I'm currently looking for a printer to label my CDs/DVDs. Did a little research on the Epson R380 and don't think it will be feasible being I will be printing a lot. I heard that Canons ink cartridges can be refilled with non OEM ink, is this true?

Can anyone give me some info on a few good Canon printers for labeling? Thanks!!!

Hi shimabuku anmd Welcome to the forum. I think most buy the Epsons because the price of the ink is better than the Canon. I think the Epson R380 can be bought in the USA for under 200USD. However if you want a Canon, I would do some shopping around as Black Friday is approching and I do not think you will ever get a better deal on any printer if you can find it in a Black Friday sale.

you could always pickup an Epson with a CIS system; here is a link to some here in the US.

http://www.printonadime.com/inventor...category_id=24

If you are buying in the USA then Canon printers don't allow printing directly on the discs unless you modify them to a non-USA spec. The trays are available on ebay along with the directions. If you don't want to go through that hassle then I recommend Epson. If you choose Canon then I would recommend a Canon 4000 series printer for your intended use.

The one big advantage of Canon printers using CLI-8 or BCI-6 cartridges is they can easily be refilled for around $1, or less, per cartridge. The downside is you will lose ink monitoring through the software but checking the ink levels manually takes all of a minute since the tanks are clear.

Here is some instructions on how to set the Canon printers to accomodate the print tray.

http://pixma.ulmb.com/

I have also seen cis systems for the canon on offer on the web.
I use an ip5000 and can buy the carts for $1:40 each.
The print quality is astounding both on photo paper and disc's, it does duplex prints as well!

That site kept trying to install MS Word macros and lauch porn sites without exit buttons when I visited...

Use a popup blocker and dont install anything; just print out the instructions if you need them

Thanks for the replies and the useful information. In regards to which printer, I'll probably end up getting the Epson R380 from Compusa. I have a friend that works there, so there is a pretty nice discount

That was with a popup blocker! My point is it's hard to trust information from a site which shows signs of malicious intent...

I hear ya; I have not had any adverse effects from going to that site but you are right you never know.

Fry's has the Epson R380 refurbished for $65.00 USD thru Tuesday(in store)

to funny

Lemme guess, Internet Explorer?

I've visited that site dozens of times and never saw anything, not even an indicator that a popup was blocked. Odds are 50/50 that this came from a site you had visited previously. Gotta love I.E.

Yeah, it's IE but the porn wasn't coming from my IE cache...

No Fry's in Hawaii

The site and author have no malicious intent however the host is a free service and does have some ads. There was also some problem with hackers attacking the webhost. They cleaned it up though.

I use Firefox with adblock so I don't see many ads.