This company has great sales department. They know their products and make sure are ordering the right products. The paper is very bright white and is easy to put in the printer. Their inks are top quality.

Good value

Advantages: Seems to be very dependable so far, never a problem except with the driver.

Disadvantages: Slow. I dont know where they got 11.4 seconds, more like 24, 5 for spooling and 19 actual printer operation.

When it is working it is wonderful printer, but that when its working.A few years ago I purchased the 1245. It broke down on the very first job. I had to make them send me another printer. Best I can say about it is that it was temperament at best. I had to constantly down load drivers... in the middle of the job the color would start to go weird. Tech told me that my USB cord was cheap and that why that was happing. When the machine became too expenses to repair...I was stupid enough to buy the new CE because the price was good...which bring me to the present day. The first one...the door would not lock...they send me another...second one the paper load light would not come on.... the third one (after I ask them to preform a quality control check) the paper load light will not come on. I am at present waiting on Imaging Spectrum and Sinfonia to return my phone call.

Best printer ever hands down. The only problems I've ever had with it were all self induced.

Advantages: small light weight
fits inside my booth
durable

Disadvantages: only prints 300 sheets

A very good low cost printer that we use for our photo booths. The media is some of the least expensive also.

Advantages: Compatible with Windows 10. Low Cost media.

Disadvantages: Ease of loading.

Anyone looking to purchase one of these printers be wary that if you potentially have a high volume of prints that you will need to replace the print head after about 100,000 prints also on both of our models it leaves a stripe down anything on 8? Lustre paper.

We were advised AFTER purchase by FUJIFILM themselves that the printer only has a service life of 100,000 prints and that they were not surprised that ours had stopped working, after suggesting that we purchase said printer knowing full well how much volume we did.

Advantages: Small footprint and image quality good

Disadvantages: Service life is only 100,000 prints!
Issues with marking on 8? L paper
Expensive to run
Support is expensive and not possible to diy repair

I would never have bought this printer had I known the driver would not be updated by Ciaat, and switching the print size to 5x7 is for all intents and purposes impossible. When it works, it works fine. Unfortunately, that is a big if.

Advantages: Taught me not to buy weird brands exclusively controlled by one company.

Disadvantages: Imaging Spectrum is the only supplier and authorized repair in the US, so you're stuck with their repair rates and media prices. Two weeks after I bought it, it fell off a shelf and hit my foot (softening the landing), and knocked the door out of alignment. I called IS, and they refused to troubleshoot over the phone and wanted it shipped to them. Also told me given their troubleshooting rates, it would be less expensive to buy a new one!!! After studying the inside, fixed it with a pair of pliers, setting the latch back into alignment.

The printer driver is a hack from Windows 7. Instructions to download and install it are hard to follow.

Impossible (as far as we are concerned) to switch to 5x7 prints, do to difficult access.

Ribbon breaks with changes in voltage, and this ruined several events due to frequent ribbon repairs. To me two years to find that out, so I could get a battery backup to smooth out the power. Would have been nice if Imaging Spectrum mentioned this up front.

Very loud, and when printing jerks back and forth.

Always great when ordering from imagingspectrum

Advantages: Great service

Workhorse printer. Quality is great! Pictures come out fast and different formats are easy to configure. I use the 2x6 strip and the printer cuts perfectly. I've had it for over 7 years with no issues.

I do onsite sports photography and sale prints. Images on this printer are awesome. My customers are always pleased, especially with the b/w prints.

Advantages: Lite weight , compact, fast, and real easy to work with.
Got my money back on its first event in use.

Disadvantages: None.

Description misleading. If the printer is correctly inserted into he case media can not be loaded (without pushing the printer part way out of case, as it is extremely snug this is not an easy task).

Advantages: * Is smaller than the original box the printer came in.
* Protects the printer
* Looks more professional than showing up with the printer in a cardboard box

Disadvantages: * If printer pushed into case, will not allow media to be changed
* If printer is fully inserted into case, it fits so tight it is nearly impossible to slide printer out to allow media to be changed easily
* If you do not fully insert printer in the case, you can just about change the ink roll (if you have skinny hands). However, when you go to carry the printer it will now be too heavy on one end.

Well, the printer itself is great, at least on Windows 7. For Windows 10, they have a driver issue that causes Windows, Lightroom or any program to freeze when accessing Printer Preferences. After contacting them, they offered me a workaround that did not work and no planned date to fix the issue, leaving me to either deal with the issue, buy Windows 7 for that computer, or return the printer. Sigh.

