Epson PictureMate Express Printer

Product Description

With one-touch printing, PictureMate is having a personal photo lab at home. As low as 24 cents per print, printing is as affordable as the lab, and about half the cost of other 4x6 dedicated photo printers. PictureMate photos will last longer than all the alternatives available today about 2 to 4 times longer than photo lab prints. Trust photos to PictureMate designed to fit any schedule. Get incredible color and detail with every photo using a unique 6-color pigment ink system and up to 5760x1440 optimized dpi. Print a brilliant 4x6 photo in as fast as 80 seconds. Crop and automatically resize Input paper tray up to 20 sheets of PictureMate Photo Paper Capacity Water and smudge proof photos for worry-free handling 4x6 printers up to 25 times longer APrints stacks of lab quality photos at a remarkabley low everyday price as low as 24 cents per print Water and smudge resistant - Displayed photos resist fading as much as 2 to 4 times longer than the leading photo lab brands, and about 4 to 20 times 5760 x 1440 optimized dpi (dots per inch) Minimum Ink Droplet Size 4x6 True BorderFree prints Built-in Memory Card Slots - Compatible with popular camera memory cards - CompactFlash Type I and II, Secure Digital (SD) (mini SD card with optional adapter required), MMC, Memory Stick (including PRO, Duo, MagicGate), SmartMedia, Microdrive, xD-Picture Card PictBridge and USB Direct Print-enabled digital cameras USB connection for external CD-R/RW drives; Zip drives (750, 250, & 100MB), Flash memory (USB Thumb drives) Operating Systems - Windows 98SE, 2000, Me and XP, Macintosh System 9.x, OS X 10.2-10.3 Bonus Software Included - Epson Software Film Factory 3.05 (PC and Macintosh compatible, P.I.M. and Exif Print-enabled) Unit Size (when printing) - 10.0 x 12.0 x 6.4 / Weight - 5.5 pounds Box Content - PictureMate Express Edition, Paper and cartridge for 20 4x6 inch photos, Power supply, Q

Amazon.com Product Description

You've got a high performance digital camera. Now it's time to bring those photos into the world, with an easy-to-use, versatile, and affordable photo printer. With the touch of a button, you can print lab quality photos that look and feel like lab prints.

Take a closer look at the PictureMate Express Printer's functions.
With its unique six-color pigment technology and superior high resolution, the PictureMate Express produces rich, vibrant colors and beautiful skin tones. You can also print your photos in black and white or sepia tones, with classic borders or borderless. Or, print handy wallet sizes. You can even crop and resize your photos. All this without having to turn on your computer. Print straight from your camera's USB interface (the PictureMate Express supports the PictBridge direct printing standard), or use the printer's memory card slot to print 4 x 6 photos in just 80 seconds. The PictureMate also supports all popular memory cards. Plus, you can use the "Save Photo" button for easy one touch backup of digital files directly to an external CD-R, Zip drive or USB thumb drive.

The PictureMate Express is also designed for economy and high print quality. Your photos will be water, smudge and fade proof--lasting as much as two to four times longer than leading brands of photo lab prints. In fact, using the PictureMate cartridge and PictureMate paper, prints can last up to 200 years in archival sleeves in album storage. And, for the first time ever, print your 4 x 6 photos at home for a cost comparable to many retail photo labs -- at about 29 cents per print, you can print to your heart's content. Using a unique six-color pigment ink system, you'll get incredible color and detail with every photo. The printer supports up to 5760 x 1440 optimized DPI (dots per inch) resolution.

Note: A USB cable is not included with the Epson PictureMate Express.

What's in the Box
PictureMate Express Edition, paper and cartridge for 20 4" x 6" photos, power supply, quick start booklet and software CD.

Customer Reviews:

toy printer.......2007-11-15

The Epson picture mate does a good job of printing anything 4 x 6. It is the only size it prints no matter what the size of your image. If you seriously want to print photos, this is not the printer for you. If you want to play with some photos, this will work.

great product but is it worth the price?.......2007-08-13

: PictureMate Deluxe Viewer Edition takes the personal photo lab one step further, making it even easier to view, edit and print glossy 4" x 6" photos. It measure 6 by 10 by 6 inches (HWD), weighs 5.5 pounds, and has a handle. The Deluxe Viewer Edition also has a battery option. Setup is just as easy as with the original. Simply slide the single six-color ink cartridge--with cyan, yellow, magenta, black, red, and blue inks--into the slot in the back, load the photo paper, connect the power cord, and you're ready to print from a camera, external CD or ZIP drive, a USB memory key, or any type of memory card, although you'll need an adapter for miniSD cards and some Memory Stick formats. To print from your computer, the only additional steps are to connect by USB cable and run the automated install program. You can also add Epson's optional Bluetooth adapter for wireless printing.

It takes about 1 minute 19 seconds to 1:45 for each photo, whether printed from a computer, memory card, or camera.

