All Photo Printers

The Bottom Line: Photographers will love the Canon Pixma iP6700D's speedy, high-quality photos, but sluggish, mediocre text output will be a turn-off for the SOHO/business crowd.

Specs: Photo printer - Ink-jet - Color, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, Wireless, 18 pages/min, 17 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB, Infrared

The Bottom Line: The Pixma iP6310D has the print quality and the features that make it an attractive photo printer, but for just a bit more money, you can get an all-in-one printer from Canon that has better quality and faster speeds.

Specs: Photo printer - Ink-jet - Color, Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, PC, Mac, USB

The Bottom Line: The Canon Pixma iP1700 is a bargain of a printer, especially considering its impressive print quality.

Specs: Photo printer - Ink-jet - Color, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 22 pages/min, 17 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB

The Bottom Line: Versatile stand-alone operation and good photo quality make the Canon Pixma iP6600D appealing for digital camera owners, but slow operation and mediocre text output mean it's a bad choice for SOHO or business use.

Specs: Photo printer - Ink-jet - Color, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, Wireless, 1.3 pages/min, 0.6 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB, Infrared

Editors' Take: Some of the interesting innovations that HP makes in its B9180 tell us we shouldn't count the company out of prosumer photo printing quite yet.

Specs: Photo printer - Ink-jet - Color, Super B (13 in x 19 in), Wired, 0.2 min/page, 0.8 min/page, 1.2 min/page, PC, Mac, USB, Ethernet 10/100Base-TX

The Bottom Line: The Epson Stylus Photo R2400 printer's excellent monochrome printing further solidifies company's hegemony of the enthusiast and professional photo printer markets.

Specs: Photo printer - Ink-jet - Color, Roll (13 in), Super B (13 in x 19 in), A3 plus (13 in x 16.65 in), Wired, 0.6 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB, IEEE1394 FireWire

The Bottom Line: Although inexpensive to operate and easy to use, the Canon Selphy DS810's mediocre output limits this compact photo printer's appeal for serious photo enthusiasts.

Specs: Compact photo printer - Ink-jet - Color, 4 in x 6 in, Wired, 1 min/page, PC, Mac, USB, Infrared

The Bottom Line: The compact Canon Selphy CP710 dye-sub photo printer is fast and cheap to operate.

Specs: Compact photo printer - Dye sublimation - Color, 3.9 in x 7.9 in, Wired, 1 min/page, PC, Mac, USB

The Bottom Line: Autoduplexing, multiple input options, and acceptable photo and text quality make this printer a versatile choice for home and small-office users who aren't in a hurry.

Specs: Photo printer - Ink-jet - Color, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 1.2 pages/min, 29 pages/min, 20 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB

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