The S1245 is an awesome printer with speed and accurate color rendition when used with a properly match color profile calibrated monitor. I've yet to experience any issues or paper jams. I've used this printer for event photography onsite sometimes printing as many as 200 8?10's onsite without issues. With print speeds as fast as 3.5 mins when used with Darkroom Pro, it's performance is unmatched! Just beware that she is extremely HEAVY! Weighing in at 70 lbs!

Advantages: Print speed & color accuracy

Disadvantages: Weight

The printer works well. But if I'd known that the drive would sometimes have to reinstalled when Microsoft 10 updates, I would not have bought it.

Advantages: Make great prints and it is fast.

Disadvantages: If you have Microsoft 10, don't buy this printer!

Highly recommend this if you are a photo booth owner. It's super easy to set up, and is a work horse. One of the most important things to consider is support. Imaging Spectrum (Bill) has the best support staff around. 95% of printer calls they receive are solved over the phone.

Advantages: Easy to change the ink and paper, Prints extremely fast, and the prints look great.

Disadvantages: Slight heavy for a printer, but not to bad.

Great paper - Great price - Great customer service!

Advantages: A smooth finish Luster paper with excellent sharpness. Out performs Epson Exhibition Fiber for color prints.

Disadvantages: Use care in handling - It's a sensitive surface!

Great Value for someone that doesn't do a lot of print events.

Advantages: Always reliable, Cost per print

Disadvantages: Speed per print.

This would be a 5 star printer IF they fixed their drivers to make the device more user friendly to install. This printer is now our back up just because I hate fighting to install it on our computers. Also would be nice if it was mac compatible. It is also louder then our other machines.



Advantages: Can print stickers, very durable, and prints fast.

Disadvantages: Virtually impossible to install on a modern computer if you are not a computer tech. Printer is loud and shakes a 4' folding table when printing.

wonderful printer! I would buy this again and again. Dependable and accurate.

Advantages: easy to use, dependable, great color and beautiful prints.

Disadvantages: heavy and would like ot have a case made just for this printer.

I love this printer. I use it at photo booths and proms and it is amazing. So fast and so reliable. Made 600 prints the other night with ease. GREAT investment for me.

Advantages: fast
reliable
easy

Disadvantages: heavy

Purchased directly from Imaging Spectrum, my experience was fantastic.

As a new business owner, for this price, and accompanying 3-yr warranty, coupled with superior print quality and performance, I simply could not pass this up. At $399 you can get 3 for the price of one DS40!

Having had experience with previous HiTi, DNP and several years working as a Digital tech for Epson, I can submit that the HiTi model is ROCK SOLID, and intent to purchase more at my earliest opportunity.


Advantages: Best in-class cost per print
Impeccable photo quality
More prints per roll


Disadvantages: Does NOT come with a catch tray
Larger and heavier than most printers
2-3 seconds slower per print

Got this printer with my turnkey photo booth system back in Nov 2015. So far I love it and hopefully with be getting another one as my backup soon. I've had no issues with it that were major (ribbon torn on my first event).

Advantages: Durable and versatility with paper sizes. I'm told it's the only one that does sticker media in the market.

Disadvantages: Needs a constant level of power otherwise the ribbon can (and does) tear.

Buy don't wait. I bought two and if I had more work I would buy more.

Advantages: Beautiful bright pictures. Speed is good and drivers are great and are included on the disc despite what a previous review said. I was happy to find XP 32bit drivers on the disc as well as Windows 10.

Disadvantages: Kind of ugly and a little on the heavy side but easy to manage.

I have used both the DNP DS40 and the 525L for on-site printing. The 525L is now my starting printer for on-the-road events. I prefer the overall picture quality for my clients. I use the DS40 to fill orders at home mainly because I have to adjust the color and exposure on my software to get an accurate print from the DS40, while I can just hit "print" on the 525L and it comes out just right. At the current price, I bought two of them (one loaded with 4x6 & the other with 5x7). I recouped my cost for BOTH of them in ONE event!

Advantages: Accurate, high-quality prints, and they come out very fast and continuously

Disadvantages: Bulky, but not a major issue. I have a dolly.

Great prints fast!

Advantages: Fast print speeds. Great looking prints. Fairly inexpensive prints compared to other printers.

Disadvantages: This is my second printer. First one failed after 49860 images. Not sure what the life expectancy is though.