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MAY 23 2008 Dymo DiscPainter The Printer came well protected in a large box. With the DiscPainter™ CD/DVD printer you also get an inkjet cartridge, Discus for DYMO software, AC adapter, USB cable and 3 glossy waterproof CD's. I removed all the packing, and installed the printer cartridge. The software was setup on the Lenovo ThinkPad loaner. Here is a photo of 6 different CDs.
Many templates are provided in the included Discus for Dymo software. I found so many different layouts and fonts that I went nutty. You can save your designs for reuse or start from scratch each time. I had a few glitches while getting used to the software. It just took a little concentration and I soon was easily designing some fun CD labels. There is a great tutorial on the DiscPainter site. You can also create your own masterpiece in Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkEXpress or other software. The DiscPainter prints in full color, directly on discs, from edge-to-hub up to 1200 dpi. About 60 seconds to print at 600 dpi. At 1200 dpi printing a disc will take up to 3 minutes. The DiscPainter works with Mac or PC. A collage of photos to represent those on the CD.
Although it is a boring 2 minutes until the disk starts showing in the DiscPainter window you are welcome to go to my video on YouTube and see the creation first-hand. All disks shown here were printed using the Glossy White Media and are hub printable. You can also go to the DiscPainter site to see more video.
The Dymo DiscPainter is not cheap to buy. Supplies are pricey. So why do I love it? It is fun to watch and creates dazzling, colorful, and eye catching permanent labels right on the media. I am hooked. Take a look at all the information on the Dymo DiscPainter site. Now tell me you don’t want one! |
After I printed a few CDs I decide to look into the cost of the product ($279.95) and the proprietary color printer cartridge ($39.95) which is available on the web at