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Posted by Roy L. Fuchs on 02/07/06 23:12
On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 22:55:13 GMT, "TB" <Partyslammer@socal.rr.com>
Gave us:
>"NFord" wrote:
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>(snip)
>>
>> IMO, the Epson Photo R300 printer with DVD/CD tray
>> and hub-printable DVDs and CDs are a combo that can't
>> be beat.
>>
>> Cheap, too. (At least the printer and discs are. The inks
>> are a different subject, but cost per disc is still reasonable.)
>
>I agree. I actually use the even cheaper Epson R200 printer which can be had
>for well under 100 bucks. Once I print on a cdr or dvdr, I spray a light
>coat of Krylon Crystal Clear acrylic coating (#1303) on the printed surface
>and give it a few hours to dry. That completely protects and waterproofs the
>printing from any sort of smudges and light scratching. Uncoated, it *is*
>possible to smear Epson printed media weeks after it was originally printed
>with sloppy handling.
>
>One problem I have had, is generally the easiest to find printable media
>either dvd or cd is made by Memorex and I've had a huge percentage of these
>discs fail when data is burned to them. I've had much better luck with
>Verbatim but even those run about only 80%. I expect much better results
>from Taiyo Yuden media once I get my hands on some.
>
>The only downside to the printer itself is a new set of ink cartridges runs
>about 50 bucks, over 50% of the cost of the printer itself!
>
Where have you been? That is how the industry gets your money. The
cartridges only hold about 30ml of material as well.
If the original ink was available in bulk somewhere, I would be
refilling my cartridges.
I'd love to see their revenue numbers related to cartridge sales, and
cost of manufacture over printer sales, and cost of manufacture.
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