The Best 4x6 Photo Printer - In-depth Comparison - Liene vs HP vs Kodak Dock
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how can anyone take this review seriously when one of the brands is paying him for his review??? spoiler alert - he just happens to pick the brand that paid him
I was so shocked the sponsored brand won !
Typical CZcams hack.
As long as he's up front with it and not trying to hide it, I don't think by default it's bad
I feel like each printer is about the same and brand name recognization will be the main selling factor
Yeah. I don’t believe him. He’s being sponsored. It’s all a show. You can hear it in his voice when he’s lying. Waste of time. Wasn’t true to review.
@hotchacha9437 couldn’t be more from the truth. This video is a few years old I’m not affiliated with Liene and I still use their printer to this day. It truly is the best one
Not sure if this has been pointed out but the Liene has its own built in wifi hot spot. It does not rely on your home connection. Turn it on and your phone or computer can pickup the wifi signal form the printer.
Do it have sd card section on it?
Thank you, this info just sold a primter🥳
This video was recommended to me despite not planning to buy any of these printers but I stayed and watched anyway because the review is really good and that channel intro caught my attention. ❤ Awesome video.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
I've been waiting for a review like this!
I'll have to watch this after work so I can pay full attention.
I got one Liene from your previous Liene video. Best recent purchase! Great videos!
Thanks for this review, I loved it. And you helped me figure out which one that I'm going to get. God bless u always.
Great review, and appreciate that you've disclosed that Liene sponsored it. However it's hard to overlook any potential bias. It didn't occur to me when I initially watched your video, but it's pretty evident once I did my own research and came back to it with a different set of eyes. Liene's main downsides appear to be the app itself, MAC connectivity and the printing cost. The last one is a big decisive factor in choosing a product for most people. You also didn't show the app interface, while you did it for Kodak and HP's products.
Despite that it's honestly the best review of either of the printers I could find online (in video or article format), even if partially biased so keep it up! You've clearly done a good job, since Liene themselves have used footage from your video on their website ;)
Thanks for the review. Can you check if it's possible to send the photo via Bluetooth to the HP and Kodak printer without using the app (e.g. from a laptop)? I read that it should work for the HP, but I haven't found anything on the Kodak.
I have an interesting question for the Kodak print dock, are the color cartridges and paper cartridges compatible with the old Kodak Easyshare print docks?
This isn't just an ordinary Chris
How did you get the Kodak printer to slide into the tray for storage? It doesn’t slide in easily and one side is higher than the other one
I owned all three the hp has the best quality and price. You simply can’t beat it the Kodak is the next best. The liens is a no name company that has good ideas. Maybe in 30 years of experience they may be good. In fact there are 2-3 other printers that are better then it. I do get that they are paying to make CZcams commercials for them. They need word of mouth.
Did you not watch the video? Results are pretty clear
@@Randuski People can make the results appear (for certain criteria) however they want. Paid reviews tend to sway a reviewers mind a lot of the times. They won't go as hard on a certain product, make it seem like the others have issues when they don't etc. reviews aren't always honest especially paid reviews. Check out other vids (with or without paid reviews on the same products) and watch home different the results are
I was not paid for this video
The big 4x6 photo printer war
what camera did you record with this video is crisp looks great!
I shot it on a Panasonic GH5
It has to upgrade the firmware to work, Kodak removed the firmware and it has no option to not upgrade. What to do?
So I can use other photo paper brands to use on the liene printer? Like the hp paper printer you used?
Yes and no the paper works but they all make the cartridges proprietary. I just swapped the paper as a demo to see if there was any quality differences
Finally biting the bullet on a printer purchase. Have been knocking my head against the wall for the past year trying to find out I want to get my wife to print pics of our little bean.
Ohhh awesome!!! Congrats on the little bean! What printer did you go with?
