Epson R300 or R320?

[geezer]

Epson has two ink-jet printers that will print labels directly onto
disk surface. The R320 has a small color display, while the R300 has
B&W.

Sounds like a great idea, since paper labels quickly cause DVD disks
to stop working. Especially when the labels dry out sitting on the
shelf. Been my experience anyway.

However, I let a friend be a guinea-pig, and he is using the R300.
He says it is fine when it works, but is a dog when it doesn't. It
doesn't most of the time. The tray jams and the printer signals an
error rather than print at other times. Epson has not responded to
him on the problem as yet.

I am wondering - any of you guys/gals out there use either printer?
If so, what kind of luck have you had? I plan to buy the printer, but
not if it is trouble,

Thanks

 

[geezer]

I, too, have heard bad things about Epson's support (or lack of support)
and reliability (or lack of reliability). Have you considered a
different manufacturer? Canon, for one, makes printers that handle CD
and DVD printing and I've heard nothing bad about their performance.

Are you sure? I'll check - but I thought Epson was only one.

G

 

[John McGaw]

Epson has two ink-jet printers that will print labels directly onto
disk surface. The R320 has a small color display, while the R300 has
B&W.

Sounds like a great idea, since paper labels quickly cause DVD disks
to stop working. Especially when the labels dry out sitting on the
shelf. Been my experience anyway.

However, I let a friend be a guinea-pig, and he is using the R300.
He says it is fine when it works, but is a dog when it doesn't. It
doesn't most of the time. The tray jams and the printer signals an
error rather than print at other times. Epson has not responded to
him on the problem as yet.

I am wondering - any of you guys/gals out there use either printer?
If so, what kind of luck have you had? I plan to buy the printer, but
not if it is trouble,

Thanks

I, too, have heard bad things about Epson's support (or lack of support)
and reliability (or lack of reliability). Have you considered a
different manufacturer? Canon, for one, makes printers that handle CD
and DVD printing and I've heard nothing bad about their performance.

 

[John McGaw]

Are you sure? I'll check - but I thought Epson was only one.

G

I may have mislead you there. Canon does sell one that does it, the
iP5000, but now it appears that it is only the European version which
has that function enabled and the disc carrier included. So, even
thought the hardware is designed to do the job if one is bought in the
US it won't be able. Sorry.

 

[geezer]

I may have mislead you there. Canon does sell one that does it, the
iP5000, but now it appears that it is only the European version which
has that function enabled and the disc carrier included. So, even
thought the hardware is designed to do the job if one is bought in the
US it won't be able. Sorry.

No apology necessary - thanks for trying to help.

G

 

[geezer]

Is this printer any good?

It prints directly on disks, so I am interested in it.

I notice Staples no longer lists it as available - maybe it is no
good?

Thank you