REVIEW: Polaroid Hi-Print Pocket Photo Printer. Quality at a cost.

The latest pocket printer from Polaroid does things differently - it uses Dye Sublimation technology to produce excellent quality 2x3 prints. But that’s not the whole story...

00:00 Overview
02:25 Cost
03:27 Demo
04:31 Editing
04:58 Speed
05:39 Waterproof
06:19 Bigger is cheaper
07:18 The Selphy alternative
09:55 Waste
12:47 Credits

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EXTRA scanned comparisons:

Selphy CP1300 vs Polaroid Hi-Print
Selphy is the larger

Polaroid vs ZINK
Polaroid is the larger

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[Paul_VanGo]

And that's why we watch your content. It's not sponsored, thus it much more honest than many other.

[supernpstr]

As always, fantastic review. Especially the last part of the plastic waste information.

[recklessroges]

Good guy Teachmoan with the facts, the whole facts and nothing but the fax (noises).

[SilverEagleDev]

I'm glad you included the last 5 minutes or so of the video, because seeing the amount of waste being produced by this process really saps the "magic" out of it, and makes you appreciate existing printing technologies.

I looked into alternatives to this and found thermal transfer printing, which is almost exactly the same idea, but unfortunately it produces the same amount of waste, because the ribbon it uses for each color is similarly the same size as the media itself.

In the end, I guess this is just one of those convenience factor things, and the vendors are hoping that hiding the sizable plastic waste it produces will keep you from thinking too much about it.

[frankiesomeone]

Neat, I didn't even know these types of photo printers existed

[KmFX]

That plastic film waste looks interesting, like, imagine putting them back together like some sort of transparent colour negative

[kbhasi]

3:31 I like that their mobile app actually explains to the user what the printer is doing!

[Jon-Cameron]

I have a paper/ink pack for my Canon Selphy printer that I bought around 11 years ago. I just installed it and it prints perfectly! Great longevity for a consumable.

[mattgreen]

“Sounds like an indecisive fax machine” 🤣

[thebaldconvict]

I always think this kind of printer gives great photos AND Christmas decorations at the same time!

[malad]

This is the sort of item where most people buy the printer and a pack of the paper and that's it. No more paper is ever purchased. So ends up even more expensive per photo! Ha ha.

[austfox]

Anyone else notice that most passport photos (especially in this instance) make the skin tones a little green?

[TheRuben]

If you overlay the 3 colors of the leftover ink ribbon, would it look like a perfect negative of the printed picture?

[GDJason]

I ran a 1 hour photo lab in the late 90s - early 2000s. I remember getting our first digital equipment that included a pair of commercial grade dye sub printers. I was pretty skeptical at the beginning as I was definitely partial to prints made on photographic paper. But as camera technology improved and more people were using digital, I came around. Honestly a bit impressed that this technology still holds up as well as it does. I've still got photos printed nearly 20 years ago on dye sub that still look pretty good and also some that are really showing their age, depends a lot on how they're stored. I appreciate your dedication to thorough, honest reviews of products as well as showing us some very unique items.

[ramblerandy]

Very good point on the overall cost to the environment. If I was in two minds as to whether I "needed" one of these, that important point would most definitely side me with NO.

[philreed]

Thank you so much for including the waste material cost!

[jorge]

I like your reviews because they are more a "user experience" review than a "professional" review, there's more honesty and pragmatism. Thanks for another video 😃👌.

[spudhead]

The 8 Bit Guy would love this for his label making activities. Looks ideal for that purpose.

[ThomasEdge]

Thanks, Techmoan. I decided to get the CP1300 SELPHY printer. I realized that my wife and I take so many pictures of our daughter that are just digitally lost in our phones. To print out at least one photo a week to put in an album will be a treasure. I also really appreciate your unbiased reviews - with the inclusion of the environmental impact. Cheers.

[malad]

The Polaroid paper should come with a prepaid envelope to return the empty paper cartridge back to Polaroid for recycling.