His requirements are:
How much are you wanting to spend? How much do you want it to hold?
It's possible that he's in the land of perpetual Wednesday, or the crazy melty land, or you know, the world without shrimp.
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Gandalfe - Oct 19, 2005 4:44:30 pm PDT #5200 of 10003
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Jessica - Oct 19, 2005 5:26:33 pm PDT #5201 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Should I ask for my money back (they claim a satisfaction guarantee), or should I just be aware that colors may not match what I'm expecting, in the future? (Or, both)
Yes, on both counts. (I ordered prints from Snapfish exactly once -- they came back looking terrible. I emailed customer service, got my money back, and bought a photo printer instead.)
DCJensen - Oct 19, 2005 5:58:58 pm PDT #5202 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
Your printer may be spying on you: [link]
meara - Oct 19, 2005 6:10:25 pm PDT #5203 of 10003
Good to know, Jessica. Luckily the photo book was good. The small prints were mostly bad because of my own issues, I think. And like I said, free. But I do think I'll send the other one back.
EDIT: Anyone have any online photo places they DO recommend?
§ ita § - Oct 19, 2005 7:05:24 pm PDT #5204 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I printed a couple pics at Costco and they came out great -- but you do have to go pick them up.
tommyrot - Oct 19, 2005 7:30:32 pm PDT #5205 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I've used Apple's service in iPhoto - the pictures turned out excellent.
Volans - Oct 19, 2005 9:10:01 pm PDT #5206 of 10003
move out and draw fire
How much are you wanting to spend? How much do you want it to hold?
As it's going to be his main Christmas present, I'm not setting a cap on the price. Price-for-functionality will be the determining factor of what I spend.
And of course, the more the better for what it holds, but not less than 1000 songs (what's that, about 512K?).
Cnet didn't give really good reviews to any, but I think the small form factor is just going to mean a difficult interface. Their top two included one that looks like an egg-shaped vibrator.
Jon B. - Oct 20, 2005 2:33:05 am PDT #5207 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
And of course, the more the better for what it holds, but not less than 1000 songs (what's that, about 512K?).
Heh. At about 4 mins per song and 1 MB/minute if you encode at 128Kbps, you'd want at least 4GB. More, if you want to be able to encode at a better quality. I'd look for at least 6GB.
Volans - Oct 20, 2005 2:54:33 am PDT #5208 of 10003
move out and draw fire
See, this is exactly the kind of stuff I need to know. Thanks, Jon! (Back to searching, with new criteria)
Gandalfe - Oct 20, 2005 3:26:32 am PDT #5209 of 10003
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Yeah, when they say 1000 songs, they're really talking about shit quality.
Does it have to be flash-based, or would a hard drive one work?