There are plenty of inkjet printers that will print directly on printable CD & DVDs. I have an Epson R220 that does it. But that is the ONLY thing i use that printer for so it equals a lot of lost desk space.
$279 is a bit expensive, but hopefully that is MSRP and they will actually retail closer to $199. I might pick one up at that price just to gain back a few valuable square inches on my desk.
Unless you're really into piracy, I don't see much benefit for the cost. LightScribe is much better for me because it uses no desk space (internal drive), no ink to worry about, and the drives are dirt cheap ($50 for a CD/DVD burner with LightScribe). The downside is it's monochromatic (not an issue for me), and requires special discs. But, of course disc printers also require special discs. And there's the initial savings plus the savings on ink, so even the cons aren't bad (unless you really need multichromatic printing).
I'm not into piracy, but I am a DJ, so i burn a LOT of CDs. keeping them labeled with track information and categorizing them is very important to me and making very professional looking mixed CDs means a lot.
light scribe does work, but being able to use color is invaluable, not to mention that lightscribe takes a long time to burn.
Hey Ryan, you should check out the Pacemaker (pacemaker.net), it's a DJ DAP, and it actually has a decent amount of space (120gigs) and a ton of features.
Don't know about your part of the world but here damn lightscribe discs are 3 times as expensive as normal ones, and printable ones are much cheaper, although still more expensive than normal discs. Also it's true that lightscribe take a hell of a long time. But printers require expensive ink of course, so in the end I myself stick with the old marker.
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Preston @ Sep 24th 2007 11:46AM
That looks pretty sweet. Any alternatives or items like this already on the market that it can be compared to?
RyanTV @ Sep 24th 2007 1:44PM
There are plenty of inkjet printers that will print directly on printable CD & DVDs. I have an Epson R220 that does it. But that is the ONLY thing i use that printer for so it equals a lot of lost desk space.
$279 is a bit expensive, but hopefully that is MSRP and they will actually retail closer to $199. I might pick one up at that price just to gain back a few valuable square inches on my desk.
Larz @ Sep 24th 2007 4:23PM
Unless you're really into piracy, I don't see much benefit for the cost. LightScribe is much better for me because it uses no desk space (internal drive), no ink to worry about, and the drives are dirt cheap ($50 for a CD/DVD burner with LightScribe). The downside is it's monochromatic (not an issue for me), and requires special discs. But, of course disc printers also require special discs. And there's the initial savings plus the savings on ink, so even the cons aren't bad (unless you really need multichromatic printing).
vypergts @ Sep 24th 2007 4:41PM
I prefer the Mark I Sharpie black permanent marker.
RyanTV @ Sep 24th 2007 8:10PM
I'm not into piracy, but I am a DJ, so i burn a LOT of CDs. keeping them labeled with track information and categorizing them is very important to me and making very professional looking mixed CDs means a lot.
light scribe does work, but being able to use color is invaluable, not to mention that lightscribe takes a long time to burn.
Jesse S @ Sep 24th 2007 10:23PM
Hey Ryan, you should check out the Pacemaker (pacemaker.net), it's a DJ DAP, and it actually has a decent amount of space (120gigs) and a ton of features.
Wwhat @ Sep 24th 2007 11:08PM
Don't know about your part of the world but here damn lightscribe discs are 3 times as expensive as normal ones, and printable ones are much cheaper, although still more expensive than normal discs.
Also it's true that lightscribe take a hell of a long time.
But printers require expensive ink of course, so in the end I myself stick with the old marker.