Casio CW-50 CD Title Printer
CASIO CW-50 - Print your own titles directly onto CD-R discs with this brilliantly simple dedicated CD Title Writer. Approximate Speed - 9.0mm/second (black ink ribbon); 5.1mm/second (Silver, Red or Blue ink ribbon) Print System - Thermal transfer Printing Dimensions - About 16mm Height x 74mm Width Weighs about 750 grams OS Compatibility - Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP Requires 32MB RAM+, 100MB+ hard drive space, CD-ROM drive Package includes AC adapter, USB cable, Black ink ribbon cassette, practice CD-R, CD-R alignment guide, software on CD-ROM Red, Blue&Silver ribbons available separately Note - printer uses thermal transfer technology - results may vary using inkjet printable discs, or discs with rough label surfaces Actual print speed will vary according to use
Casio CW-50 CD Title Printer Accessories
 Casio Black Ribbons for All CW Disc Title Printers, 3 Pack (TR-18BK-3P)
Casio TR-18BK Black Ribbon Tape for Casio CW-50 and CW-75 CD Title Writers
Casio TR-18BU Blue Ink Cartridge
Casio TR-18BRG-3P Assorted Ribbons for CD Title Writers (3-Pack of Red, Green, Blue)
CASIO TR-18GN Green Ink Cartridge
CASIO AD-A12280L AC Adapter CW-75
Casio CW-50 CD Title Printer Reviews
I have had nothing but trouble with this lousy machine. It only prints when it wants to, and it doesn't want to very often. Stay away.
However, if you have Windows Vista look for a unit that supports Vista, as Casio does not appear to have a Vista upgrade for this unit as of yet. This is a thermal printer. Basically it prints a label that you design onto a CD or DVD. Furthermore, they dont return requests on their site (email). If you burn a lot of discs and you don't know whats on them because you didnt label them this is great. The thermal print does not come off.
Casio is up front about the number of images. When was the last time a company gave you more than they said they would. Their manual (which is available online so I read it before I bought the printer) states: "Number of Prints Per Ink Ribbon Cassette Upper or Lower Label Only; Approximately 40 prints Upper and Lower Label; Approximately 20 prints". The ribbons can be bought for $7.00 each (including tax and postage), and since I only print in one "area" (the top) I get close to 50 images from one ribbon. Allows you to work with fonts and is fairly cheap to use. The outside of their retail box states: "Each ink cassette allows printing of up to 40 areas".
Comes out to less than 15 cents a CD. (47 to be exact I opened a used ribbon cassette and counted). It does exactly what I bought it to do and does it well. Prints simple designs. I'm happy with it.
The seven extra prints is an 18% bonus. It does its job well.
Most CD with some printing already on and slightly textured surface does not work at all. Not easy to set-up. I can't find many gauzy surface CD type ready available in store to print on this machine. White printable surface CD just doesn't work. Besides broken text printing, the ribbon leaves black smudges on the white surface.
This is going back to the store. Maybe Lightscribe is the way to go. Anyone who calls this an economical solution subscribes to a different theory of economics than I do. I urge everyone to read N. The printed discs look great, but this thing devours ink ribbons. Caine's review here.
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