Disc Cost Comparison

Primera Technology looks back to a thirty-three year history of designing and manufacturing specialty color printers. Over a million disc publishers and printers have been built and sold in more than 167 countries. Which one you choose depends upon your specific disc production requirements. Following overview might help you make your decision:

Direct-to-Disc Color Inkjet Printing

Primera's disc publisher and printers utilize the latest in inkjet technology to produce full-color disc labels at up to 4800 dpi in up to 16.7 million colors. Color inkjet printing is among the best available of any competing technology.

The built-in, high-resolution inkjet printing is powered by Lexmark®, a world leader in printing technology.

Combine this ultra high-resolution printing with Primera's TuffCoat with WaterShield™ CDs and DVDs and you'll get the most professional looking discs. TuffCoat with WaterShield discs are highly water-, scratch- and smudge-resistant. They also have a gorgeous, high-gloss finish unlike anything you've probably ever seen before. Virtually all other brands of inkjet-printable optical media are also supported

printed CDs

General features and advantages of Primera's Disc Publishers:

Model # of ink carts Speed Bin Capacity
Disc Pblisher SE 1 (CMY) Medium 20
DP-4100 Series 4 (C/M/Y/K) Fast 100
  • Borderless printing (place photos, backgrounds, text and graphics anywhere on the disc, including as far into the middle of the disc as you wish)
  • Touchless direct-to-disc printing
  • Stunning 4800 dpi print resolution
  • No ink waste to clean pipelines off air bubbles when replacing ink cartridges
  • Award-winning software (PTPublisher) included
  • Compatible with for Mac OS X and Windows
  • Blu-ray models available
  • Two years warranty and free software/firmware updates
  • Many verticals solutions available

Just a few possible applications for Primera's disc publishers include videographers, schools and universities, musicians, software companies, television and radio stations, worship centers, photographers, filmmakers, marketing/PR departments and agencies, government, production and post-production houses, medical imaging, hospitals and more.

Primera CD Sample   DP-4100 Series Disc Publisher SE
Cost per Disc 0.10 € 0.14 €

Prints per Cartridge

 C = 1,230 236 - Color
M = 536  
Y = 423  
K = 4,064  

Primera CD Sample   DP-4100 Series Disc Publisher SE
Cost per Disc 0.13 € 0.20 €

Prints per Cartridge

 C = 841 165 - Color
M = 663  
Y = 287  
K = 1,791  

Primera CD Sample   DP-4100 Series Disc Publisher SE
Cost per Disc 0.14 € 0.17 €

Prints per Cartridge

 C = 326 194 - Color
M = 595  
Y = 416  
K = 3,246  

Primera CD Sample   DP-4100 Series Disc Publisher SE
Cost per Disc 0.17 € 0.21 €

Prints per Cartridge

 C = 252 157 - Color
M = 469  
Y = 445  
K = 3,983  

Primera CD Sample   DP-4100 Series Disc Publisher SE
Cost per Disc 0.28 € 0.36 €

Prints per Cartridge

 C = 182 92 - Color
M = 398  
Y = 356  
K = 339  
All data and company names used in sample prints are fictitious. All discs were printed at comparable quality level on TuffCoat Watershield disc. Costs are based on the current MSRPs of cartridges available from Primera Technology Europe in €. Comparison numbers are not intended to compare cost per disc to other non-Primera brand disc publishers.