[us-marketing] Canon PIXMA MG6220 disc labeling costs

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 - 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.


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