Type: Color inkjet photo printer
Print Speed: Up to 75 seconds for 4 x 6 print
Print Resolution: 5760 x 1440 (interpolated)
Special Features: Memory card slots, optional battery pack.
Forbes Review
Rating: 4.5 out of 5Liked: It's faster and has the color display that lets you zoom, crop photos and choose photos based on the photo itself, not a file name. The quality is great.
Disliked: The quality is great but prints cannot be printed larger than 4-by-6 inches. The purchase price and materials to print 1,000 pictures costs a grand total of $540 excluding sales tax, which averages to about 29 cents per print.
In Short: If you can live with the PictureMate's size limitation, Epson's smart portable product is certainly worth the price.
PC Magazine Review
Rating: 4.5 out of 5Liked: Prints from computers, memory cards, PictBridge cameras, and USB drives. True, waterproof, smear-proof photo quality. Color LCD to preview images.
Disliked: Needs an adapter for miniSD cards. Preview images on LCD a bit blurry.
In Short:: Offers the same high-quality output at somewhat faster speed than its predecessor and adds the ability to preview and edit images on a color LCD before printing.
CNET Review
Rating: N/ALiked: Far more competitive than the previous 2-minute-plus performance. The printer now sports a 2.4-inch color LCD and can run off an optional battery. New layout choices.
Disliked: The 29-cents-per-print cost isn't quite as impressive today as it was when the printer was first announced.
In Short: The $249 Epson PictureMate Deluxe printer, which is expected to ship in early June, has the potential to do very well. Stay tuned: we'll let you know.
