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Epson PictureMate Deluxe Viewer Edition Personal Photo Lab Printer
October 30, 2006 | | TrackBacks

This weekend I had the opportunity to test out this printer in preparation for an event where many pictures were going to be printed in on-the-spot, quick, polariod type fashion.  I was really impressed with the quality of the photo.  In fact, I would have chosen it over pictures I have gotten printed from snapfish.com in the past.  It took 75 seconds to print one picture, just like it advertised which is only 10 seconds longer than the competitor printer is supposed to.  It comes with options to edit the picture before printing and optional borders can be added.  The only downside I saw was a picture can only be cropped down to 1/3 the picture size and in situations like ours when you don't have the luxury to edit them on a computer, it would be nice to crop it to any size you want.  I'm not sure if it solves the ultimate digital printing dilemma--is it cheaper to print at home or in a lab. It would take awhile to get over the $150 initial investment and $29 ink cartridge/paper combo pack every 100 pictures.  But if you are planning to print several hundreds or even thousands of pictures during it's lifetime, I'm guessing the cost would work itself out and the quality definitely meets or exceeds any lab printing I've seen.

HP PSC 1510 All-in-One (It’s a printer)
September 25, 2006 | | TrackBacks

HP%20PSC%201510%20All-in-One.jpgChallenge 1) Print letters 2) Scan family photos 3) Print quality photos from digital. Special challenge:  print and bind nine copies, two-sided, of an approx. 120 page story containing mostly text but also color pictures.   Kinko’s?  BRRRAAAAPPP.  Wrong answer.  About $200.00/copy.   Answer…HP’s All-in-One.   $99.00 at HP  – I bought mine at Target for about that (Amazon as low as $54.50).  To be honest, I compared them and couldn’t decide between Lexmark, HP, etc. so I made my decision based on the reasonable price of the ink cartridges AND – here was the clincher – I only had to remember three numbers.  92 Black, 93 Tri-Color and 99 Photo.  Scanning – great.  Printing photos – I forgot to put in 99 and ended up with great photos with only the 93!  Printed and bound story - some trial and error Embarassed , and don’t try more than 30 or so pages at a time, but 16 copies later the recipient is thrilled!  Kinko’s = $3,200.00.  Me = printer + binder & supplies + 1 black per copy (that’s about 120 pgs per cartridge, average) and two tri-colors + paper = (let’s round up to) $550.00.  Slower, but I still win.

DeskJet 3920 Printer by Hewlett Packard.
September 18, 2006 | | Comments (2) | TrackBacks

As with most HP printers, the setup and installation was simple enough and I was able to print a test page within a few minutes. Even though the HP Deskjet 3920 was marketed to me as a great solution for people running small businesses, I found it more suitable for home users. While the price is very reasonable at around $59.99, the cost of replacing the ink cartridges (black & tri-color) can get steep, running from $10 each and upwards. I’ve been using it every now and then to print letters, stories, and the like, but cringe every time anything color intensive is required. Careful monitoring of the ink levels and disciplined printing habits can prolong the life of the cartridges, but for those who’ll be printing regularly it’ll definitely be bulk purchases from your local or internet supplier.

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