It uses ink and paper, which means the photos for the Deluxe Viewer Edition are also waterproof and smear-proof even immediately after printing, and they cost only 29 cents per print. Now this is the kicker, it is cheaper to print them at Sam's Club for 12 cents per print, so I only purchased this because I can take it to scrap meets and print what I need when I need it. My other photos I send to Sam's Club or even Wal-Mart for nearly the same price of 12 cents. This is more of a convince thing for me. I purchased this mode for only 24.99 at Target where it normally retailed for 199.00 but it was on super clearance. This is what you have to weigh in on, convince for the price or what your pocket book can handle. It has come in handy for me at times and the prints come out nicely so it is a tossup for people on a budget!

Cartridges don't last.......2007-04-23

I am happy with this printer as long as the cartridge is new...I'm only getting about 40 good pictures from each cartridge. I have completed all the maintenance, but I cannot use the pictures that are printing. I'm considering a new printer purchase - and it won't be an Epson!

no flip-up lcd.......2007-03-13

from the specs, it apprears the only real difference between this and the slightly more expensive "picture mate deluxe viewer edition personal photo lab" is the deluxe viewer. this model doesn't have one as far as i can tell.

is that worth the difference in price? probably, because being able to look at your photos in the printer before you print them is a big asset in a printer that can print directly from a memory card. i guess you could preview them in-camera, but then you'd be wasting battery charge. sort of defeats the purpose if you ask me.

on the plus side, to get epson quality for such a low price--the printer costs a little over 1/2 as much as an ink cartridge--is a fantastic value for the money. i own the deluxe model (see my review there) and i'm generally happy with it, although the faults of that one are well-documented: clogging ink, cropped edges, borders unless perfectly aligned, limited to one print size, etc.

Still, if everything is the same except for lcd, than this model is an excellent, maybe even unbelievable, deal at this price. you probably can't get better quality prints for less, but you can almost certainly pay more. i'd definitely give this as a gift (and look like i spent a whole lot more than i did), but for myself, it made more sense to get the viewer version.

if you really want "pro" photos or multiple print sizes, you're gonna need to get a high-end printer, but for stunning hi-contrast snapshots at better-than-drugstore quality in the comfort of your own home, the PictureMate series comes through.

Epson PictureMate Express.......2007-03-08

I gave this as a gift to my father who has MSNWEB-TV and he was very happy with it's compatibility with the system as well as ease of installation. He likes the PRINTER VERY MUCH!

Epson PictureMate Personal Photo Printer

Average customer rating:

Home photos
love it!
Major Problems: Won't work with both of my computers
great product but is it worth the price?
What a Disaster

Epson PictureMate Personal Photo Printer

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Product Features:

1-touch 4-by-6-inch lab-quality photo printing
Remarkably low operating cost, about 29 cents per print
5,760 x 1440 dpi maximum resolution, 2.5-picoliter drops
6-color pigment inks; resists fading for up to 200 years in archival sleeves
USB, memory card slots, optional Bluetooth; PC and Mac

ASIN: B0002KHZGK

Product Description

Epson PictureMate Borderless Photo Printer C11C556001 Includes: PictureMate personal photo lab, Power Cords, PictureMate Photo Cartridge, PictureMate Photo Paper - 20 sheets, User's Guide Kit: CD-ROM and User's Manuals. PLEASE NOTE: USB cable not included - PictureMate delivers the brilliance of lab quality photos that look and feel like lab prints, with the convenience of printing right at home. With just one touch of a button print stacks of beautiful photos. It's easy to use, easy to own and fully compatible with all popular camera memory cards and PictBridge cameras. For Brilliance that lasts, PictureMate uses exclusive pigment inks. Photos will be water, smudge and fade resistant - lasting as much as 2 to 4 times longer than leading brands of photo lab prints. For the first time ever, print your 4x6 photos at home for the same price as some of the most affordable photo labs. At about 29 cents per print, finally print to your heart's content.

Amazon.com Product Description

The PictureMate from Epson is a photo printer designed to produce lab-quality prints from the comfort of your own home. With its simple one-touch printing, 5,760 x 1,440 maximum dpi resolution, and convenient PictureMate Print Packs, this printer is a remarkable combination of quality, ease of use, and affordability.

Wide Compatibility

Slots for digital camera memory cards in several formats

The PictureMate prints JPEG or TIFF photos from any USB digital camera and is compatible with both Mac and PC operating platforms. A wide variety of card types are also accepted, including CF Type I and II, SmartMedia, Sony Memory Stick/MemoryStick PRO, Duo (requires adapter), SD, MMC, and xD-Picture.

The printer initially comes with a starter photo cartridge and 20 sheets of paper. Thereafter, you'll purchase PictureMate Print Packs, which contain 100 sheets of paper and a photo ink cartridge with an approximate 100-page yield.

Prints That Last and Stay Beautiful

Original print (left), then a spill-and-wipe test on leading glossy and semi-gloss papers (two middle) and on PictureMate (right)

The prints resist water, smudging, and most notably fading. Epson estimates an archival lifetime of up to 200 years if the photos are kept in a relatively dark place (such as a photo album) or up to 100 years in a frame (see Epson's web site for details). True borderless printing (or bordered, if you prefer) combined with sturdy stock help to give your prints a professional look and feel. A cartridge level indicator lets you know how much ink you have left.

