The Bargain Nexus - Casio CW-50 CD Title Printer

List Price: $109.99
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Manufacturer: CASIO

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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Casio
EAN: 0079767174149
Feature: Thermal transfer print system
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: CASIO
Manufacturer: CASIO
Model: CW-50
Modem Description: None
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: CASIO
Studio: CASIO

Features
Thermal transfer print system Supports all PC fonts 200 dpi print resolution Up to 9.0 mm/second print speed 4 colors for professional look

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Customer Rating:

Summary: the worst!
Comment: I have had nothing but trouble with this lousy machine. It only prints when it wants to, and it doesn't want to very often. Stay away!

Customer Rating:

Summary: Casio Printer Good Value
Comment: This is a thermal printer. Basically it prints a label that you design onto a CD or DVD. If you burn a lot of discs and you don't know whats on them because you didnt label them this is great. The thermal print does not come off.

However, if you have Windows Vista look for a unit that supports Vista, as Casio does not appear to have a Vista upgrade for this unit as of yet. Furthermore, they dont return requests on their site (email).

Customer Rating:

Summary: Nice, Cheap to use CD Printer
Comment: It does its job well. Prints simple designs. Allows you to work with fonts and is fairly cheap to use. The ribbons can be bought for $7.00 each (including tax and postage), and since I only print in one "area" (the top) I get close to 50 images from one ribbon. (47 to be exact -- I opened a used ribbon cassette and counted). Comes out to less than 15 cents a CD. Casio is up front about the number of images. The outside of their retail box states: "Each ink cassette allows printing of up to 40 areas". Their manual (which is available online -- so I read it before I bought the printer) states: "Number of Prints Per Ink Ribbon Cassette -- Upper or Lower Label Only; Approximately 40 prints -- Upper and Lower Label; Approximately 20 prints". The seven extra prints is an 18% bonus. When was the last time a company gave you more than they said they would? It does exactly what I bought it to do and does it well. I'm happy with it.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Disappointing
Comment: Not easy to set-up. White printable surface CD just doesn't work. Besides broken text printing, the ribbon leaves black smudges on the white surface. I can't find many gauzy surface CD type ready available in store to print on this machine. Most CD with some printing already on and slightly textured surface does not work at all.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Beware the hidden cost
Comment: I urge everyone to read N. Caine's review here. The printed discs look great, but this thing devours ink ribbons. Anyone who calls this an economical solution subscribes to a different theory of economics than I do.

This is going back to the store. Maybe Lightscribe is the way to go??

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Editorial Reviews:
Create your own titles-print directly onto CDs. Design a label simply by selecting options that suit the CD type and your needs. Import your own graphics onto the CDs and use and font from your PC. An on-screen preview image shows exactly what the label will look like. An assistant feature provides help when you need it.