loooking for a printer that also prints on to dvd-r`s and able to take compatible inks at a reasonable price and where can i buy one one

cheers darrenno5

Hi m8,

Not what you'd call cheap but the Epson 950 is a blinder. I love mine, compatibles are available but still not strictly cheap, but they do a superb job. I would have no qualms in recomending it. If you have £320 spare it's a steal. If thats a little bit much I dont know what to recomend.

Dan

Yeah the 950's a fantastic printer for cd's and dvd's.
Expensive but far better than labels.

It's a pity the printable disc's cost more.

There are standalone printers....like the TDK but these are pants compared to the epson. Low resolution and doesn't cover all the disc.

There was also a cheaper epson printer sold under another name that could print on disc's, but i can't remember what it was called.

how much cash are you tallking about for ink refills ?
i have started to drop hints that this would make an ideal birthday pressie

Matisse Gold £297
CD/DVD Colour Printer
http://www.cd-rduplicators.co.uk/cdprintermatisse.htm

Dimensions: Length 18.2" (460mm) Width 13.8" (350mm) Height 6.61" (168mm)

Net Weight: 11.7lbs (5.3kg) without cartridges

Power Consumption: Energy Star Compliant

Drivers: Windows 3.1, Windows 95, 98, NT4, Macintosh* (not postscript)

Media Support & Handling: Prints directly onto the surface of CD/DVD & CD Business Cards, uses a double disc rubber coated rigid aluminium tray (caddie) for extra smooth carriage. Prints on paper and uses an automatic sheet feeder (A4, letter, User Defined and Jewel Case Inserts).

Minimum System Requirements: PC: Windows 3.1., 95, 386 DX, 4MB RAM, Windows 95, 98, XP, NT4.0 486 66 HZ, 16MB RAM, MAC: System 7.5.1 or above 5MB avail. Memory

Communication: Bi-directional printing with logic seeking DIN type serial R5423 (Macintosh). Centronics – type 8-Bit parallel interface (IEEE-1284 compatibility mode) USB (Universal Serial Bus Interface)Maximum

Resolution: 2880 x 720 dpi

Print Speed: 15% mono coverage @ 720 dpi approx* 29 seconds; 100% full colour coverage @ 1440 dpi approx* 126 seconds; 100% full colour coverage @ 2880 dpi approx* 402 seconds (*Speed dependant on processing power and disc coverage).

Cartridges: Standard Epson C60 Fast Drying Black Ink Cartridge (C13T028401), Standard Epson C60 Fast Drying 3 Colour Cartridge (CYM) (C13T029401)

Printer Accessories: Power cable, PC printer cable, Mac printer cable, rubber coated aluminium disc trays, automatic sheet feeder, user manual, template software, COPYTRAX DISCUS design software.


Still a lot of money but the cartridges are cheap. And you do realise you need to spray your discs with something to stop them scratching.
I had some samples through once, and I must admit they were absolutely stunning. Just too expensive.

Dont know if this helps mate but there is a printer out now from TDK wich prints directly on to the disc no messing with paper good qual also .. my mate has one he paid £90 for it cant give u a link but try tdk main website .. as for cart issues again I dont know what the cost is but my m8 is well impressed with his .. just something else to look into maybe

try svp mate in the special offers theres 1 fo about £90

petemac

thanks for all your help just been offerd a epson c62 what prints on to disc anyone got any comments about this model

It'll be a custom job as you're no doubt aware. Depending on the price it'll probably be a pretty good option. How much?