Time to get the shots, and keep the shots... digital camera to computer to snapshot prints now a reality: When I first heard about this printer I was a bit suspicious -- how could a printer so cheap produce good prints. We decided to give it a try. At Christmas time when this unit was tested, they were going for around $279. Today, it's found in most Staples and Office Max stores for around $179. While there are others, this is the HP PhotoSmart 100 series printer, which prints  up to 0.33 ppm (best mode), with a color resolution of up to 2400 x 1200 dpi (on premium photo paper). I tested both the memory stick from my brother's SONY Mavica, and the Smart Media from my Olympus cameras. Both worked beautifully and produced prints that come very close to continuous tone prints. If one looks very close, you can see a bit of pixilation -- however, most people we showed prints to did not think they were digitsl. This unit supports CompactFlash, SmartMedia, and Sony Memory Stick memory cards. You get realistic prints with up to 2400 x 1200 dpi on premium photo paper. If you're heading out for vacation, it's easy to bring along, weighing in at less than three pounds You control the printer from it's operations panel on top, and loading paper is very simple and straight forward. The best part is you can print directly from a digital camera -- without the use of a computer! Bad news for Mac users if you should want to use the USB interface, because it supports only Windows 98, 2000, Me, and XP. (Click here for a close up.) HP Thermal Inkjet, and prints media sizes, std. 4 x 6 in. You can load it with plain paper or index cards, if you really want to, but I recommend the high-gloss photo paper (4 x 6) you can pick up at most any office supply store. It's rather expensive running from 35 cents to a buck-fifty per shot, depending on where you buy it. Check your local CostCo or Price Club, they had EPSON photo paper in ours recently for half of the usual cost. The unit comes with a 1-year limited warranty, and seems to be very sturdy. (8.8 x 4.3 x 4.7 inches, 2.9 lb You can probably find good deals online, and for that you should go to the Ace Camera Index... Return to the Photographic Front Page (Quote as you like for articles, etc. Keep the URLs please.) The Design & Publishing Center _|_ &FOTOgraphic Entire Contents, including all text and original artwork, Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 2000 ACECamera Web Services, All Rights Reserved. Trademarks, brand names, and links are the properties of their respective owners. Thousands of hours of labor went into research, preparation and writing of this compilation; statutory copyright protection has been filed with the U.S. Copyright Office, Washington D.C. No part of this web site may be stored in a retrieval system, reproduced in printed or electronic media, or posted in whole or in part elsewhere on the World Wide Web. ACECamera Web Services, 2442 N.W. Market Street, Suite 522, Seattle WA 98107.