Olympus P-11 Premium 4 x 6 Digital Photo Printer

My experience with this Olympus P-11 Premium 4 x 6 Digital Photo Printer was dreadful! Possibly the later models are better?

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.

The Olympus printer truly produces photos that are indistinguishable from those you'd get in the photoprocessing stores or online photo sources.Unfortunately, the printer prints on the dark side and colors on all photos must be brightened (almost to the point of color blow out) to correct this. Also, the printer drivers didn't install correctly for me. The default appears to be Spanish rather than English. Reinstalling using the provided CD has not rectified the problem.Also, potential purchasers must seriously consider whether about $29 is a reasonable price for 100 prints, because that is what the printer packs cost. Yes, the convenience of printing at home (or during travel) is grand, but many online companies now offer volume pricing for print orders.

Makes perfect 4x6 photos every time.It is quick, cheap to operate, and simple to use.The only problem I have, is it is not supported by windows 7, so until the driver developers get off of their butts and do something about itI am stuck using it on my laptop with XP Professional.

Missing 4" x 6" paper kit (five prints), CD-ROM with drivers, instruction manual, warranty card and looks very rough.

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.

I purchased this printer because my previous P-10 broke down and a Dye-Sub Printer is a must in my photo business. This printer has done exactly what I needed and I would recommend it to any serious photo print enthusiast.

Nothing, no ink cartridges on line, software fro computer outdated.