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What a great little printer!! I bought this sub $100.00 US printer expecting to get okay looking prints. I had also tried the older versions of the Epson PictureMate and was not greatly impressed with it, as well I tested models from both HP and Canon (1 year ago) and found that they all lacked a certain quality that is found in most consumer photo printing places. “WOW!” is the best word I can use to describe for this lightweight, small form factor, 4 x 6 printer that packs a punch. It was nice and easy to use with a big LCD screen, big buttons and the output did not show any track-marks. I also let a senior citizen try it and they had no issues with getting great looking prints out of it. You have the option of going through the speedy USB 2.0 port or direct from the camera using “PicBridge Technology”, but by far the easiest way to print pictures was by using the Dash’s build in card reader and LCD screen.

Epson PictureMate Dash

The Dash really lives up to it’s name, I was printing photos right away (in a DASH) , the cartridge was easy to load, and the provided starter cartridge and paper gave me a nice set of 20 pictures right out of the box. I do suggest buying an extra one or two replacement cartridge/ paper sets because as I quickly found out, I wanted to print more then 20 pictures. This Speedy little printer knocked the socks off a few pro photographers that I showed pictures to, and at a cost $0.19 per print I would suggest that this unit will sell very, very well. My final thoughts are that this PictureMate Dash by Epson is a great value and a great accessory to any digital camera user world wide, what a great toy. Well done Epson!