Posted by Martin van derPoel on 01/12/56 11:39

Try a CIS (Continious Ink System).
I have one on a R210 (Australian model) and the print cost is about 10% of
Epson Inik.

Regards,

Martin


"TB" <Partyslammer@socal.rr.com> wrote in message
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> "NFord" wrote:
>
> (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!
>
> T.B.
>

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