Can we get a 2023 comparison my man? Looking for the new liene and canon selphy
Now in 2024 after doing some research I'd say that the Kodak is still honestly an awesome choice, it's 140 right now off of amazon, and the refills are about the cheapest around coming in at just 23 dollars for 80 sheets and cartridges.That being said I've heard amazing thigns about the selphy, and the refills are only 32 dollars for 108 sheets (2 cents more per photo), and while it's not much a price difference, I'd prefer to have a lower amount to purchase, so the 80 is really nice. When it comes down to it it's really just what you'd prefer.
@mymrmelon3503 for me it’s still the worst quality prints
I've been looking at all of these printers, including the new canon selphy and what not, but I think I'm going with the Kodak just because it's got the cheapest refills with a set of 80 sheets and cartridge refills coming in at just 23 dollars off amazon... as well as the printer being just a tad more expensive than the liene (10 dollars) and only 15 dollars more than the selphy. If you don't plan on printing many photos though, I definitely would reccomend going with the Canon Selphy CP1500 since I've heard great things about it.
This review was amazing. I’m just wondering what about the ink? Is it like polaroid paper than already has it infused in the paper or how does this work??
It’s a die sublimation process. Not really ink. It uses paper and a film cartridge
@@JustAnotherChris thank you Chris!
How do I add text to the border on kosak
Just got the Kodak printer this week. I found a deal with the printer and 80 sheets for $75
Chris, Would you recommend Liene lots of computer use? And did you do any comparison on the cost per print for each?
I am a hobby photographer, I use mostly Instax and my Nikon D3500. Of course Instax prints on its own, but I usually take the photos from my Nikon, edit them, then load them onto a USB to take to Walmart to get printed. Prints can cost anywhere from .10 - .25 cents (Canadian) each depending on how many you print at a time. (Price per print goes down a bit when you print more.) I've been looking for a home printer for a few years now but haven't been able to convince myself which one is the right one. For a "Sitting on my desk, not traveling" experience, would the Liene be worth it, in your opinion.
I would say it’s worth it for something you want right on the spot. However cost wise it wouldn’t be great for mass amounts of photos. I use mine to print maybe 20 to 40 photos a month maybe which costs about .20 cents.
I have the Liene and buying from Amazon US, photos come at about $0.5 USD per photo ($0.45 if you can find the paper on sale). If you want cheap prints, might want to get the Canon Selphy which comes out at around $0.30 per photo and last I checked, has just as high quality prints.
Also something to consider, Liene doesn't have an android app right now (it's iOS only). This isn't a problem for my wife since she has an iPhone, but perhaps that might hamper computer use.
@@sergeigarcia186ie@@sergeigarcia186
@@sergeigarcia186 Thanks for the info! I’m definitely looking for affordable prints and the Selphy was one of the printers on my list. After looking around a bit it seems like the Liene isn’t available to me in Canada right now anyway.
What about the cost of print?
I'm trying to understand how the paper/cartridge works on these printers. I want to get one but got scared when I saw the kodak cartrige reviews saying that 40 paper packs only work for about 10 photos because the cartridge runs out at about 10 photos.
How true is that? I saw all the video but there is no comparison on how much the cartridge lasts or if the photo paper lasts as much as advertised on the packs.
If the box says 40 photos you get 40 photos no more no less BUT you can only load 20 sheets of paper at a time.
Great video and thank you!
My question is about print ink. I would like to know about the cost of printer ink. I think that’s an important consideration.
And this isn’t the first time I have watched a review.
Photo print cost is kind of a moot point because it’s the same cost. 40 prints for $19.99 and then there’s bundle deals for each but as for per photo cost it doesn’t really apply since these printers don’t use ink. They will all give you the same amount of prints for the same cost.
Copying the print costs from another comment I made above in case it helps you Sky 🙂 All prices were grabbed from Amazon US as of the time of writing this.
Liene Printer does 40 prints for $20 USD ($0.5 per photo, or 200 photos for $100)
HP's Sprocket does 80 prints for $35 USD ($0.43 per photo, or 232 photos for $100)
Kodak's Dock Studio does 80 prints for $30 USD ($0.37 per photo, or 270 photos for $100)
Cannon's Selphy does 108 prints for $33 USD ($0.30 per photo, or 333 photos for $100)
@@sergeigarcia186 excellent thank you
Loved the review! Though I think you missed per-photo print cost 🙂 Still... it would have been amazing if you had included the *Canon Selphy*. One the oldest, but still most popular and highest rated portable printer at the moment on most comparisons online.
