Epson PictureMate 210

Though the handle allows you to carry the printer around, I would not go beyond carrying it from one room to the other, simply because the rest of the build was not made to withstand any kind of rough usage. That, and the odd shape of the unit makes it a bit hard to carry around anywhere or pack up in a bag. Basically, the best place I can imagine this unit is at home.

PM 210 has a little LCD display fr you to check your pictures from your memory cards before giving that print command. The interface is filled with self-explanatory buttons that allow you to select the print quality as well as customize the quality of the print.

The only kind of paper that the PM 210 supports is Epson's own 4x6 inch photo paper that comes bundled with the ink cartridge that the unit uses. Speaking of which, the cartridge itself is very different from the standard fare as the single cartridge contains all the ink colors required by the printer.

The thing is that the PM 210 won't replace your home inkjet printer, as it's not meant to be one. The only thing it can do is print photographs in 4x6 inches so they can be stored in your photo album or frames.

It's a home alternative to getting your pictures printed at a photo lab or from a photo kiosk. That's a pretty mean deal, because the quality you get from photo labs (the good ones) is way better than what you can usually churn up at home, so being an alternative to that is a pretty huge challenge.

But by the looks of it the printer is well prepared to take on that challenge considering it comes with all kinds of connectivity options like PC connectivity via USB, pict-bridge, as well as support for a large amount of memory cards including SD, CF and Memory Sticks. Basically it's equipped to print from any medium you can throw at it.

If you think the specs are interesting, wait till you hear about the performance.