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Epson Picturemate Dash

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Pros
Fast; large, tiltable LCD
Reasonable cost per print
Cons
Photos look universally pale

$139.24 - $188.00
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Pricing: Average: $150 (7/29/2008)
Performance: Superior: 90
Features: Good: 77
Design: Very Good: 89

Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Average: $150

Performance

Superior: 90

Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm)	1.5
Skin Tones/Portrait (secs)	39.35
Sports Action Shot (secs)	38.82
Landscape (secs)	40.75
Color Photo Quality	Good

Grayscale Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Glossy Grayscale Photo Speed (ppm)	1.5
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs)	40.15
Grayscale Glossy Output Quality	Very Good

Features

Good: 77

Dimensions
Dimensions	9.1 by 6.5 by 8.7
Weight (pounds)	5.3

Resolutions
Max. B&W dpi	5760-by-1440
Max. Color dpi	5760-by-1440

Interfaces
Parallel Port	No
Serial Port	No
USB 1.1	Yes
USB 2.0	Yes
Ethernet	No
Media Card Readers	CompactFlash, Memory Stick, SD Card, xD-Picture Card
PictBridge	Yes
Other Interfaces	Flash memory (thumb drives), Bluetooth (optional)

Drivers
Macintosh	Yes
Windows 98	No
Windows NT	No
Windows 2000	Yes
Windows XP	Yes
Linux	No

Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts)	13
Standby Power Draw (watts)	4

Multifunction Printer Specs
Fax Memory (pages)	0

Paper Handling
Number of Input Trays, Standard	1
Number of Input Trays, Maximum	1
Tray Capacity, pages	20
Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays	20
Manual Feed Slot	Yes
Maximum Paper Size	4 by 6 inches
Output Tray Capacity	20
Auto Duplexer	No

Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support Hours	12
Saturday Support Hours	0
Sunday Support Hours	0
Toll-Free Support	No

Cost of Operation Inside of Warranty
Cost per Page, Color	0.26

Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages)
Monthly Duty Cycle	0

Bundled Items
Included Hardware	Power adapter, power cable
Included Software	Printer driver, ArcSoft PhotoImpression

Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category	Epson didn't make a great showing overall. Readers weren’t pleased with the reliability of Epson’s printers, and the vendor’s support received average to low marks. One bright spot: the company's printers have relatively fewer out-of-box problems.

Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products arriving with problems	Better than Average
Reports of products with any significant problems	Average
Reports of problems that render a product unusable	Average
Buyers' rating of products ease-of-use	Average
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category	Worse than Average

Service & Support Quality
Time spent holding for phone support	Average
Overall quality of vendor's phone support	Average
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service	Worse than Average
Overall quality of service	Worse than Average

Design

Very Good: 89

Epson PictureMate Dash Review

by Melissa Riofrio, PC World

- Epson's PictureMate Dash may look like a glorified lunch box, but it delivers where it counts. It's fast and very easy to use; it prints good-looking photos; and best of all, its consumables are well priced.

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User Reviews for Epson Picturemate Dash

Reviewed by: jaev3

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Easy to use, compact, great picture quality, and VERY fast too. The built-in screen is nice and very big. Set up and printing in about 15 minutes. Print packs can print more than specified.

Weaknesses: Wished it could pring 5 x 7 (but that's just me - most people are happy with 4 x 6).

Overall Evaluation: This is a super-compact, easy to use, photo-dedicated printer. For it's size, it seems like it'll be able to accept 5 x 7 paper, but it doesn't. Max (only) paper size is 4 x 6. Which is good enough for most people, I think. But I just wish it had an option for both 4 x 6 and 5 x 7 prints. Either way - great printer. Awesome for the price. This is my second Epson photo printer (the other being a PM240), and they both seem to have the same performance in terms of picture quality and speed. Great pictures comes out very fast. Print packs can print more than specified, bringing the cost per print down a bit (~20-30 cents per copy), which I think it very worth it. I would buy again in a heartbeat. Take my review with caution though - I have not had experience with any other photo-dedicated printers, Epsons. But the quality of it made me happy - so no need to look elsewhere for me.
Reviewed by: millnbill

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Easy to use, large LCD screen, excellent photo quality

Weaknesses: None

Overall Evaluation: Very pleased with printer. Found extremely easy to use and exceptional photo quality. Cropping and editing was easy and very fast printing. Menu walks you through all options. Can print more than one photo on 4X6 sheet. Good portability. Would definitely recommend.