We ended up buying the Liene a while ago and are loving it! Though the Canon Selphy was 100% by far our second pick over the HP and Kodak out of reliability and print costs concerns. Though I'm genuinely curious if the Liene would have still won by a landslide if the Selphy was in the race 👀 maybe an idea for another video?
Photo print cost is kind of a moot point because it’s the same cost. 40 prints for $19.99 and then there’s bundle deals for each but as for per photo cost it doesn’t really apply since these printers don’t use ink. They will all give you the same amount of prints for the same cost.
These printers fit well together as far as a comparison because they fell in the same price category. The cannon is a bit more expensive but it would be interesting to see how it compares.
I'd like to see a comparison with the Selphy too.
@@JustAnotherChris I'm not so sure about that one Chris, Amazon prices right now show a pretty noticeable print price difference between brands that really ads up if you print a lot.
Liene does 40 prints for $20 USD ($0.5 per photo, or 200 photos for $100)
HP does 80 prints for $35 USD ($0.43 per photo, or 232 photos for $100)
Kodak does 80 prints for $30 USD ($0.37 per photo, or 270 photos for $100)
Cannon does 108 prints for $33 USD ($0.30 per photo, or 333 photos for $100)
As for the Selphy being expensive, I'm curious which model you found online? The Canon Selphy CP1300 (printer only) is $125 USD right now, which comes cheaper than the Liene at $149 and the costs the same as the HP Sprocket at $129. So AFAIK, it definitely fits in the same price category than these printers.
Canon Selphy CP1300 Amazon Link: (non-affiliate)
www.amazon.com/Canon-Wireless-AirPrint-Printing-2234C001/dp/B073YHRPV5
@@sergeigarcia186 Hi Sergei, thanks for your info., that helps a lot. I found Liene's printer on Amazon and its price should be $136.99 rather than $149 as you stated. But but, I found it is really really great that you could even get it with the final price $116.99 after you claim the $20coupon. So I have bought one for myself immediately!! Thank you!!!
Thanks for highlighting the price variances. These "influencers" usually need to push one product over another so they omit certain information.
Very nice review, but you should have considered cost per print. Kodak wins this category hands down.
Have you ever tested the Canon Selphy printers?
Yes I have. I have a video up
Visually the one in the middle does look better
It does
I know that the Liene won him over but its gonna be the HP for me 🤗💕
Okay, you convinced me Chris. I’ve ordered a battery powered version of the Liene, so that I can add photos more easily when I write my granddaughter each week. Thanks for the video. Subscribed.
P.S. I haven’t looked through all your videos, but it would be interesting to compare it to the Canon Selphy CP1300. The Canon is quite a bit more expensive, but as I was looking through a bunch of different options for photo printers (including different sizes), it seemed to have pretty good reviews.
I did do that video. Here you go.
czcams.com/video/7bk3s3tY6Hs/video.html
@@JustAnotherChris Thanks. I will check it out. And I was wrong, the Canon is comparably priced.
You can barely even tell who sponsored this video!
Kidding. This is sad.
Also! Do you have a link to Print Club?
Link is in the description! But here you go.
Patreon.com/justanotherchris
Hey, does anyone know how long does the quality of the photos from the liene printer lasts before it starts fading?
I have been using it for 3 years and the photos haven’t faded. Die sublimation prints are actually really good about not fading.
@@JustAnotherChris yeah that's what I read. But I thought liene was a thermal printer and not a dye sumbimation printer Or am I wrong? Thanks for the reply btw🙏
It’s dye sublimation
@@JustAnotherChris aaahh I see. My bad. Thank you!!
Why do I see borders?? No borderless printing option available?
You can print both options. Border or borderless
What about the Polaroid lab??
