I make a lot of DVDs for my day job (just finished a run of 120 discs - six titles x 20 each), so I thought I'd toss in my 2 cents.
kunaki.com is a great option for short runs, but shipping starts to get pricey. I haven't used the canon pixma, am using an epson artisan 730 (cost on Amazon is about the same), burning via pioneer blu-ray burner or bravo multi-disc robot. Media costs: DVD media: $29.95 (US) for 100 Verbatim discs via Amazon (free shipping with prime) Ink: $90 for high capacity Epson cartridges give me 200-300 full color discs. Clamshell cases: $30 for 100 clamshells (better for shipping than jewel cases or sleeves). My cost per hundred with label and case is around 90 cents (US) -- plus my valuable time of course (I run the discs via extra PCs while I do other tasks). For small local runs, burning and printing via Artisan/Pixma is a good solution. For larger runs it might be worth ordering from a duplicator. Chris Walsh 301-646-9065 [email protected] On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 9:58 AM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P < [email protected]> wrote: > > I now have a "Canon PIXMA MG6220 wireless Inkjet Photo All-In-One" > > It was suggested that I let the Marketing List know about the costs of > printing your own CD/DVD labels using this type of printer. > > Canon USA and Canada does not have Linux drivers, but the UK site does. > There are no "utility" software packages for the Linux systems, except for > the scanning software. > > The Windows and Mac driver section has a "utility package" called > "Easy-PhotoPrint EX" that makes printing labels onto a CD or DVD printable > media easier than using a package like GIMP and its print options. > > See - > http://libreoffice-na.us/**English-3.6-installs/artwork.**html<http://libreoffice-na.us/English-3.6-installs/artwork.html>- > for an example of a full color label for a LibreOffice DVD. > > The printer costs about $100 at the Amazon stores, plus shipping and > warranty] > > Canon OEM ink for two full sets of ink [big black, black, gray, yellow, > magenta, cyan] costs near $200, plus shipping. > For non-OEM ink for two full sets of ink costs about $30, plus shipping. > [free shipping options through Amazon] > > The non-OEM price is from the Amazon store for "Sophia Global Compatible > Ink Cartridge Replacement for Canon PGI-225 CLI-226" > > Image and Label quality? > Photo printing is very good and the NA-DVD label looks great on the > "white" inkjet printable discs by Memorex and Verbatim. > > Ease of use? > Uses an external tray [good and bad idea], that is easier to use than the > Epson Artisan's built-in tray. > > Printing time? > Takes less than a minute for the actual printing. The software process > for printing a saved label takes more time than the actual printing of the > label. > > Ink usage? > I have not seem any published information on pages per ink cartridge. My > printer is new and I have not replaced any ink, yet. > > Estimates of cost for printing 300 DVDs? > > printer cost - $150 for printer/shipping/2 year warranty > Media costs - $140 for 300 printable DVDs using 50 pack pricing. > Case costs - $60 for 300 cases [using BK Media 100-pack Slim DVD Movie > cases]. Jewel cases cost just a little less. > > $350 / 300 = $1.17 per printed disc with case. > > Then add the ink costs, whatever they are. You may get 40 or more "4 by 6 > photos" per set of ink [a DVD should not take any more ink than a photo], > so it could be about $130 +/- for a set of 300 discs. That is less than > $0.50 per printed label. > > The total would make it about $1.70 per disc, or less, for the consumables > to hand out a nice looking DVD with a case. > > wear-n-tare of a DVD burner, unknown, but a replacement costs around $25 > +/- > > All you have to do is figure in the time to burn and print the 300 DVDs. > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > [email protected].**org<marketing%[email protected]> > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.**documentfoundation.org/** > Netiquette <http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette> > List archive: > http://listarchives.**libreoffice.org/us/marketing/<http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/us/marketing/> > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/us/marketing/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
