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| Product | HP Photosmart A636 | HP Photosmart A826  | Canon Pixma iP100 | Epson PictureMate Deluxe Viewer Edition | Epson PictureMate Dash PM260 |
| Price | $399.99 | MSRP: $244.43 | $169.62 to $249.99 | MSRP: $199.99 | $443.00 |
| CNET editors' rating | 4 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars | 3.5 stars | 3 stars |
| Average user rating | 2.5 stars | 3.5 stars | 3.5 stars | 4 stars | 2.5 stars |
| Release date | Info unavailable | August 27, 2007 | April 21, 2008 | June 10, 2005 | September 4, 2007 |
| Bottom line | The HP Photosmart A636 is an excellent at-home photo inkjet printer that's both versatile and easy to use. We highly recommend the A636 for its significant photo quality improvements over the last model and an attractive design to boot. | The HP Photosmart A826 snapshot printer offers an attractive design, is easy and fun to use, and works better without a PC than any other snapshot printer we've reviewed thanks to its huge touch screen, but we wonder who will spend $250 for a dedicated photo printer. | It isn't cheap compared to standard printers, but the Canon Pixma iP100 has the highest resolution available in the mobile printer market and prints at an impressive speed to boot. If you simply must have a printer with you at all times, the iP100 should be the do-it-all at your side. | A color LCD and an optional battery pack make this Epson snapshot printer a formidable portable photo lab. | The Epson PictureMate Dash printer is impressive in every way except for print quality. |
| Printer type | Compact photo printer | Compact photo printer | Photo printer | Compact photo printer | Compact photo printer |
| Technology | Ink-jet | Ink-jet | Ink-jet | Ink-jet | Ink-jet |
| Printer output type | Color | Color | Color | Color | Color |
| Max Resolution Color | 4800 x 1200 dpi | 4800 x 1200 dpi | 9600 x 2400 dpi | 5760 x 1440 dpi | 5760 x 1440 dpi |
| Media type | Photo paper Index cards | Photo paper | Cards Photo stickers Envelopes Plain paper Photo paper | Glossy photo paper Photo paper | Glossy photo paper Semi-gloss photo paper Photo paper Matte photo paper |
| Operating system | Apple MacOS X 10.4 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional Apple MacOS X 10.5 Microsoft Windows Vista | Apple MacOS X 10.4 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional Microsoft Windows Vista Apple MacOS X 10.3.9 | Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Apple MacOS X 10.2.8 - 10.5 Microsoft Windows Vista | Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP Apple MacOS X 10.2 or later | Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Vista (64-bit versions) Apple MacOS X 10.2.8 or later Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP |
| Software type [Jul 2, 2008 from CDS: Software] | Drivers & Utilities | Drivers & Utilities | Canon Easy-PhotoPrint Drivers & Utilities | Drivers & Utilities Epson Film Factory | Driver ArcSoft PhotoImpression |
| Service & support type | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
| Buying choices |
| MSRP: $244.43 See manufacturer website for availability. |
| MSRP: $199.99 See manufacturer website for availability. |
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