Hi there

I am considering purchasing a printer for all my general printing needs as well as have the function of being able to print directly to CD / DVD media.

I thought I would spend between $2 - 300.00AUD

What recommendations do other forum users have taking into consideration ease of use, setup and particularly best results.

Cheers

Epson R300 works great for me

The Canon IP3000 or IP 4000 are top choices right now due to low operating costs and many nice features. IP4000 is best for photo printing, IP3000 is best all-around value. Be sure that in Australia the disc printing version is available, I think it is. In the USA, we can't get them.

if you're just printing cd/dvd's the canons are satisfactory. If you want any type of QUALITY prints on photo paper doing digital photos, get an EPSON R200/R300. Durabrite inks are archival quality and particle based. I printed family albums on my IP4000 and it faded within a year. I bought an epson R200 and the print quality rivals the lab, even better at times!

Epson R310 owner here. Also have used a canon (can't remember which model!). Have had the R310 for aprox. year (cost me $585 back then) and never had a problem, use generic inks which reduces the costs significantly, can definetly recommend. Excellent, high quality printer.

Have seen the R200 series for $220 here in Vic. Is the same as 310 but no Mem cards or USB camera port.