Re: [ARSCLIST] Opinions: Casio CW-50 family of thermal transfer CD label printers???

[Steven Smolian <smolians@xxxxxxxxx>]

I've used the Epson on a 100 disc project and found it perfect for what I
needed.  No smearing at all.

Steve Smolian

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From: "Mike Richter" <mrichter@xxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 2:38 AM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Opinions: Casio CW-50 family of thermal transfer CD
label printers???


> At 12:18 AM 2/2/2005 -0500, Jeff Brown wrote:
> > A month ago I was considering buying one of these but an hour
> > Googling around the net turned up so many negative comments
> > my enthusiasm waned.
> >
> > Instead, you might want to look into an Epson Stylus R200 (I think
> > that's the right number) which has a built in feed mechanism for
> > handling printable CDs.  It's only a few bucks more than the Casio
> > and you end up with a full function color printer, rather than a
> > one trick wonder gizmo.
> >
> > Jeff
>
> Critically, the Epson is not a thermal printer. It requires discs with
> printable surface and there are problems with ink smearing. It is less
> expensive to buy and to use, it has other purposes (obviously), but is not
> in the same league.
>
> Mike
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