Re: [us-marketing] Canon PIXMA MG6220 disc labeling costs

I make a lot of DVDs for my day job (just finished a run of 120 discs - six
titles x 20 each), so I thought I'd toss in my 2 cents.

kunaki.com is a great option for short runs, but shipping starts to get
pricey.

I haven't used the canon pixma, am using an epson artisan 730 (cost on
Amazon is about the same), burning via pioneer blu-ray burner or bravo
multi-disc robot.

Media costs:

DVD media:  $29.95 (US) for 100 Verbatim discs via Amazon (free shipping
with prime)
Ink:  $90 for high capacity Epson cartridges give me 200-300 full color
discs.
Clamshell cases: $30 for 100 clamshells (better for shipping than jewel
cases or sleeves).

My cost per hundred with label and case is around 90 cents (US) -- plus my
valuable time of course (I run the discs via extra PCs while I do other
tasks).

For small local runs, burning and printing via Artisan/Pixma is a good
solution.  For larger runs it might be worth ordering from a duplicator.





Chris Walsh
301-646-9065
cswalsh@gmail.com


On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 9:58 AM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P <
webmaster@krackedpress.com> wrote:

> 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<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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