Photographer’s Dream Mass Media Storage Device – HP MiniNote vs Epson P-5000

I was studying the available UMPC products in the market and was inclined to get the ASUS Eee PC but, i decided to beg off and wait a few days more. I wanted to get a UMPC for the portability when travelling for a shoot and being able to work at the same time. My existing laptop is a 15″ macbook pro.. heavy but gets the job done all the time. My only problem is that carrying it around with 2 cameras and a couple of lenses and a suitcase (a total of 3 bags) everytime i leave for some festival can get really tiring.. i need to bring it down to 2 bags (and extra bag for pasalubong!) …

Waiting a few days paid off, when the display of the new HP Mininote came out, tried it out and instantly fell in love with it, (anybody want to buy my Epson P-3000?) The Mininote solves so many issues and hopefully i can increase my productivity while on the go.. I know it isnt a fair comparison but what the heck, if we talking about photographer tools and maximizing work while we are on the go… the HP Mininote wins.. Great tool for bloggers too since there is WIFI and bluetooth, making your 3G phone Handy for Internet anywhere access. There is a lot of realestate With a 8.9′ screen compared to the Epson’s 4′ screen.

The only problem i see is that the Mininote is so versatile for the photographer that people may want to borrow it (your wife or baby may want one of their own too!)

The best thing about the comparison is that the list price estimate for the HP Mininote is P29,990 compared to the Epson P-5000 which is estimated to be around P35,000 in the market. What’s the kicker in the whole deal? The HP gives you 120GB of HD space compared to 80Gb for the Epson P-5000, a really big difference in terms of storage…. now that camera megapixel sizes have increased to 10-16MP on the higher end models.

Running the Windows Vista opens a lot of possibilites (not that I am a fan! OSX Rules!) watching movies or download streaming news and videos is possible.. shooting tethered?(will have to confirm this) Did i mention anything about the webcam? i think i forgot to put it on the side by side comaparison… so now your 3G+yahoo messenger+webcam = live mini broadcast! anywhere and anytime..

There are other options, I chose the HP Mininote for the HD space, the 2Gb ram, the licensed OS, and the fact that it looks like a macbook pro! hahaha

Am sure the other UMPCs available can give you a better deal, but I just feel that the HP fits my needs as a photographer on the go..

… this is not a paid advertisement.. just sharing…

Wedding Albums: Book And Magazine Styled Albums by In-Prints, Incorporated

Starting this second quarter of the year, we would want to introduce the following products :

• (1) The Book Photographer’s Sampler Kit ,
• (2) The Book Photo Cover albums,
• (3) The Book Magazine Style albums, and
• (4) our new album line, Illustrado Albums.

The Photographer’s Sampler Kit by The Book, is an all in one presentation / marketing tool for all wedding photographers. The Sampler Kit primarily highlights a particular photographers best works in a single album, while illustrating all available / possible products offered by The Book to the photographers client. This Sampler Kit would showcase cover materials, page types (coffee table book, flush mount, self mount, & slip in), and cover designs to name a few. Photographers would just need to provide us the enumerated files listed in our price list. A very good tool to leave with tie-up coordinators, florists or caterers. It is available at a very affordable price of P2,500. Simplify your presentations with the Sampler Kit.

The Book Photo Cover albums are now available for photographers who choose to have a bit of creativity in their albums by choosing select photos for display at the albums front cover, or both front & back covers. Add-on fee of P300 per side + print shall be applicable from regular album prices.

The Book Magazine Style albums offers spread pages for a cleaner, undisturbed layout style, just like The Book Coffee Table Books. However, they come in a slimmer bind as well as front or front and back photo covers. Giving the albums the look that of a magazine.

We are proud to introduce the latest line in our self-mount album products, Illustrado Albums. These albums are positioned for entry level to mid range packages of photographers. They are perfect for photographers that would want to offer an inexpensive album to their clients, however, in the same time would want to be backed up by  a quality rendering product. Available sizes are 5×7 (P600) and 8×10 (P850) in 40 pages / 10×8  guest books (P500) at 10 pages. Color availability would be black and brown covers.

Attached to this letter is our updated price list for reference to the above-mentioned products as well as our older products.

Should you be interested or have questions regarding our new products, please feel free to contact us at land lines (02) 435-1929, (02) 434-1929, or mobile phone numbers (0917) 533-1929, (0922) 965-8133,  and (0922) 585-3041.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Ariel A. Samaniego

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