Lab is amazing BUT this printer doesn't use film it uses paper so its a cheaper cost as well as larger prints
@@JustAnotherChris thanks! Love your channel please don’t stop making content!
No plans to stop!
Do a video with the canon selphy 1300 vs the liene
Ohhhhh that’s coming really really soon
Photo printer should always have USB and on Printer Button operation.
WIFI and Blue Tooth are only optional. Too much hype is given to them.
All photo printers should come with on console button control and SD card.
Has anyone tried to put like a 50MP photo through this Liene printer and see what happens? Does it even TIFF?
I have and demoed it in the video
I got the Heinie, oops Liene based on your previous video ... glad I did and this kinda makes me feel warm and wet!!!
Haha I’m glad I could make you wet! 😅
Thank you. Just ordered a liene. 😚
Great to hear!
I wonder how the Canon Selphy 1500 would atack up against these. The Canon is quite popular in Asia.
I did a video on the SELPHY. It’s great
Um, so, if you don't have WiFi can you still use the Liene?
Yes you just have to plug it into your computer
@@JustAnotherChris what if I only have a cellphone?
Then go for a printer that has Bluetooth
@@JustAnotherChris any suggestions? I'm definitely doing research but I'm super unsure.
Maybe grab the HP sprocket
Thanks man.
Absolutely!
if he wasn't sponsored he probably would have been harder on the liene.
How so? Results speak for themselves
@@JustAnotherChris i mean no offense but the liene won almost everything and i think the others could have won some more
Can this work on a mirror less camera
What do you mean?
[[ does the liene use their own paper? ]]
Yes but so does all the other brands
I believe all photo paper is made by Kodak, with all brands of Photo printers.
Hmmm are you sure?
Huawei is great!
This is an ad, not a review. First video of yours I've watched. :(
Hmmmm🤔 how so?
@@JustAnotherChris The company that sponsored the video won the 'contest'. I think that answers your question.
In a previous video I went on to watch you talked about how dye sublimation printers produce a lot of waste and have a high environmental impact on the environment. The Liene printer produces exactly the same waste materials.. and yet.. mysteriously no mention of that here.
Paid promotion can be a good thing and I support creators using it. But when you so clearly pass off a product as the 'winner' because you're being paid for it, it just entirely undermines and credibility in your opinion.
Sure, that is just my subjective opinion and I am sure you disagree-but quite a few other viewers comment to say the same thing, so perhaps we have a point.
So you don’t believe in the result speaking for themselves? I demonstrate each one and show the quality of each print. Heck I even do it blind. Would you disagree and say that the Liene printer is worse over the other two?
I was sent 3 printers and Liene won out plain and simple.
And for the waste part I have mentioned that in many of my videos. I didn’t see the point on continuing to repeat myself.
@@JustAnotherChris sure. You tell yourself your sponsorship makes for an unbiased review if it keeps you happy ☺
@@Ben-yz4jhSince you are a skeptic, I suggest you purchase the three printers, the packs of papers and any necessary accessories out of your own pocket and re-record this video to prove him wrong. Since you seem to want to argue the results that were presented to you, I think you may be “one of those people” who just needs to spend the $600-700 yourself and do the testing just to be 100% positive there was no biased here. We will see you in about 2 months when you have had time to record the video, edit it, fill in the details, print all the pics, and replicate the exact tests for clarity and accuracy.
Why do you kinds of self-entitled trolls have to be so negative? Just keep your opinions to yourself and be grateful for the content and information knowledge CZcamsrs like Chris provide to you…for FREE. Since his reputation is at stake; I doubt that a free printer would buy his opinion and change the outcome. 🙄 Get a grip, dude!
Dude are you using jpeg to print? You need to use TIFF format in CMYK color space to print, while also downsizing the image to the proper resolution, otherwise everything is going to be from an automatic algorithm converting it, which will only ever reduce quality and create differences that could have been avoided. Also if you've got stock in Liene, you know it's a federal crime to not divulge that right?
Dude bro man it’s called simplifying it for the average user.
