ACaD
Printing Apprentice
- Joined
- Feb 23, 2010
- Messages
- 6
- Reaction score
- 5
- Points
- 16
- Printer Model
- HP OfficeJet Pro K8600
I have an Epson R300 which is occasionally used for printing directly onto CDs/DVDs. In recent weeks I have had to print on several hundred DVDs and the R300 was too slow. It took about 2.5 minutes to print a full-colour picture on the disc. It would also sometimes not align properly, causing delays.
I decided the best way was to print on labels using a fast inkjet printer and then just stick them on. I settled on the HP K8600. I also ordered a CISS from RIHAC last week but it has yet to arrive.
Printing is much faster than the R300. It can print about 3 A4 sheets (2 labels per sheet) in about a minute. I still felt, however, that printing directly on the disc was better so I searched online for faster CD/DVD printers. I found out that the Canon iP4500 printed onto a disc in about 1 minute. I eventually found this forum and a user posted about pooling more that 1 printer to increase print speeds. This was something I had never thought about. I realized that for the price I paid for the K8600 and the CISS, I could have bought 2 iP4600s and CISSs. I could also still use the R300 and get even more throughput.
Did I make a mistake buying the printer and the CISS? Should I sell it and buy 2 Canons and CISSs instead? It's still not as fast as the K8600, but I could in future buy another one (or two). Also, the cost of the labels and time involved in sticking them on the disc has to be considered.
If you guys were in my situation, what would you do?
I decided the best way was to print on labels using a fast inkjet printer and then just stick them on. I settled on the HP K8600. I also ordered a CISS from RIHAC last week but it has yet to arrive.
Printing is much faster than the R300. It can print about 3 A4 sheets (2 labels per sheet) in about a minute. I still felt, however, that printing directly on the disc was better so I searched online for faster CD/DVD printers. I found out that the Canon iP4500 printed onto a disc in about 1 minute. I eventually found this forum and a user posted about pooling more that 1 printer to increase print speeds. This was something I had never thought about. I realized that for the price I paid for the K8600 and the CISS, I could have bought 2 iP4600s and CISSs. I could also still use the R300 and get even more throughput.
Did I make a mistake buying the printer and the CISS? Should I sell it and buy 2 Canons and CISSs instead? It's still not as fast as the K8600, but I could in future buy another one (or two). Also, the cost of the labels and time involved in sticking them on the disc has to be considered.
If you guys were in my situation, what would you do?