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"Great little printer! Very happy!" on by WadeF
Pros: Better print quality than my local photo lab's digital prints, same price per print, color correction and image enhancement works great, prints are water proof, smudge proof, 200 year life in album!
Cons: Haven't noticed any. Some people complain about the slow printing, but the speed doesn't bother me. I only print what my wife wants to scrap book. Durability is to be seen, so far so good.
Summary: I heard a lot of good things about this printer. I was convinced I would never purchase another home photo printer. That was until a customer told me about this little gem. Where do I work? A professional camera store with an inhouse lab. I wasn't very happy with the digital prints I was getting from my digital files at the lab. When I saw a print come out of this little printer that blew away the photo lab's print I was very happy. Also the fact that these prints will last at least as long as a photo lab print, supposedly longer, is a big plus in my book. I'll still have to go to the lab for 5x7 and larger prints, but that's okay as we usually only get 4x6 prints so my wife can scrap book them.
I heard some people had problems with the printer's durability. To be safe I got the printer at Staples and picked up a 2 yr. extended warranty for $30. If it breaks I'll get a new one, or a $200 credit to buy whatever the next latest and greatest printer is.
There are some bad reviews here, but I question their credibility. Most people I run into have no clue what they are doing when it comes to digital photography and printing their images. If they start with a bad image, they are going to print a bad image. I've been selling equipment to pros for a decade and showing them how to use the equipment, and I am thrilled with the images I'm getting from this printer. Some people complain about the cropping. Well, many digital cameras take images that aren't in a standard 2:3 ratio. A 35mm negative is 2cmx3cm, so a 4x6 or an 8x12 is a full frame print. If their camera shoots outside of this ratio the printer will have no choice but to crop the image to make a borderless print. You can print with borders if you want the full image, or you can pre-crop the image on your computer in an imaging program so that it's in the proper 2:3 format and then print it. Most complaints I have seen are due to user error and ignorance. -
"Amazing Printer" on by spiritdog
Pros: Great image quality!
Cons: Lack of Printer Profiles
Summary: I purchased this printer for my wife to avoide draging my Epson 2200 every time she wanted a few snap shots. Now I use this amazing little printer more than she does! For what it is this printer is amazing and despite the claims of being slow, I can asure you that given the quality of the images, it is down right fast! The only thing I would ask for is a better array of profiles for photoshop. PIM is good for low end snap shots but this printer is capable of so much more!!! I have found one profile on the inkjetart site that gives pretty good results but would like to see Epson put out some of their own. Perhaps they are worried about this litte guy competing with some of their higher end printers?
Finnally, I wanted to comment on cloging. Welcome to the world of high end printing. People who think they can leave the printer in the closet for a few weeks or months at a time and not have it clog are fooling themselfs. Cleaning is easy and normal for this type of quality. So don't let it worry you! -
"Shake the ink cartridge before you use it" on by nomadjr
Pros: Excellent photo quality, inexepensive and photos are pretty much bulletproof, very easy to use
Cons: Is a little on the slow side, but the photo quality and life is worth it
Summary: I have seen the comparable HP that a friend has and it pales in comparison.
Make sure to shake the ink cartridge before you use it (its on the instructions that no one reads) so you get the maximum amount of prints per cartridge. The prints are sharp and lab quality.
I read someones statement about the crop. It is going to print 4x6 no matter what dimension the original photo is. My suggestion is to use a photo edit program to make sure the photo is in or near 4x6 dimensions.
If you use a 4megapixel or better camera, this is the printer for you. -
"THE BEST!!!!!!!!!" on
Pros: This product by Epson is the best 4x6 photo printer on the market. It delivers autstanding photos at the lowest price. It blows the HP out of the water in photo quality and in cost per print.
Cons: no LCD screen
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"Great photos for first 40 prints" on
Pros: Quality when it worked was truly remarkable! Who cares that it is slow.
Cons: I think the print heads are clogged after around 30-40 prints. I can't get them unclogged! All my pics are blue!
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