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There are many discs printers on the market at many different price points. People who just need to print 1 or 2 disc per day can use a standard consumer printer like an Epson P50. Consumer printers usually print paper and may have an adaptor that allows the print mechanism to print onto a CD or DVD disc. Typically cheaper disc printers will use inkjet technology, meaning that you have to use a low cost inkjet printable disc to absorb the ink. Printing to non inkjet printable discs with an inkjet CD disc printer will result in a sticky mess.



If a manually operated inkjet disc printer is not sufficient for your needs then you will most likely require an automated disc printer. An automated disc printer takes the pain out of disc printing. Automated disc printers work just like normal paper printers you send them a command to print say, 20 disc and the device feeds 20 disc through the print mechanism. Automated inkjet disc printers cost from around $900 or £660 for a Primera SE Disc Printer.



The lower the cost of a disc printer typically the more expensive the ink and therefore the more expensive the final discs are to produce. This can make all the difference in your margin and profits. It is wise practice therefore to consider the potential for your production requirements to grow. Are you making disc to distribute in-house or are you planning to offer a disc printing service.



People often think that inkjet printed disc are going to be of lesser quality than factory produced discs, but the opposite is true. Inkjet printing processes can achieve a much higher printing resolution then screen printing processes. And when used with photo quality glossy discs the printed finish of the disc is as high resolution as any photography.



Many service operators have chose to buy thermal disc printers like the Rimage Everest. Advantages of full colour thermal transfer disc printers over inkjet disc printers is convenience and the opportunity to manage costs and quality. Using a technique that thermally bonds a full colour image to the surface of the disc a thermal disc printer produces a durable waterproof disc. Thermal disc printers are considerably more expensive than inkjet disc printers and costs per print on average will be higher.



You don’t need a Thermal disc printer to produce water resistant glossy discs. By using an inkjet printer in conjunction with water-resistant discs any inkjet disc printer will produce disc that match the quality of thermal and shop bought discs.



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