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Desktop publishing software for Mac
- Easy to use
- Lots of templates, fonts, graphics
- Integrates with iPhoto
- Mac only
- Lack of technical support
- Reports of bugs, crashes, slowdowns
- Takes up a lot of space on hard drive
March 2009. Print Explosion Deluxe 3.0 is one of the few home creativity software applications designed for Mac users. Reviews note that it's easy to use and integrates well with the Apple iLife suite, including iPhoto. Version 3.0 includes the ability to print scrapbook pages and CD labels, and comes with an enormous number of fonts, graphics and templates. Although some reviewers recommend it even for professional use (with brochures, for example), owners say it's better just for fun projects -- and even then, they give it mixed reviews. The main drawbacks seem to be some bugs and crashes, slow, clunky performance and poor technical support. For more powerful desktop publishing software, Mac users might consider giving Scribus (free) a try.
TopTenReviews.com ranks Print Explosion Deluxe 3.0 in relation to nine other desktop publishing programs, providing ample detail. We also found useful, detailed single-product reviews at Macworld magazine, MacObserver.com and Applelinks.com. Although these reviews note minor drawbacks, quite a few user-written reviews at Amazon.com voice more serious complaints.
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Editors here rank Print Explosion Deluxe eighth out of 10 desktop publishing programs, giving it a rating of 2.5 on a four-point scale -- with especially low ratings for support, text tools and image tools. A chart on another page compares features, point by point, with those provided by competing software.
Review: Print Explosion Deluxe, Editors of TopTenReviews.com
This review praises Print Explosion Deluxe 3.0 as full-featured and easy to use, with excellent integration with other Apple software (such as iPhoto). It's recommended for professional as well as home use, and the reviewer says, "even young children will have no problem creating personalized cards and crafts."
Review: Print Explosion Deluxe 3.0, Jeffery Battersby, July 24, 2006
Mac user Nancy Gravley tests this edition of Print Explosion Deluxe 3.0 by making her holiday cards, finding pleasant improvements and additions compared with an earlier version. For example, now you can view all four sides of a greeting card at the same time.
Review: Print Explosion Deluxe 3.0 Review, Nancy Gravley, Oct. 31, 2006
This detailed review, comparing Version 3.0 of Print Explosion Deluxe with an earlier version, includes several screen shots and finds the new interface a big improvement, with better previews. The reviewer notes minor complaints about the icon toolbar and card printing, but the main complaint is that the fun parts for kids don't allow for enough creativity.
Review: Print Explosion Deluxe 3, Gary Coyne, Aug. 27, 2006
This review notes that Print Explosion Deluxe 3.0 is easy to use but, because it includes over 13,000 templates, takes up a lot of hard drive space. It can bog down even a capable Mac, pausing a couple of seconds at a time.
Review: Print Explosion Deluxe 3.0, Editors of MacAddict, Oct. 2006
6. Amazon.com
Nearly three dozen users review Print Explosion Deluxe 3.0 at Amazon.com, with mixed reviews that lead to an overall rating of three stars (out of a possible five).
Review: Print Explosion Deluxe 3.0 (Mac) Reviews, Contributors to Amazon.com, As of Mar. 2009
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