CD Printers - 5 Tips to Use When Buying a CD Printer - Part 1

There are many factors when deciding whether to purchase the CD printer for your business. This article will touch upon some of the basics such as choosing the right printer manufacturers cost of the CD printer, inkjet or thermal, productivity, speed and durability. Part 2 of this article will dig in deeper, on the basic criteria above and the more advanced issues such as print quality, color matching and unique pressures on each slice, total cost of ownership, used> DVD / CD Printers and buying from a reputable dealer.

For the purposes of this article I'm concentrating only on DVD / CD printers, duplicators with printers not to print and / or copying of CDs and DVDs at the same time. I'm going to this issue later on an article.

The goal of this article is to give you a basis for the best possible decision when buying a CD printer, so you get it right the first time. In this economy, we can not afford to make the mistake of buying thewrong printer for your CDs and DVDs. Money for the wrong CD / DVD printer for your needs and wasting time figuring it out is both frustrating and a misuse of the resources of your company.

The research for this article was acquired sold more than 13 years, with, testing, support and repair of CD and DVD printer. My experience with medium and high-end professional disc printers, so that these tips may not apply to potential buyers of the relevant entry-level handFeed-on-disc printers sell for about $ 300 or less. Sub $ 300 Disc Printer obviously in a niche, but also for professional CD printing they need, often by high costs for supplies, poor technical support, slow print speeds and in many cases, poor print quality.

Tip # 1 - Start with the Big 3 manufacturers

Rimage, Microboards and Primera are in the CD printer and copier-manufacturing business since its infancy. In my eyes they have more than 80% of the marketShares of CD / DVD printers sold in the world. The "Big 3" are the leaders in their respective print technologies and provide stability in the disc-printer market. These three manufacturers are in a better position to be in the business and support you less stable than their competitors in the coming months and years. They also have technical support and post-warranty support, which proved superior to the other manufacturers in the CD / DVD duplication and printingMarket.

Tip # 2 - Cost of the CD / DVD printer - inkjet or thermal --

Costs vary widely, but the main points of the definition are the type of print engine technology used in the printer - inkjet or thermal transfer, and whether the CD-pressure system is manually or automatically. Inkjet-based CD / DVD printers are less expensive than thermal transfer printer CD. A good automated inkjet printer costs $ 2500, while a good color thermal transfer CD printerCost $ 8500 or more. Disc capacity and software features also play a role in the cost. Part 2 of this article will dive deeper into the advantages and disadvantages of inkjet and thermal based printers.

Tip # 3 - automatically or manually?

The choice between a print that you manually feed the hand the CDs or DVDs, or select a CD automatic printer with a robotic arm or mechanism that moves and gives the discs an important decision for you in terms of cost, work in advance and productivity. WellHand-manual disc printers start at $ 699, while an entry-level automated CD printer free with a 20-disc capacity of approximately 999 U.S. dollars. Larger and faster automated systems that are not less than 300 discs can hold costs to $ 9500th How do you decide which is best for you?

First, estimate the number of discs you need to print per week, per month and per year. Factor in any growth in that number over the previous quarter and year over year. I've found that many organizations under-estimate theirUse of projections, because they consider that to other departments or employees, the services of the new CD printers need to fail as well. Second, determine if you will have the most intense peak hours of CD-or. DVD Production. Many companies have only 1-producing discs once per week or month, but all 100 or 500 must be in a few hours or one day. Third, determine what the value of your time. Do you have the time to give each disc into the printer by the hand, or is your time or theYour employees better spent doing something else?

Tip # 4 - Speed

One question I get over and over again, how many discs per hour or day, you can create a CD printer to print? The speed is printed with a CD or DVD will depend on several factors. (1) Print coverage, (2) the resolution selected in the printer driver, and reduce (3) the actual printer. For example, an inkjet printer that will print a CD label with a small color logo, just a few lines of text, set the print driverable to a lower resolution, 200 CD's print per hour. The same printer can print only a throughput of 50 CD's set an hour with a full color from edge to edge graphics and printer drivers on the highest resolution.

To a lesser extent the same is true for thermal CD printers. The Rimage Prism Thermal CD Printer will have a higher throughput with less print coverage, but not as drastic a drop-off in throughput suffer while printing an image with more than inkjet print coverageTo do printer. Interestingly, the Rimage Everest thermal printer has a single disc per hour throughput, with one line of text in the graphic labels as another plant with 100% coverage. The Rimage Everest III and Everest 600, each printer will print about 65 CDs per hour, regardless of print coverage.

Tip # 5 - CD Printer shelf

General disc printers, which are made of plastic are less durable than those made of metal. Most inkjet printers thatI have used and tested over the years are made mostly made of plastic components, whereas most of the thermal printer from the metal parts. Apart from that we have good success and our customers' success with Microboards Primera Inkjet and useful, with an average lifetime of 3-5 years depending on how the user had to deal with. We have some in our Rimage Prism Thermal Printer CD / DVD production rooms, well into her 10th Year of service. As a footnote,These thermal and inkjet printers CD had scheduled cleanings and replacement of parts over the years.

In Conclusion

Start your DVD CD Printers research with the three major manufacturers - Rimage, Microboards and Primera. Forecast for the daily, monthly and annual CD and DVD printing and must decide whether a manual or automatic printer makes more sense. Look at even inkjet and thermal options, while keeping in mind your budget and how longDo you want the CD to the printer last. If you do not have the budget for the CD printer that fits your needs best, looking for a good used printer or try to find that outsourcing makes your CD and DVD duplication and printing on professional service firms more economically viable.