On Aug 6, 2007, at 6:31 PM, David Spound wrote: > ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee. > ** You too can help the group > ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > Hi all, > > I am wondering if anyone in our community has experience with > inkjet printers that can print directly onto CDs and DVDs. If so, > how well has this process worked for you? What printer might you > recommend, if any? > > I produce small batches of CDs (guided meditations for my stress > reduction courses). I typically make 10-15 discs at a time, and I > do this about 4-8 times per year. Not (yet) a high volume > operation. I have tried using stick-on labels for my CDs, but I > find it takes a lot of work to apply them in such a way that I feel > confident the labels will not peel off. > > Last week, I saw the HP 5160 in Staples for about $90. The sample > CDs they had in the store looked pretty good. I know there are some > Epson models that print on CDs, too. I realize that the blank, > printable CDs also cost a bit more than ordinary blank CD-Rs. > > I know that I could buy pre-printed, black CDs, but that would not > work well for me as I need the flexibility of producing small > batches of new discs as I create them. > > So, do you have experience with such inkjet printers and would you > recommend one? I have a Epson R220. It works pretty well except the layout software that came with it does not play nice with a printer hooked up to an Airport Express. Looking at your e-mail address that may be an issue for you. I have not used it too much but the disks I've been able to line up correctly look much better then the paper labels I was using before. Bill Carr Bottlenose - Wine & Spirits eBusiness Specialists (877) 857-6700 http://www.bottlenose-wine.com Download vCard -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20070807/fbaf87f7/attachment-0004.html