Source: Tom's Guide | Keywords: photo, printers, pictures | Themes: Digital Cameras
- 1. Presenting The Options
- 2. The Selected Models
- 3. For The Beach: Canon Selphy CP770
- 4. Just for fun: Sony DPP-FP95
- 5. More Than a Pretty Face: HP PhotoSmart A826
- 6. Strong All Around: Epson PictureMate 290
- 7. How Much Does That All Cost?
- 8. Which Printer Should You Choose?
- 9. What We Like / What We Don’t Like
- 10. Departing from the competition: the Polaroid PoGo
- 11. More on this topic
9. What We Like / What We Don’t Like
To conclude our comparison, here’s a quick review of what we liked and what we didn’t like at all about each of the four products we tested:
Canon Selphy CP770
+ Its design, how easy it is to use.
- How long it takes to print, its paper (which has to be detached).
Sony DPP-F995
+ Its color screen, its numerous options for “fun” printing, the image quality.
- How its images end up trimmed on paper (which also has to be detached).
HP PhotoSmart A826
+ Its ergonomic, well thought out design; its touch screen.
- The absence of a battery!
Epson PictureMate 290
+ Its speed and its printing quality, the option to burn images to CDs, the quantity of sheets of photo paper sold with the printer.
- The finish, the lack of details on certain photos, how cumbersome it is.
And now, here’s your bonus: the Polaroid PoGo test…
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1. You forgot to mention one important advantage offered by printers that use solid ink with thermal sublimation: photos are said to last for 100 years (that means no color deterioration due to sunlight!), they are protected by the 4th and final laminating layer against water spills and fingerprints (yes, that's right)!
Don't know if it's really 100 years, but the fingerprint "protection" alone makes it a sweet deal.
2. The Epson and HP models aren't exactly portable. They are actually big if you compare them with Sony and Canon, and especially the Polaroid (WOW). A better term would be dedicated photo printers, in my opinion.
3. The Sony FP95 tops at no.2 regarding print time and you call it "mediocre printing time"? If that's true, then what about the others? You haven't even mentioned their performance, except for giving us the values.
I don't want to tell you how to do your job, but if you use only "mediocre" and not "worst" or "best/second-best" use it for the lowest performer.
Sorry Tom, I really am...
I have to say I was expecting an answer from the author, but now I don't thik it really matters. Shortly after my first comment I decided to look into the printers in detail. The HP A626 you talk about in the articke is actualy a A826.
How did you manage to get the name right in the image slideshow? http://www.tomsguide.com/us/slides [...] -jpg-.html
Big thumbs down!