Built in PCMIA card slot with two universal cardholders enabling most type of card to be used in this printer. The ability to print photos without having to use a PC or other device Good quality photo prints Border free photos can be created Has several features to enable you to adjust the print quality e.g. for digital cameras Can be used as a normal printer with your PC It is also able to take roll paper Maximum print speed for colour and black & white of 7 pages per minute Connection is via a USB port The size is reasonable and doesn’t take up lots of space with dimensions of: 467 x 256 x 212mm
I have owned both HP and Epson printers and whilst I have been happy with the print quality of both makes I found that the HP cartridges were much more expensive than the Epson.
The photos produced on this machine are brilliant, the quality of the photo is excellent and it’s really very simple to use. At around £20 for each of the cartridges (colour and black) for original Epson cartridges I feel this is very competitive.
You can adjust the quality of your printing by selecting the properties box when you select file print and this gives you a choice of automatic, photo enhance and custom. Another option on the same page is print speed this obviously affects the quality as well as the speed. I can honestly say that when printing from Word I use the speed option and it still looks good. I am a secretary and would not consider saying that the quality was good if I did not feel I could post a letter that had been printed in this mode.
A feature I like to use when printing photos is the print preview as this gives you the opportunity to cancel and print and not waste expensive photo paper if you do not like what you see.
This system is much easier than going through the rigours of uploading photos onto the PC and then printing from your usual printer.
It is possible to upload photos onto the PC and with ease, which is brilliant for storage, but if you do not want to do this then you can print directly from this printer without a PC.
If you have a digital camera do lots of prints it would be worth considering purchasing this type of printer as it makes life a lot easier.
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Apr 12th, 2003
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