Dymo DiscPainter CD/DVD Color Printer (1738260)

Product Description

NEW! dymo DiscPainter CD/DVD color printer--A new spin on disc printing. Prints directly on CDs and DVDs quickly and easily using patented RadialPrintTM technology. Full coverage, high quality 600dpi in one minute, 1200dpi in less than 3 minutes.

The good part is that the software is a quick learn, and the print speed is in my opinion pretty fast. The bad news is that when everything is working (which is rare) the print quality is barely marginal. Not impressive enough for my clients. Add to this the fact that it stopped communicating with my computer after several months (I returned it to Dymo and they fixed it under the warranty), and now it's printing only in a very faint green even though the printer cartridge shows as being more than half full. I'm about to give up, bite the bullet, and find something else.


This printer is very nice and compact, takes up very little space on my work station. When it comes to printing onto a blank CD, the color and text was fine but the photo was terrible, it didn't even come close to my Epson R220 printer. If you are looking to print text only this might be the one for you.


The first unit had to be returned after it could not even print a straight line. It took days with support and then to get an RMA. Finally got a new one and it has its own issues. Print quality is not up to par. Don't bother with this...it was a very disappointing experience.


I don't have this but I used it over a friend's house. Its OK for what it is (smaller footprint, quiet operation, and all that) but I'd still rather have my Epson. I print CDs all the time on it, but it has the huge added bonus of taking care of ALL my other print needs. On top of that the Epson is cheeper as well.

I'm not sure what other Epson printers folks here are using, because even with full color my CDs dry within minutes. This Dymo dries very fast as well, I admit, maybe even faster then Epson, but the difference is not as dramatic as people think. Plus the Epson has more individual ink carts, so the quality is better.

All in all this would be an item to get for specialized work. But for a general printer that also does CDs I'm sticking with my Epson.


The Dymo Disc Painter is a great Disc Painter for non-professional use. It is easy to set up: this includes installing and using the software for creating designs on your discs, changing the ink cartridge, and hooking up the disc painter to your computer. I had no trouble with any of these tasks. The software includes a lot of design templates. You can also add your own photos, change positioning of photos, add text, and there are many other options.

The only thing about the disc painter is that it does not produce the most vibrant or accurate colors that you might see on a CD that is professionally done, for instance. But besides this it is an excellent product.


I would have loved this product and been able to overlook the high price. I bought it to save space, and because I don't need a document printer. However, after trying two of these printers, I can confirm that a design flaw, or at least a bad batch from Dymo manufacturing kept it from delivering results as promised. I returned the first just thinking it was defective, but the second one had the same issue. The printer prints with banding gaps, just like you could see on any inkjet printer where there are horizontal bands across the page. Because the disc spins, the banding is circular, but still horrible to look at. With the Dymo, just as any other inkjet, the nozzles can be cleaned through software. With every professional-grade photo printer I have owned, a nozzle cleaning, and sometimes a power cleaning will remedy this issue. Not so with the Dymo. This product could be awesome, but issues with the internal design or manufacturing keep it far from being usable. I would never deliver a disc printed with this printer to a client. Avoid at all costs. Especially for over $200.


I bought this to replace an Epson printer that printed CD/DVD's and started leaking ink. I had concerns because of the manner in which this product prints. I was right! Watching the disc being printed, I could see the disc wobbling. Since I was using the sample CD that came with the Discpainter, I was concerned about other media that I already use. Everything that I tried produced that same results. The unbalanced tracking produced poorly dimensioned backgrounds and text anywhere on the disc was illegible. I tried contacting Dymo's technical support, only to receive the cursory standard greeting and no help. I could call their technical support center but since it would be on my dime, I think that I have thrown enough money at a dead horse. The product needs a lot more development before being released for consumption and customer support SHOULD!


The prints this thing creates would only suffice for home CDs. My Epson inkjet printed photo quality on a glossy watershield CD, but wore out after 2 years of moderate use, printing maybe 10 to 20 CDs a month is all I do. The Epson CD tray started sticking and gets rejected alot. SO I bought this DYMO thinking it is made for printing PROFESIONAL CD labels more often and would last longer. It prints pretty fast and if you do not care if it is photo quality resolution you would be happy.
But the print quality of this device is TERRIBLE.
It is nothing near professional due to rings and the pixelation of the print it creates. I am using 300 dpi images for my layout but the printed CD looks like I am printing a 72 dpi image. I am a Graphic Artist by career ( for many yrs) so I know what I am doing when it comes to printing. For the high price, the resolution is horrible. The photos uploaded by another user show the exact same concentric ring pattern in the print as all my CDs have- no matter which print quality setting I choose.

buyer beware, you will not get high quality resolution from this product.


The printing is not clean, the lettering and images are skewed and the process is extremely slow. Plus it takes forever to dry. I called tech services to see if I was doing something incorrectly. We tried many settings. The product sucks. Don't buy it.


I really like this printer, just tried a glossy setting on one of the CD's provided.
I used a JPG for the back ground. Looking at options to add print like in Memorex or Avery. They don't save in any of the insertions supported on the program.
Quick, Quite. oh and doesn't take up a lot of room A+.

I was informed this doesn't work on Vista 64., One reason I'm keeping my Windows XP for programs that will only run on it. I have a Vista 64. Its okay,

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About Dymo DiscPainter CD/DVD Color Printer (1738260) detail

• Color: Silver
• Brand: DYMO
• Model: 1738260
• Released on: 2007-06-01
• Platforms: Windows XP, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 4.30" h x 5.70" w x 10.80" l, 4.85 pounds

Features

• Professionally label CDs and DVDs quickly and without hassle of adhesive labels or markers
• Three settings for regulated resolution quality and print speed
• Lays down ink directly on the disc as it spins
• Label discs in as little as 30 seconds
• 1-year limited manufacturer's warranty

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