Anyone know where I can buy lightscribe discs
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I was going to say Amazon, but I just checked the prices and holy shit, it's over $1 a disc now. It may be worth doing what I do now. I picked up an inexpensive Canon inkjet printer that can do inkjet printable CDs, the discs aren't that expensive if you order them online. The ink isn't cheap, but I still can put a disc together for less than what a lightscribe disc seems to go for now.
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Agreed with GohanX.
I got an MFC-J870DW for $90 that does disc printing.
You can easily buy a full set of ink for $20, and quality Taiyo Yuden printable discs are $20~ for 100.
Lightscribe disc labels fade over time due to light exposure. My label printed discs are still very vivid up to 9 months later. Also, color > B&W
I got an MFC-J870DW for $90 that does disc printing.
You can easily buy a full set of ink for $20, and quality Taiyo Yuden printable discs are $20~ for 100.
Lightscribe disc labels fade over time due to light exposure. My label printed discs are still very vivid up to 9 months later. Also, color > B&W
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If I had know things would go down like this I would have stockpiled more disks, I use lightscribe frequently. I am heart broken that at the very minimum the disks are not being manufactured anymore. My PC is built around media duplication with 4 lightscribe drive. I am rationing what I have left now.
I really don't want to have to resort to using inkjet disks as ink is beyond insanely expensive especially considering the volume of disk I create. There's also the variable of the printer itself being cooperative meaning blemishes due to print heads and such.
I really don't want to have to resort to using inkjet disks as ink is beyond insanely expensive especially considering the volume of disk I create. There's also the variable of the printer itself being cooperative meaning blemishes due to print heads and such.
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Could be worse. At least you didn't back LabelFlash instead.
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End result looks nice though
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FUJIFILM-DV...295891?hash=item4af3871413:g:2rAAAOSw~bFWPJGh
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Wow that's incredibly expensive. I bought 100 for $20 a month or two ago.
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They're on back order but I still ordered 600, hopefully everything will work out and they will ship.
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Since you're in Torrance, might want to go hit up the Frys in person down on Rosecrans. That store usually has dusty stock in back if you ask. I've found a few outdated tapes there I needed for some archival purposes at work years ago. It's kind of like the old-tech junk yard in there, and I love them for that.
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Yeah I am heading there after work tomorrow especially since Fry's only 5 minutes from there.
It takes 28 minutes which is half the reason I have four lightscribe drives.
The alternative is inkjet. I don't know about your printer but the one I own (Canon) eats up ink like candy, I print in black and it still freckin uses color. Even when I don't use it at all the OEM cartridges will dry out, leak or the print heads will clog requiring me to waste ink to clear them. It does have the ability to print to dvd/cd but it is not affordable for me to use this feature.
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As many as I can get my hands on. The only reason I stopped at 600 with Fry's is because I am a pessimist and don't believe the order will be filled.