Epson PictureMate Snap (PM 240) 4x6 Photo Printer

I bought this printer to replace one exactly like it that I have had for years. Some functions on my old printer did not work, and every time I turn it on, I receive a message that internal parts need service. When I checked Epson's customer service, they advised replacing the printer, and from experience, I know it is not usually worth the cost of repairing printers. I bought my first one used from a friend about 6 years ago, and I know she used it a lot. I am a scrapbooker, and I print many pictures to scrap. The thing I really like about this printer is that it prints better quality pictures than what I can get at WalMart or Target, and I have control over the picture quality (to an extent). I also like that I can choose to print 3" x 3" or 2" x 2" pictures, as well as 4" x 6" and several other sizes. I purposely shopped around for this particular printer because some of the newer models do not give you the option to print the small picture sizes, but I use those small sizes frequently in scrapbooking. With a price of $200, I just hope I get as many years from this printer as I did from my original one. My daughter has used the same model for years, and she had had no problems to date.

I had one of these I bought new, but needed to replace and bought this one second hand. The original one I had lasted quite a few years and I didn't have any regular problems with it till it stopped working. Felt I had gotten pretty good value for the original. This replacement was used and it didn't last at all, I am sorry I bought it used. I had to do maintenance and cleaning constantly and it used up all the ink before I could even print any photos, the value for dollar after buying the machine and the ink was very bad. Now i am giving up on it and feel like I was ripped off.

This was my second printer as my old one was no longer working. Only problem with this one was the fact it needed a new printer pack immediately which seemed rather odd. They are expensive so I used the one I had in my old printer. I would expect it to come with a NEW printer pack.

THE ONE I GOT LAST MONTH DID NOT WORK THE INK CARTAGE WAS IN THE PRINTERWHEN IT CAMEAND COULD NOT GET IT TO PRINT THIS ONE PRINTS OUT GOOD PICTURES

This Picture Mate Snap that I bought after reviewing a lot of similar products does print nice photos. It was easy to set up and use out of the box, the LCD screen is adequate and some basic editing is also possible. It prints the photos surprisingly fast,I compared my prints to prints of the same photos I had done at Walgreens and I do think the Walgreens prints are slightly better.Having said that, I bought this to print out a few photos here and there and still plan to use a Walgreens or similar service for larger quantities.My beef with this personal photo lab is that you must buy the ink cartridge and paper together i.e. when you need more ink & paper, you can only buy Epson and nothing else. On top of that, to use it on the go as a true portable you must buy a proprietary battery from guess who? Yes EpsonI accept that Epson uses quality inks which are supposed to resist fading for generations but I still do not like the fact that I have no choice in the matter. (Yes you can buy paper anywhere but that's not the point)The prints work out to about 30 cents each, not cheap but certainly convenient. I suggest you shop around before buying this for alternatives that do not tie you down with the ink, paper and pricey proprietary battery. It's worth the money but I have major reservations as noted.If anyone has info on alternatives supplies of ink and batteries, please post)You decide!

did not work

My wife is not very technologically inclined and always complained when it came to printing pictures from our digital cameras. I basically had to do it for her as she had hard time pulling the photos from the cameras to print them out from our pc. SOLUTION! I bought her a picturemate snap and now she can print photos easily on her own with impressive results! This is a great portable printer! I would highly recommend it both for ease of use and print results.

Extremely disappointed with this company that sold the printer they sent out a product that was defective and I pretty sure they knew it. It’s a challenge getting your refund back the company service!