Which printer to get?

[Rip the Jacker]

Alright. <<--Noob to printers.

Budget : $100 or LESS.

Preferred Price : $60

I need a printer that
-has the ability to print on DVDs and CDs.
-Multi-Color
-Prints at a decent speed
-Mainstream Ink

SITE: Newegg.com

 

[joecool]

so, in short, you're looking for a miracle product, that doesn't exist, and that would make no financial sense for any company to produce?

 

[Rip the Jacker]

I have no idea about printer specs.

 

[Budmantom]

Epson R200



Tom

 

[ed21x]

remove the DVD/CD bit, and your options will increase many folds.

oh, and Canon PIXMA IP3000

 

[Erasmus-X]

If you absolutely need the ability to print directly on printable DVD/CD media, your only choice is Epson.

The Stylus Photo R200 is within your price range at about $100. It's no speed demon, but print speed is acceptable. It uses individual cartridges (CMYKcm).

 

[ComatoseDelirium]

let this serve as a bump if.. my question is just stupid, but printing on a CD or DVD.. means printing onto a sticky piece of paper that then is applied to the cd/dvd?

 

[akira34]

Another vote for the Epson R200 printer. I actually have one and it produces EXCELLENT quality images. Printing photos on photo grade paper is like having the original in your hand.

For printing on cd/dvd media, it comes ready to do that right out of the box. With the price point at/below $100 it's hard to beat. Especially with all of it's features.

Just so that you know, with the dual USB2 ports, you CAN connect two systems to it and print from both of them. I've done it. Just make sure you don't try to send jobs at the exact same time, that could cause some confusion on the printer.

 

[SilentRunning]

Originally posted by: ComatoseDelirium
let this serve as a bump if.. my question is just stupid, but printing on a CD or DVD.. means printing onto a sticky piece of paper that then is applied to the cd/dvd?

No, they sell inkjet printable CD's now. The have a face which accepts the ink and as has been said only Epson printers do this in the U.S. Outside the U.S. Canon printers have the ability to print on CD's.

 

[funggorgor]

if your Preferred Price is just $60
I suggest you print on stickers to stick on your cd other than buy Epson printer which have cd printing function

 

[Blain]

After you actually print up some CDs, you won't go back to printing "stickers". Get THiS Epson R200 for $91.75 shipped.

BTW, Never Never try to print on non-inkjet printable CDs or DVDs... Ask me, I know. :laugh: