Epson PM 280 Ink
PictureMate Flash PM 280 Ink Cartridges

Epson PM 280 Printer Review

The Epson PictureMate Flash PM 280 is a compact and portable inkjet photo printer that can print 4x6 inch photos quickly and easily without the need for a computer. It is designed for portability and even has a battery option for printing anywhere. Print speeds are fairly fast, and Epson PM 280 ink is very affordable, more so than competing models such as HP 78 ink.

Epson states that the PM 280 inkjet unit offers professional quality photos, and while it is debatable whether you get the same quality as those from a lab, its print quality is very good, especially for the price and small size. The unit only weighs around 6 pounds and has a convenient handle for toting it along with you wherever you go. It has a USB port that can handle PictBridge cameras, hard drives and a variety of other devices. It also has a built-in CD burner, which lets you backup photos from a memory card to a disc easily.

Epson PictureMate Flash ink cartridges are very reasonably-priced, and the Epson PM 280 ink cartridges come bundled with paper, making it easy to replace both at once. The decent capacity and low price of printer ink add up to a low cost per page, especially for a portable model. However, for the optimal low cost per page, units with Xerox 108R00723 ink.

In their review of the Epson PM 280, Macworld gave it a rating of 4 out of 5 and praised its good-looking prints. They also liked its fast speeds and built-in CD burner. They disliked the fact that it can only print 4x6 photos and its tendency toward paper jams, which left printer ink on pages.

Overall, the Epson PictureMate Flash is a great solution for the user who wants a quick and simple way to print photos without a computer. It also makes a great backup solution for travelers. The low cost of Epson PictureMate Flash ink makes it a very economical choice.