Cost Per Print Comparison of CD/DVD Disc Printers
There are all sorts of measurements that people use to keep track of efficiency. For example, the efficiency of a car is commonly measured in the number of miles driven for each gallon of fuel consumed. This standard measurement allows different types of vehicles to be compared to each other. But how do you compare the efficiency of something like an automated disc printer? The way you do that is by analyzing the cost-per-print.
When shopping for a disc printer, many people tend to look at the cost of the unit and the cost of consumables (such as ink cartridges and thermal ribbons). But few people stop to calculate the cost-per-print, which is often the best indicator of a printer’s true efficiency. To help illustrate my point, please read the following example:
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Protect Your Discs with Tyvek CD/DVD Sleeves
Have you ever heard the expression “looks can be deceiving?” This is certainly true of Tyvek CD/DVD sleeves. While they look just like a paper CD sleeve, Tyvek sleeves are almost a miracle product in the packaging industry. To understand why these sleeves are so special, we need to first understand the material they are made of.
Tyvek was first discovered in 1955 by Jim White, a researcher at the DuPont Corporation. Tyvek is DuPont’s trade name for high-density polyethylene (HDPE) fibers that have been bonded together using a technique called flashspinning. This process transforms plastic into a web of microscopic fibers which are “woven” together and formed into sheets. Flashspun plastic looks very similar to paper yet it has a much higher strength-to-weight ratio.
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Benefits of Blu-ray: How it Fits Your Digital Life
There’s no question that Blu-ray has anchored itself as the most recent evolutionary step in consumer optical media, but its cost and lack of mainstream availability may have held you back in the past from using it. Not anymore. You’ll leave here with no excuse for not using Blu-ray media and devices in your daily life.
First, what a difference twelve months can make. The price of recordable Blu-ray has plummeted in the last year—the price per BD-R fell from approximately $20 to less than $1.50. Considering the 25 gigabyte and 50 gigabyte storage capacity you receive, that’s a better deal per penny or per dollar than CDs or DVDs will ever be. In addition to such a bang for your buck, DVDs cannot compete in a side by side comparison with Blu-ray thanks to the high definition audio and video quality of 1080p that Blu-ray offers. You see images with greater sharpness and color; the audio also sounds even more fine-tuned than its DVD counterpart. You’ll also get more speed with Blu-ray, at data transfer rates of 36 Mbps compared to 11 Mbps for DVD.
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Stick to It with Adhesive Disc Hubs
There are countless ways to package a disc, but there’s only one way that really sticks with you! Adhesive disc hubs (sometimes called CD buttons) are a clever way to mount CD and DVD discs to nearly any surface.
These hubs are typically made of foam or soft plastic and feature a peel-off adhesive backing. This means you can attach them to the insides of magazines, flyers, and catalogs. They also stick to textbooks, computer towers, and just about everything else.
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How To Clean Rimage and TEAC Thermal Disc Printers
Without a doubt, the best way to keep your equipment in proper working order is to stay on top of the routine maintenance. For example, a car needs oil changes and tire rotations at regular intervals to ensure smooth, trouble-free operation. Like a car, a thermal disc printer also needs a tune-up every now and then.
Whether you have a TEAC P-55 or a Rimage Everest printer, proper maintenance is essential to maintaining good print quality. So what kind of service do thermal CD/DVD printers need? Let’s take a look at two of the most popular models to find out more about maintaining each one.
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