Webshots Ultimate Collection

by Encore

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000SQNBM0
• Item model number: 14070
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 28, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,297 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

Webshots Ultimate Collection turns your Windows desktop into something extraordinary with more than 2,000 professional photos. Join the 40+ millions of fans who already have it. Windows® 2000 SP4/XP (Home & Pro) SP2/Vista¿¹; Pentium® 60 MHz (233 MHz or faster for XP & 800 MHz or faster for Vista); 64 MB RAM (128 MB RAM for XP & 512 MB RAM for Vista); 860 MB free hard drive space for photo collection; DVD-ROM drive; Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher, or Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or higher; 56 Kbps modem or faster and internet service provider account required for internet access.² ¹Administrator privileges are required to properly install the program on Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista. ²User is responsible for all Internet access fees and phone charges.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars $20 for 2,000 images, April 7, 2008

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Gadget Fan in CA (L.A., CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Webshots Ultimate Collection (CD-ROM)

I bought this software on impulse at a office supply warehouse store. The box says the disc includes 2,000 images and implies access to 400 million more images. The requirements say that the user is responsible for Internet access fees and phone charges, which sounds like ISP and dial-up phone fees to me.

It turns out the software appears to be the same software that can be downloaded from the website for free (with a few sample images). It also seems like the boxed software does not include membership to the premium content on the web site. You have to sign up for a free account to access the site, but that doesn't require this product. So unless one of those things is not true what you are buying here is the 2,000 images. Unless those images are not available on the site it might make more sense to join the webshots site for $2.50/month and download collections of images you want.

This product might be appropriate for someone that does not have broadband Internet access. I would have been more satisfied with the product if it was either less than $10 or if it included six or more months of premium web site content access.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Beware of this product!!!, August 22, 2009

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Lewis Amack "Lew Amack "Polymath" (Mo... (Monterey Park, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Webshots Ultimate Collection (CD-ROM)

Not only can this software be downloaded anytime for free, but you must pay at least $25 to continue participation with Webshots, which is not worth a penny. They provide absolutely no customer support (they are totally and completely incommunicado, even to Premium subscribers who use their contact dialogue to send messages), and their screensaver is defective. It fails to activate automatically when your keyboard is idle for the specified time period. You are likely to find after you return to your computer, even days later, that the screensaver provided no protection during the duration of your away time. You may also notice that they systematically delete all of their downloadable files, such that not a single image from some months is available.