
(Lifeprint's 3-by-4.5-inch model takes a minute and a half.) HP's Sprocket Select, for example, churns out a 2.3-by-3.4-inch image in a minute and a quarter, about as fast as Lifeprint's 2-by-3-inch Zink printer. As for Zink photo printers, even though their prints are usually smaller than 4 by 6 inches, they normally take longer than their dye-sublimation rivals. The Canon Selphy was roughly as fast, but the HP Sprocket Studio took twice as long (2 minutes and 5 seconds). I repeated the tests over a wireless connection to my Samsung Galaxy Note smartphone and got very similar results both in terms of speed and print quality. I ran my tests over a USB-C connection from our Intel Core i5 PC testbed using Windows 10 Pro. Testing the Liene: Respectable Print Speeds, Output QualityĪs these little photo printers go, the Liene is quick, averaging about one minute per image. The 2022 Instant Photo Printer is an excellent mobile companion. Among its several dye-sub competitors-as opposed to zero-ink (or "Zink") photo printers, which I'll get to a minute-the Canon Selphy CP1300 is slightly smaller and about half a pound lighter the HP Sprocket Studio is a couple of inches bigger but the same weight as the Canon and 2017's Kodak Photo Printer Dock is an inch or so smaller in all directions but two pounds heavier than the battery-powered Liene. That's enough to keep the Liene from an Editors' Choice nod, but not by much.Īt 3.4 by 8.1 by 4.9 inches and weighing 2.5 pounds, the new Liene Instant Photo Printer (also known as the Amber M200) is the same size as its predecessor but weighs about a third of a pound more. Like its predecessor, the 2022 edition prints well, but it costs more to buy and to operate than our current favorite 4-by-6-inch dye-sub printer, the Canon Selphy CP1300 Wireless Compact, which was introduced in 2019. That distinction-the ability to operate without an outside power source-makes this revised photo printer much more adept at working with handheld smartphones and tablets.
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How to Set Up Two-Factor AuthenticationĪfter the impressive debut of the Liene Instant Photo Printer last year, what does the company do for an encore? While Liene, which sells through Amazon, still offers its original 4-by-6-inch dye-sublimation printer for $136.99, the new $159.99 model sports a rechargeable battery.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files.How to Save Money on Your Cell Phone Bill.How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad.


