jet - Color, 4 in x 6 in, Wired, 1.2 min/page, PC, Mac, USB

The Bottom Line: A good option for offices that need medium-format printing, but for high-volume letter-size color documents, a color laser is a better deal.

Specs: Workgroup printer - Ink-jet - Color, Super B (13 in x 19 in), A3 plus (13 in x 16.65 in), Wired, 24 pages/min, 21 pages/min, 4 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB, Parallel

Editors' Take: This machine lends a hand to companies that want to make larger-than-normal color inkjet prints.

Specs: Workgroup printer - Ink-jet - Color, Super B (13 in x 19 in), A3 plus (13 in x 16.65 in), Wired, 24 pages/min, 21 pages/min, 4 pages/min, 13.5 pages/min, 3 pages/min, 12 pages/min, 2.5 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB, Parallel, Ethernet 10/100Base-TX

Editors' Take: This machine lends a hand to companies that want to make larger-than-normal color inkjet prints.

Specs: Workgroup printer - Ink-jet - Color, Super B (13 in x 19 in), A3 plus (13 in x 16.65 in), Wired, 24 pages/min, 21 pages/min, 4 pages/min, 6.5 pages/min, 5 pages/min, 0.9 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB, Parallel, Ethernet 10/100Base-TX

Editors' Take: This machine lends a hand to companies that want to make larger-than-normal color inkjet prints.

Specs: Workgroup printer - Ink-jet - Color, Super B (13 in x 19 in), A3 plus (13 in x 16.65 in), Wired, 24 pages/min, 21 pages/min, 4 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB, Parallel

Editors' Take: This machine lends a hand to companies that want to make larger-than-normal color inkjet prints.

Specs: Workgroup printer - Ink-jet - Color, Super B (13 in x 19 in), A3 plus (13 in x 16.65 in), Wired, 24 pages/min, 21 pages/min, 4 pages/min, 13.5 pages/min, 3 pages/min, 12 pages/min, 2.5 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB, Parallel

Editors' Take: This machine lends a hand to companies that want to make larger-than-normal color inkjet prints.

Specs: Workgroup printer - Ink-jet - Color, Super B (13 in x 19 in), A3 plus (13 in x 16.65 in), Wired, 24 pages/min, 21 pages/min, 4 pages/min, 13.5 pages/min, 3 pages/min, 12 pages/min, 2.5 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB, Parallel

The Bottom Line: This portable photo printer produces quality output, but we wish it ran on batteries. It could stand to be a lot faster, too.

Specs: Compact photo printer - Ink-jet - Color, 4 in x 6 in, Wired, PC, Mac, USB

The Bottom Line: The six-color Canon i900D photo printer is smartly designed, and it's versatile enough for serious home digital photographers.

Specs: Personal printer - Ink-jet - Color, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 1.2 min/page, 3 min/page, PC, Mac, USB