Personal Photo Lab

This thing is awesome!

from JoeUser Forums

My wonderful husband knows that one of my few hobbies is scrapbooking.  We have a digital camera which is great but the pictures are usually held hostage on my hubby's computer and it seemed like every time I wanted to print one there would be a problem with my connection to the printer or Brad would be printing out some huge document for work.  So, during his last trip to Best Buy, he purchased a PhotoMate personal photo lab.  It is sooooo cool!

It was incredibly easy to set up and use!  If I could do it easily, anyone, and I mean anyone can do it.  You can do color, black & white, sepia, cropping, Disney frames, and all sorts of corrections right then and there and you don't need a computer!  You just plug your memory card in, select the picture, select any effects you want to do and print.  You could never tell one of the pictures from a professional lab picture.

So, my dearest love, thank you so very much for my new gadget!  I will be having some friends over to try it out and do some scrapbooking this weekend!

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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top

Wow, that sounds awesome Jill. 

My wife, too, loves scrapbooking.  Since we got our digital camera, we take a lot more pictures, and then can be a little more picky when it comes to what we print off.  It has been handy.

It sounds like this will be a great tool/toy for you.  I tell ya, you and my wife should share ideas.  She loves scrapbooking (actually does workshops and such).  Enjoy it!

Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
waahhhhh!!! I want one. I haven't even gotten my digital camera yet. Should I quit whining and go shopping? yes. okay. Does it just do 4x6 or can you do bigger pictures too? Just wondered. Enjoy you're new toy. It sounds like fun.
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
cool stuff. your gadget sounds like a good investment of time and money.

Your friends are gonna be so jealous!
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
How fun! I'm addicted to scrapbooking and having a reliable printer makes a HUGE difference....although I know have my eyes on a wide format printer so I can crannk out 12x12 images and digital pages too!
Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
BlueDev:
I tell ya, you and my wife should share ideas. She loves scrapbooking (actually does workshops and such). Enjoy it!


I have a friend who is a Creative Memories consultant and that is how I got started. She has a complete store and workshop in her basement. It's any scrapbookers dream!

Locamama:
Does it just do 4x6 or can you do bigger pictures too?


It only does 4x6 or smaller. For me, that is fine since that is what I use for scrapbooking. I can always use our computer and canon S900 for bigger pictures (or have my hubby do it ).

momijiki:
cool stuff. your gadget sounds like a good investment of time and money.


I don't know about how great an investment it will be but it sure is fun, easy and the pictures look great.

lifehappens:
I know have my eyes on a wide format printer so I can crannk out 12x12 images and digital pages too!


Wow! That can't be cheap. I've never even seen 12x12 photo paper. That would be awesome for scrapbooking!
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top
How cool!

I have a Canon printer for my digital cam, and I like the convenience of it, but it's a hassle to try to find the ink and paper (and it's a tad bit expensive when I print a lot of photos...I've found it quite a bit cheaper to take the card into WM or upload them to WMs website and have them printed, especially since I can get different sizes). I'd love to have all the options you mentioned on a printer, though. Wow.

I looked it up at Best Buy, and I was surprised...it's actually very reasonably priced. I may have to put that at the top of my wish list.

Thanks for sharing about this! Glad you're enjoying your new toy.
Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top
I may have to put that at the top of my wish list.


You'll love it! I better stock up on paper and ink before the baby comes. I am sure we will be burning it up once the little bundle is here!