| Photo Service |
PCW Rating |
Overall print quality |
Print pricing |
Kodak EasyShare Gallery
Best Buy |
80
Very Good |
4 by 6: Very Good
5 by 7: Very Good
8 by 10: Good |
4 by 6: $0.15
5 by 7: $0.99
8 by 10: $3.99 |
| Bottom line: Kodak's easy-to-use site makes a good range of features available and earned the highest print quality ratings overall. |
| Snapfish |
77
Good |
4 by 6: Good
5 by 7: Good
8 by 10: Good |
4 by 6: $0.12
5 by 7: $0.79
8 by 10: $2.99 |
| Bottom line: This well-designed site came through with good prints and reasonable prices, plus the option of fast pickup at Walgreens. |
| Shutterfly |
75
Good |
4 by 6: Good
5 by 7: Good
8 by 10: Very Good |
4 by 6: $0.19
5 by 7: $0.99
8 by 10: $3.99 |
| Bottom line: The interface is a joy to use and print quality is solid, but high prices and lack of pickup options hurt the final rating. |
| Yahoo Photos |
74
Good |
4 by 6: Fair
5 by 7: Fair
8 by 10: Very Good |
4 by 6: $0.15
5 by 7: $0.59
8 by 10: $1.99 |
| Bottom line: This service's sparsely designed site offers numerous editing features and good prices, but print quality was inconsistent. |
| Wal-Mart Photo Center |
69
Fair |
4 by 6: Fair
5 by 7: Fair
8 by 10: Good |
4 by 6: $0.12
5 by 7: $0.58
8 by 10: $1.96 |
| Bottom line: Low prices and in-store pickup options don't make up for this service's lackluster site tools and dismal print quality. |
| Canon Pixma iP6600D |
Not
applicable 1 |
4 by 6: Very Good
5 by 7: Very Good
8 by 10: Good |
4 by 6: $0.65 2
5 by 7: $1.05 2
8 by 10: $1.12 2 |
| Bottom line: This $200 photo printer matched the print quality of the top-rated Kodak EasyShare Gallery service--without the wait. |
1 This printer's PCW rating was derived from noncomparable test measures; see "Top 5 Photo Printers" chart.
2Vendor's estimate of cost per print. |
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