Posted by Bill Vermillion on 01/12/01 11:39

In article <43e977ee$0$3668$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au>,
Oldus Fartus <denisand@iiNOSPAMnet.net.au> wrote:
>NFord wrote:
>> "Agent_C" <Agent-C-hates-spam@nyc.rr.com> wrote in message
>> news:rqohu11sdre2gvfi74fn4cgdbgkvtadgsr@4ax.com...
>>> It's not so much that you're limited to grayscale text and graphics,
>>> or that it's an extra step in the process (so is printing label);
>>> it's what they don't emphasize in the Ad's and spec pages. How bloody
>>> long it takes! ...and how delicate the surface media is!
>>>
>>> A stock graphic with bold text took *23 minutes* to burn on my new
>>> HP-740 drive. If that wasn't bad enough, I can't seem to get a
>>> fingerprint completely off the finished surface. I've tried Windex and
>>> tape head cleaner. It's as though it's also etched into the surface.
>>>
>>> What a rip. Once again, I'm the victim of hype...
>>
>> 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.)
>>
>>
>
>Agreed. I have the Epson R210, Epson R310 and a Canon ip3000, and cost
>of ink is terrible.
>
>In Australia tanks are $A18 each or $108 a set. The 210 retails for
>around $130 and the 310 $180. The Canon is unobtainable now, with the
>replacement model using different tanks, but still easily refillable.
>
>With the Epsons, because each printer goes through about one set per
>fortnight, I buy refilled cartridges through eBay. These work out at
>about $A24 per set of six including postage which is one hell of a
>saving. Print quality is virtually indistinguishable from the
>originals, and even if the use of the generic tanks shorten the life of
>the printer to six or seven months, I am still way ahead.

>The Canon costs me a couple of dollars to refill each tank.

>If anyone is interested, the Epsons give a very slightly better print,
>but the CD loading mechanism is a little fiddly to use, and the software
>is not quite as good as the Canon.

>The Canon is faster to print on disc, and has better paper handling,
>with both top feed and magazine feed. The automatic duplex printing is
>an added bonus, for about the same price as the Epsons. Build quality
>is slightly better.

I wish Canon would wake up an sell the CD/DVD printing models in the US
that are available in Europe and Oz.

That's why I now have two printers - Canon for the duplex and the
Epson for DVD printing.

Bill

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