Easy Operation

Simple menus and one-touch buttons make printing a snap!

Other features include a multiple print function that lets you make up to 100 copies of a single picture. A Save Photo button lets you back up digital files directly to an external CD-R, Zip drive, or USB Thumb drive.

The small 10-by-6-inch footprint fits neatly onto your desk or countertop, and the convenient handle provides true portability. An optional Bluetooth adapter lets you print wirelessly from Bluetooth enabled devices. The PictureMate is backed by a one-year limited warranty.

What's in the Box
PictureMate Personal Photo Lab, power cord, starter PictureMate photo cartridge, 20 sheets of PictureMate Photo Paper, CD-ROM, user manuals; Epson Software Film Factory 3.05 (PC and Macintosh compatible, P.I.M. and Exif Print-enabled); USB cable not included

Customer Reviews:

Home photos.......2007-12-09

Epson PictureMate Personal Photo Printer I am not an expert, but print lots of pictures taken on a point-and-shoot compact camera. I have been very happy over a period of 3 years with this printer. It is reliable. The quality is very good. The pictures are as good as any I get from the local print shop.

love it!.......2007-11-01

This is a fantastic little printer! The quality is better than an in-store print! I'm a completely satisfied customer.

Major Problems: Won't work with both of my computers.......2007-10-29

It's a neat little printer. It did print out several packs of pictures before developing a problem with printing at all. No longer "recognized" by my laptop, and this after uninstalling, downloading their latest drivers, reinstalling (3x so far) and still no luck. Called their nice tech support who sent out a "new" (refurbished) machine and it, too, is not 'recognized' and cannot print from either my desktop or laptop. I'm 'calling it a day' with this frustrating little gem. I'm looking for a good replacement.

great product but is it worth the price?.......2007-08-13

What a Disaster.......2007-05-17

I was so excited to get this printer for Christmas but then.....First of all, it won't print the entire picture - it always crops around the edges. Secondly, you can buy brand new ink but you only get about 10 good picture out of a cartridge and then it throws you error messages and tells you to buy a new cartridge. Thirdly, if you don't use it everyday, the ink nozzel has to be cleaned about 10 times before it will print your picture with true colors. The was such a waste of $200.00 dollars. I should have just bought a better printer for my computer. Epson really made a poor product with this picturemate printer. Beware - if you buy you will only be disappointed. Best Buy won't even sell them anymore.

Epson T5570 PictureMate Print Pack, Glossy

Average customer rating:

epson picturemate refill t5570
Very good response, and quality of merchandise
Great printer
great color photos
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Epson T5570 PictureMate Print Pack, Glossy

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Product Features:

Replacement pack for PictureMate Personal Photo Lab printer
100 sheets of borderless 4-by-6-inch glossy paper, 1 six-color ink cartridge
Water and fade resistant photos for worry-free handling
As affordable as the photo lab, about half the cost of other 4-by-6 printers
Print life of up to 200 years in photo album conditions

ASIN: B0001ZJROY

Product Description

The PictureMate Print Pack has the supplies and convenience needed by home users. Print 100 photos at a price comparable to the lab.

Amazon.com Product Description

This affordable pack of consumables contains everything you need to get started with your Epson PictureMate printer. Designed to provide truly borderless photos, each sheet of paper is free of perforations and measures 4 by 6 inches.

Prints That Last and Stay Beautiful

Original print (left), then a spill-and-wipe test on leading glossy and semi-gloss papers (two middle) and on PictureMate (right)

The glossy finish provides a look and feel just like professionally printed photos. The six-color ink cartridge provides rich depth of tone along with resistance to water, fading, and annoying smudges.

The longevity is outstanding. According to Epson, when you store your photos in archival pages, you can expect them to retain their shading for up to 200 years, or up to 100 years when displayed under glass indoors. Each cartridge yields approximately 100 photos; the exact amount may vary. The pack is backed by a satisfaction guarantee provided by Epson.

What's in the Box
100 4-by-6-inch glossy photo sheets and one six-color ink cartridge

Customer Reviews:

epson picturemate refill t5570.......2007-12-26

good product but no bargain . it was cheaper beforew on amazon but now its the same as everyone else (bestbuy, circuit city,etc)

Very good response, and quality of merchandise.......2007-12-11

received the item in good time, at a good price, and was more than satisfied with my purchase.

Great printer .......2007-11-29

but I wish they would sell the ink seperately. I have a whole bunch of photo paper left...

great color photos.......2007-11-12

I was very pleased with the colors that this color cartredge produced as compared to our local photo store. the pictures were so clear and vibrant. Definately worth the money.

Only at Amazon.......2007-10-31

Office Depot lost the contract for this Epson printer.
Amazon is the only place I have found replacement ink. Thank you Amazon. The new Epson is available at Best Buy and is no where the quality of the TravelMate Deluxe.

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