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Hacker
27-07-2006, 15:02
Currently I don't have a printer but I will need to start printing CD's for clients in the very near future, are there any inexpensive printers that will do this or do I need a seperate specific printer?

Thanks,

Colin.
Gandhi
27-07-2006, 15:08
epson r220,only about 70 notes or less if you look around..... orints to cd's ad doesn't do bad photoprinting either into the bargain!
Hacker
27-07-2006, 15:21
Cheers mate! Ebay here I come.
Hacker
27-07-2006, 15:32
Top stuff Ghandi, just picked one up for £39.99, can't go wrong at that price.
Gandhi
27-07-2006, 15:38
no worries!
markgray
27-07-2006, 18:23
nice printers the epson ones, i have the R320, very good quality
Glen
27-07-2006, 18:36
Yep, I've got the R300, does a great job of printing onto CD's.....Hacker if your printer doesn't have the software disks let me know, I'll bung you mine.
Hacker
27-07-2006, 19:36
Cheers Glen, top fella! :thumbs:
Steep
27-07-2006, 21:53
R200 here, works a treat.
busterboy
29-07-2006, 06:57
Unfortunately I have bought my last Epson due to the severe banding issues related to the Epsons..:shake:

I was using more ink cleaning the print heads than I was printing so after many years of using Epsons I have made the switch to Canon. ip4000 and the A3 i9950.:)

Good luck with the epson, I know its a common problem with them too.;)
Ally
30-07-2006, 09:22
epson R800 here guys, lovely printer quality A4 prints never lets down.

tim - how quick are the canons? I had a look at them before buying the epson. The canon has the fastest printing per page?
digitalfailure
30-07-2006, 11:47
My old Epson 950 does an admirable job on the CDs

I have to agree with Buster though, when it dies i'll not get another Epson because they seem to waste 25% of each colour with it's cleaning cycles. At over 70 quid to fill it, it's a bit extreme.
Gandhi
30-07-2006, 13:08
never had any problems with my epson, but I do use genuine inks, never turn it off and use ssc service utility, which means I get the full ink out of the cartridge , not when Epson say it's empty!

the utility also lets you clean seperate inks so no wastage there either!
matty
30-07-2006, 15:25
what software is that Ghandi?
Gandhi
30-07-2006, 15:48
this one.......


http://www.ssclg.com/epsone.shtml


Sorry, should've posted the link :self-flagellation:

Read the documents though, I managed to reset a full ink cartridge to zero using it the first time and had to take it back to pcworld claiming it was faulty lol.
nilagin
30-07-2006, 17:17
I have an R200 with no banding problems. Prints CD's and photo's just fine. Always use original inks which I get off ebay for about £26.00 inc. p&p.
Did have an 810 photo stylus before hand which did suffer banding problems now and then but photo printing was good.
busterboy
30-07-2006, 19:56
tim - how quick are the canons? I had a look at them before buying the epson. The canon has the fastest printing per page?


Much faster than the epson and about half as quiet too..:thumbs:

Also this ip4000 takes compatible cartridges with no banding issues at all.:)
mrgubby
30-07-2006, 20:51
Never had banding problems with my R200 on any cartridge , only problem I get with clone cartridges is they smell of fish :thinking:
Gandhi
30-07-2006, 20:57
the genuine epson ones do as well, I found anyway.

I printed a 4x8 sheets of a4 rasterbated image of my flat mate to put on the sitting room wall and it made the whole flat stink of kippers fo a week mudda!
mrgubby
30-07-2006, 21:29
the genuine epson ones do as well, I found anyway.

I printed a 4x8 sheets of a4 rasterbated image of my flat mate to put on the sitting room wall and it made the whole flat stink of kippers fo a week mudda!

Fish-tastic Batman :lol: