Typical price: £100
What is it: A portable photo printer from Epson
What we think: This portable photo printer produces good quality prints, but we wish it ran on batteries. It could be a lot faster, too
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 19 May 2004
Tags: Epson, Epson PictureMate, phones, mobile phones, battery pack
We like:
Economical; excellent print quality; connects directly to cameras, media cards, and external storage devices; compact; easy to operate; Mac and Windows compatible
We don't like:
No colour LCD for previewing or cropping images; AC-only operation; slow
CNET UK judgement:
This portable photo printer produces good quality prints, but we wish it ran on batteries. It could be a lot faster, too
Full review:
With its convenient handle and lunchbox shape, the Epson PictureMate resembles a boombox without speakers, and it's almost as portable. You'll need to be near an electrical outlet to produce 101x152mm prints on the spot, but you can leave your computer at home. Plug in your flash media, your camera, or your external drive, then select, crop, enhance, and print your images using the device's reference prints and LCD. Economical ink and paper refills bring print costs down. Even better, the PictureMate's output is truly sparkling. However, the PictureMate is slow, and we wish it had a battery pack for truly mobile printing. Continue Reading...
Epson PictureMate History
11 May 2005 in Reviews
Instant photos with a portable printer
Digital cameras provide instant gratification, as long as you’re content with seeing your photographs on the camera's screen. If you want to replicate the Polaroid experience -- see it, snap it, wait one minute, hand round the prints -- you need a portable photo printer.
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