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Olympus P-11 Premium 4 x 6 Digital Photo Printer | List Price: $268.60
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Brand: Olympus
Binding: Electronics
Features: - Dye-Sublimation (310 dpi)
- 16.7 Million Colors
- Print 4x6 in 33 Seconds
- PictBridge-compatible for Direct Printing
- Small Footprint (Internal Paper Tray)
Good product with bad software [Posted on 2007-01-03]
I purchased this printer for mainly 4x6 prints & my Canon printer for larger prints. The picture quality is often different from my PC monior screen and I have to adjust the graphic setting for different pictures. In other words, I have to waste several test prints before I finally get a picture close to the monitor. Also when I print, I need to individually import/transfer picture files into the Olympus software from My Pictures folder of Window XP. It cannot just click the picture and send it to the printer. What a pain! This product is OK if you print pictures directly from a camra and your expectation of photo quality is low. Once the color condition is met, the print itself is fantastic with waterproof paper.
Fast and easy [Posted on 2007-05-12]
I have tried several different photo printers and have found the Olympus P-11 to be the best. It has a small foorprint, is very easy to use, prints a very good quality, water-resistant 4X6 color photo in just a few seconds and is very durable.
breaks ribbon cartridge. [Posted on 2007-06-10]
I have not used this printer very much since I have another printer.( I've had it about 6 mo.). Halfway through the pack of 100 paper the ribbon cartridge broke. You can't buy just a ribbon cartridge, you have to buy a complete package of paper and ribbon. The ribbon only prints the number of photo paper you purchase. So now I have all this extra paper and no way to use it. Of course now that this has happened the printer must have ribbon jammed in it, because it won't work. If I hadn't purchased 3 more packs of extra paper and ribbon,(costly) I'd throw this printer in the trash! Of course I can't find my reciept so Olympus wants $80.00 just to look at it.
I like this so much more than my Epson Photomate [Posted on 2007-10-07]
I'd been using an Epson Photomate for a couple years. The prints from that were excellent - when it worked. That is a ink cartridge printer and I had several cartridges fresh direct from Epson that only gave me a handful of prints before the images went bad. They promise to reimburse you if you send back the paper and I have about 200 sheets of paper left over.
The Olympus has been terrific. I've printed about 250 photos and not a single reject. The images are just as good as the Epson and on par with typical lab work. The warmup and print speeds are fantastic.
I've used the 100 pack and 50-pack paper refill. The ribbon is noisier with the 100-pack - like it's pulling real hard - so I'll probably stick with the 50's to be safe. On other reviewer said his 100 roll snapped.
I really like the Olympus dye sub process better than the ink jet. It is so much more reliable than multiple inks. The clear coat is a big advantage as well.
My only complaint isn't enough to drop it from a 5 rating but if I print a bunch of photos and run out of paper part way through I get an error message saying the paper is out (fair enough) but then the remaining prints are just cancelled. With my regular paper printer if I run out of paper I can just refill it and click OK and resume printing - not so with the Olympus. It's something with their printer driver and I'm current as of Sep 2007.
So, I'm careful to select a small batch to print when I think I'm running low on paper.
Nice [Posted on 2008-05-15]
Printer works for all of my basic 4x6 printing needs. I can print nice pictures from my digital camera, PC, and/or cell phone. Pictures are nice and clear. This printer takes no time with processing the information sent to it.
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