TUAW Review: Dymo DiscPainter

June 29, 2008 · Print This Article

I have a mountain of CDs and DVDs in my office. Some of them are in sleeves, others are stacked on spindles. For the most part, my disc labeling consists of grabbing a Sharpie ultra-fine-point marker and scrawling something right on the top of the disc. I’ve tried sticky labels before, but stopped after I had a few CDs that wouldn’t come out of my iMac’s SuperDrive slot.

Dymo, the labeling company, is now shipping the DiscPainter. It’s a single-duty printer designed for one thing; printing directly onto inkjet-printable CD and DVD media.

Size, Installation, and Setup

The first thing that hit

me when I opened the DiscPainter box was how big it is. Given that it is a single-tasker, it takes up a lot of room on a desktop (roughly 5.75″ x 10″). For those with limited space available, that may be a reason not to buy the DiscPainter.

Following the included Quick Start Guide (yes, I RTFM), I removed the usual tape and plastic cruft encasing the DiscPainter, popped in the loner ink cartridge, and connected the potential cable. The initial user experience is excellent.

Read on for the full review