Epson Discproducer PP-100II - 2 Recorders, 100 Disc Capacity, USB, White

The Epson Discproducer PP-100II exceeded my expectations. It runs smoothly and quietly, the only noise I notice is the fan running and that’s quiet. I had a Systor Discmaster 200 by Xlint Idea, that I previously used, it made so much noise that I couldn't run it for long because the noise made by the robotic arm was so irritating. I've had the Epson Discproducer PP-100II for about 2 months, produced about 1500 discs and only one disc was rejected. I use inexpensive CD's so I expected more rejects. The software is easy to use and quite versatile.I love the fact that I can set the machine to produce 100 discs and actually leave it alone to do that. My Systor Discmaster could not make it through 10 cd’s without dropping a disc and start beeping until I manually moved the disc out of the way. The customer service was nonexistent. I am sure Epson is different, though I haven’t needed it.The other thing I like about the Epson is that it has 6 individual ink cartridges. They are extra large cartridges and can be replaced one at a time as they each run out, saving a lot of money on ink, as well as benefiting the environment. There is also a continuous ink system made for this machine, I’m not sure who makes it. It allows one to run ink from a bottle into the printer making the ink a lot less expensive. I plan to get one as soon as my original cartridges run out.I’m so glad I spent a little more money and got the Epson Discproducer PP-100II, it was well worth the difference in price.

We use the disc producer in our church duplication department and are very pleased with it. Yes, its a bit pricy but well worth the investment. We have been using the unit now for a couple of month and have had no problems at all. We did a couple of runs already of 100 discs and it finished them without a problem.The one downside is that it is a bit picky on the Mp3 files you want to burn from your hard drive and also the naming conventions of those. So sometimes it is easier for us to burn a master disc through Roxio or iTunes and use the Pc CD drive as a master drive and copy from therre. That works very well.

So I a video producer that duplicates our own product. I've had this machine for about a month now and have already run off about 1,500 discs. There are pros and cons.Think is kind of the size of a square microwave. And the main door opens like one too.PROS* Ink lasts like you wouldn't believe. Don't worry that each color costs $40 a pop. Like I said, I've run 1,500 through here and the thing STILL says "1,000 or more" remaining. It's like a penny or 2 a disc.* Very well built. Heavy. Built in fan and filters keep the inside clean.* Works well. I've had one bad pick where the arm didn't get the disc.* Had two or 3 bad burns out 1,500. And when you get a bad burn it prints it on the disc.* The output stacker tray 4 is a great idea. This is a tray you can slide out to grab some discs without having to open the main door and stop the entire process.CONS* The software is a little clunky and couple have been better designed. Especially selecting the disc image. It ONLY shows you tiny thumbnails. Filenames can only be seen by hovering over the thumbnail. I have over 500 videos. Each time I go to pick a disc image, I have to wait for the thing to load 500+ images. It's clumsy.* Again the software allows you to READ and save a disc for you. But you have to open a separate program, select the duplicator and change the settings to do this. Then when you're done, you have to change it back. It's weird and awkward.* The software only recognizes VIDEO_TS folders for Video DVD. No ISO! ISO is *the* standard for video storage and it's puzzling that they don't support it. This required me to go through over 500 ISOs and "undissolve" them. Not the end of the world, but it seemed like it at first.* The main software "takes over" your computer when you publish. For roughly 3 minutes. I'm a little hesitant to call this a CON because as I understand it, the major duplicators (like Rimage) have real Windows computers built in so it doesn't take over you computer. There is a little solution next:* Biggest complaint is a software product that they don't include (but is free) called TD Bridge. It's neat, but it doesn't work properly. TD Bridge is kind of like an API for the machine. Create a file (text) with a few very simple lines (qty, file, disc image, etc) and save that file in a folder that this software is looking at and the machine comes to life and runs the commands. I have NOT been able to get it to print one of my disc labels properly. It says they support JPEG, but I've tried everything and it just prints a solid black disc. I have had to kind of assemble my disc info and label and save it to a .tdd file in Total Disk Maker (the software that comes with it). Then TD Bridge works great. But I have 500+ to go through! A PRO of using TD Bridge is that you can dump a ton (well unlimited really) of command files to TD Bridge (even over networks), and you don't have to wait for each disc to be "Registered" for 3 minutes. Oh it still happens, but you don't have to sit there and manually feed publishing requests.* Support. I've called 3 times. It's pretty easy get a real live US person. Surprisingly. But when it comes to TD Bridge (which they made), they can't tell you a single thing. Everything is "contact your developer". So there's no getting through there.

Easy to install!