@@JustAnotherChris I think a user would like to get the most out of their product and see its full capabilities, and converting images to the proper standards isn't difficult. Printing should never be done from JPEG. JPEG is only 8 bit RGB color space, which is meant for backlit display devices, not printing. Printing supports way more colors than 8-bit RGB. And that doesn't just translate to colors, it also translates to tones of light/dark. Like that one helmet picture you keep saying looks washed out.
I see the Liene only supports JPG and PNG, and PNG is about as good as TIFF, so you should be converting to PNG 16-bit with CMYK color space, downsizing to 1200x1800 pixels, and sharpening the image at that resolution if needed. The reason why images are coming out at different sharpness is because of the automatic settings (or lack thereof). Anytime you resize an image, even if it was originally sharp, it still uses an algorithm to downsize, and depending on which one is used, that can introduce blurriness.
I get it, printers have automated ease of use settings, but they're almost always poorly implemented, so judging them by that really isn't a good standard. I think even a little old granny would be willing to go through the effort of properly preparing their photo's for printing if it meant they save some money and get the best print quality possible. There are apps and online sites that can do this in an automated fashion.
The Kodak gives you 80 sheets today for the same price
And comes with a case.
I have never used a qr code for an app
But the 1000000 dollar question is...do any of them have sticker paper? I wanna make stickers...
Unfortunately not!!! I have asked
I really appreciate the content you provide, but good gosh, some your viewers are so negative and ungrateful. You spend so much time, money on products and film, etc and effort on the FREE content you provide for us, and a lot of what I’m reading in the comments are a bunch of whiny people bitchin’ about what you didn’t say, demonstrate or include in this video…? Really?!
Your videos would be an hour long if you compared Liene to every printer on the market (which you have ALREADY DONE in other videos), but these impatient, instant gratification, “sense of entitlement” kinda keyboard warriors seem to just want to just tell you “how to do you”. I gotta say, it really just pisses me off. No one understands the amount of time it takes to put together a really well-done video, all to earn the pittance of ad & affiliate compensation that we make from them are laughable. We do this to share information we are passionate about. Do these commenters really believe that you would sacrifice your reputation to Liene, lie to and mislead your viewers all for a free $160 photo printer?!!? SMDH! 🙄🤦🏻♀️
I guess because I put up with my own brand of opinionated a@shats, it annoys me when I see this kind of hard work go unappreciated, but the point of my comment was to tell you that I really APPRECIATE all of the information you do provide. You cover a ton of the major points, and if I need more than that, I can do like we used to do in the “olden days”, and go look up the answers on my own, before someone did all the work for us. 😉😂
#contentcreatorsunite ✌🏻 #creatorsagainsthaters 😂
Really appreciate it!! ❤️
Adn Canon Selphy ....???!!!! :(
There’s a separate video on that
Gee I wonder what one is the best. Could it possible be the company that paid you to make the video. This video is disingenuous. Thumbs down.
Worthless unless it was a sticker
Or the option to have stickers
Unsubscribe! I can’t believe you’re a Pepsi drinker 😉
Haha you should see what comes out when you push the Pepsi button tho 😜
Why compare Liene to the crap league (i.e. kodak, hp...)? Why not compare to Canon Selphy or AgfaPhoto? You know why? Because then Liene would have no chance and nobody pays money to say their product is the second or the third best :) So folks, you now know which portable printer is the best Canon Selphy (especially the upgraded 1500 version)! In every aspect Canon wins and the price difference is totally justified.
Might want to look at my other videos before leaving comments.
@@JustAnotherChris the comment applies strictly to this video because I see some viewers might have made a decision based on this video and that decision might not be optimal. Don't you think it at least a little bit odd to omit one of the leading printers in the class? HP and Kodak are crap and we (at least I) know that already. Thank you for suggesting, will take a look.
Cringe
Good
lol what a hack. WOW I PICKED THE PEOPLE THAT PAY ME AND IM LITERALLY AN AD ON THEIR WEBSITE :D :D :D