Sony Picture Station DPP-FP35

Advantages: Great picture quality from a fast Dye Sub Printer
Disadvantages: Consumables may be a problem to get hold of

...camera direct into the printer, and use the camera to print the pictures direct. Other software which came with the printer is PictureGear Studio, a program which allows you to create photo albums, binders, photo collections etc. This is a very neat piece of software which allows you to easily organise all your photos. The whole package comes with th: DPP-FP30 Printer (approx. 60mm x 30.5mm x 122mm) AC Power Adapter AC Power Cord CD-ROM (including drivers for Windows XP Pro/Home, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows 98SE, and Picture Gear Studio) Colour Printing Pack (includes print cartridge, and 40 sheets of paper) Operating instructions Warranty Sony End User Software License Agreement The main problem I have been having with the printer is the consumables ( the Colour Print Packs). When I ordered the printer, I ordered... Read review

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Advantages: Astonishingly good prints
Disadvantages: requires special media, 23p a sheet

...Dye Sublimation Printers have always been relatively expensive, the high initial cost and fairly expensive media have normally meant that they've only really been of interest to 'serious' photographers, but they generally produce a quality of image which is far better than you'd get from a similarly priced inkjet, or economy priced laboratory printed photos. 'Don't you have enough printers?' was the Boss's immediate response when I announced that I'd bought a Sony DDP-FP30 (well, at any rate, that was the 'polite' translation!) She was right to a point - We use a Samsung laser printer (which I've reviewed previously)on the main PC - mostly for printing reports, projects and general rubbish that doesn't need colour. We've got an ancient Epson colour inkjet, which is attached to the kid's PC, which aspires to photo quality... Read review

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Advantages: WebCam, Solid Build, X-Black Screen, Powerful Processor, Light, Bright, Smart
Disadvantages: Bad OnBoard Intel Graphics, 512mb Ram, Slightly odd Shape at First

...As an introduction, I can say that this laptop is very nice, it is as solid as you'd expect from a Sony, and is very thin and light. It has excellent features, built in, such as a built Web Cam above the screen, and excellent Hi-Speed WiFi reception. The screen is fabulous, if a bit too reflective, and the design is sturdy. Although made of plastic, it could easily be mistaken for something more solid. The only major down side to me, is the on-board Intel graphics, which are particularly bad, not allowing for any form of gaming, and they leech of the main system RAM, which is short anyway at 512mb. Otherwise, a fabulous machine. Speed The speed of this computer is excellent. It allows for solid opening of programs, and fluid scrolling and word processing. I'm sure this processor (Pentium-M 1.73GHz) is capable of much more... Read review

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