Important Printer Buying Tip: ALWAYS check for the ink cartridge prices before you purchase a
printer. Why? Sometimes cheaper printers end up costing more because its
ink cartridges may be way expensive. You should calculate the "cost of
ownership" per month. The math is simple: (number of prints per month)
times (cost of the cartridge) divided by (the yield of the cartridge).
Yield is the number of pages that can be printed with one particular
cartridge.
For example, assume that average home user prints 150 black pages per
month using a black cartridge that yields 200 pages and costs $28. The
monthly "cost of ownership" is (150 pages) x ($28) = $21
200 pages
Also look at the printer ink alternatives; besides the
original manufacturer's cartridges (OEMs), you may have the selection of
remanufactured cartridges, compatible ink cartridges, and ink refill kits.
Below is the list of Epson PictureMate Deluxe Viewer
compatible printer ink cartridges:
OEM #: T5570 Color: Color Yield: 100 pages
MSRP: Our Price: $11.25 Your Savings:$18.74 (62.49%)
3 or more: $9.50 ea.
OEM #: T5570 Color: Colorless Yield: 100 pages
Our Price: $29.99
Specs (Epson PictureMate Deluxe):
Print Technology: Advanced Micro-Piezo ink
jet, optimized for photo printing
Nozzle Configuration: 90 nozzles x 6
Ink Type: 6-color pigment
Maximum Resolution (dots per inch): 5760 x
1440 optimized dpi
Minimum Ink Droplet Size: 2.5 picoliters
Print Speed: 4" x 6" photo as fast as 75
seconds
Built-in Memory Card Slots: Supports
CompactFlash Type I and II, Secure Digital (SD), MMC, Memory
Stick (including PRO, Duo, MagicGate), SmartMedia, Microdrive
xD-Picture Card
Interface and Connectivity: USB connection
between printer and PC; USB connection for external CD-R/RW
drives; Zip drives; Flash memory (Thumb drives); Bluetooth (with
optional Epson Bluetooth Photo Print adapter); PictBridge and
USB Direct Print-enabled digital cameras. Exif Print
Connectivity; directly prints from PictBridge-enabled digital
cameras; reads Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) from digital
camera memory cards
Operating Systems: Windows USB Windows
98SE, 2000, Me and XP; Macintosh USB Macintosh OS X 10.2 or
later
Software Included: Epson Software Film
Factory (PC and Macintosh compatible, P.I.M. and Exif
Print-enabled)
Maximum Printable Area: 4" x 6" Top/Bottom
margin 0"; Left/Right margin 0"
Paper Capacity: Input paper tray 20 Sheets
of PictureMate Photo Paper
In the Box: PictureMate Deluxe Viewer
Edition, power cord, starter PictureMate photo cartridge, 20
sheets of PictureMate Photo Paper, CD-ROM, user manuals; Epson
Software Film Factory (PC and Macintosh compatible, P.I.M. and
Exif Print-enabled)
ProductDescription for Epson
PictureMate Deluxe Viewer (From the Manufacturer,
Epson)
PictureMate Deluxe Viewer Edition provides an unbeatable value
for superior lab quality photos, at around 29 cents per print.
PictureMate Deluxe Viewer Edition is the perfect accessory for
any digital-camera, supporting all popular memory cards, plus
direct camera printing using PictBridge compatibility. Just
insert your card, and then use the integrated 2.4-inch
adjustable LCD viewer to select your photos, crop or make them
lighter or darker and instantly see your changes on-screen. With
a unique Print-by-Date mode, you can even sort through hundreds
of photos on large memory cards quickly and easily. If you wish
to use your computer with PictureMate, it is both Windows and
Macintosh compatible. This printer also supports an optional
internal battery, for improved portability. And, the convenient
PictureMate Print Pack, with both photo cartridge and paper, has
all you need to print stacks of beautiful photos. Take home
PictureMate Deluxe Viewer Edition today, and find out for
yourself why it's so easy to trust your memories to PictureMate.
Photo proof sheet to view thumbnails of photos Photos last as
much as 2 to 4 times longer than traditional film-processed
photos, and outlast prints from other dedicated 4x6 printers up
to25 times longer Prints a brilliant 4x6 photo in as fast as 75
seconds PictureMate Print Pack has all you need for beautiful
4x6 photosÂ?includes both photo cartridge and paper Optional
rechargeable battery enable portability so you can make great
prints anywhere Wotks with all popular memory card formats
Supports PictBridge, Exif print and Print Image Matching Also
works with your PC or Macintosh through USB port Bonus Software
Included - Epson Software Film Factory (PC and Macintosh
compatible, P.I.M. and Exif Print-enabled) Unit Dimensions -
Storage 10.0 x 6.0 x 6.4; Printing 10.0 x 12.0 x 6.4 / Weight
5.5 lb 110V AC Cord
Epson PictureMate Deluxe Street Price:
$180.99-$250.00
PCMAGAZINE.com Editors' review: The original Epson PictureMate impressed us enough to
earn the Editors' Choice for dedicated photo printers, and it
has held on to that position against all comers. The PictureMate
Deluxe Viewer Edition ($249.99 direct) maintains all the
features we liked in the first PictureMate (from true
photo-quality output to a low cost per print) and adds still
more, most notably a color LCD to let you preview prints. That
makes it a shoo-in as our new Editors' Choice.
Like the original, the new PictureMate is designed for
portability, but even more so. Both measure 6 by 10 by 6 inches
(HWD), weigh 5.5 pounds, and have a handle and a shape that make
them look like a mini boom box. But the Deluxe Viewer Edition
also has a battery option ($69 direct) with enough juice for a
claimed 60 to 80 prints (approximately two hours of continuous
printing, according to Epson), so you can take it with you to
print photos on the spot, even if there's no place to plug in a
power cord.
The most obvious difference from the original model is the color
LCD and a slightly different set of menu control buttons. We
found the menus easy to understand and use, and the LCD bright
and easy to read. The menu choices are well thought out, with
options, for example, to mark individual photos or print
everything. You can also set the defaults to match the settings
you use most often. And you'll find options to crop and resize
photos, adjust brightness, add frames, and more. The preview
images were a little blurred, but once you realize that the
output won't also be blurred, it's easy enough to ignore that.
When we reviewed the original PictureMate, we said that we'd
like it even better if it had a color LCD for previewing images,
but that was the only important trick it missed. The PictureMate
Deluxe Viewer Edition adds that missing color LCD, as well as
faster printing and a few more tricks. And, indeed, we like it
even better.
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