Epson Photo Printers Picturemate Dash Vs. Picturemate Zoom

Epson Photo Printers Picturemate Dash Vs. Picturemate Zoom

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Epsons PictureMate compact and portable photo printers are known to provide excellent 4 x 6-inch photos. Here is a comparison of the two PictureMate printers.

Epson PictureMate Dash PM 260 Printer can print borderless 4x6-inch photos in about 37 seconds. Photos can be in sepia, B&W, wallets, passport and more. You can print photos directly from a memory card, camera or a USB flash drive without the need of a PC. The huge 3.6-inch LCD display acts as a photo viewer to crop, remove red eye and add color effects before printing.

Specifications for Epson PictureMate Dash Printer are:
Printing Technology: Advanced MicroPiezo, optimized for photo printing
Nozzle Configuration: 90 nozzles x 4
Ink Type: 4-color dye
Maximum Resolution (dots per inch): 5760 x 1440 dpi
Minimum Ink Droplet Size: 3 picoliters
Print Speed: 4" x 6" photo in as fast as 37 seconds
Built-in Memory Card Slots: CompactFlash (Type I and II), Secure Digital, SDHC, MMC, Memory Stick, Microdrive (Type M/H) and xD-Picture Card
Layouts and Templates: True Border Free, classic borders, wallet size, mini-wallets, jumbo-wallets, U.S. passport size, 2" x 2" 3" x 3" square photos, portrait packages (four per page and ten per page) and proof sheet
Paper Capacity: 20 sheets of PictureMate photo paper
Weight: 5.5 lb

Pros: Fast; Low per-print costs; Large LCD display; Easy to use;
Cons: Average print quality; Bulky; Zoom in Crop feature; Nozzle clogging if unused for a while

Epson PictureMate Zoom PM 290 Printer has the same features as the Epson PictureMate Dash, but it includes an extra built-in CD burner so you can archive your photos.

Specifications for Epson PictureMate Zoom are:
Printing Technology: Advanced MicroPiezo optimized for photo printing
Nozzle Configuration: 90 nozzles x 4
Ink Type: 4-color dye
Maximum Resolution (dots per inch): 5760 x 1440 dpi
Minimum Ink Droplet Size: 3 picoliters
Print Speed: 4" x 6" photo in as fast as 37 seconds
Built-in Memory Card Slots: CompactFlash (Type I and II), Secure Digital, SDHC, MMC, Memory Stick, Microdrive, (Type M/H) and xD-Picture Card
Layouts and Templates: True Border Free, classic borders, wallet size, mini-wallets, jumbo-wallets, U.S. passport size, 2" x 2" 3" x 3" square photos, portrait packages (four per page and ten per page), proof sheet and CD proof sheet
Paper Capacity: 20 sheets of PictureMate photo paper
Weight: 6.8 lb

Pros: Fast; Built-in CD burner; High quality prints; Large LCD Display; Low per-print costs; Easy to use
Cons: Expensive; Bulky

Before you think of buying one, keep in mind, Epson PictureMate Printers can only print 4x6-inch photos.


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