Customer Rating: 
Summary: Better Than CD Labels
Comment: I've owned this cd printer for about a year now and I love it. It works much better than labels that can come off from heat and ruin cd players. Although you can print single color graphics, multicolored graphics aren't recommended. For that you'll need to buy a different thermal cd printer, and they run about [$$$$] a pop! So, for under [$$], you can't beat it. You may have read the previous post regarding the cost of the ribbons, but that was a little high. You can get a 3pack of black ribbons for [less], that's not bad for 3 labels....If you're looking for neat and affordable cd printing for mostly text, this is it. Comes with software and 1 free black ribbon. Ribbons also come in red, blue and silver. Try this little printer out, you'll love it! (PS stock up on black ribbons if you can, the supply seems to run out quickly)
Customer Rating:
Summary: Had a problem with the ribbon advance
Comment: I really like the idea and the quality of what I did get printed was fine..however I couldn't get the CW-50 to pick up the ribbon slack as it was being used. Tried 2 ribbons and no luck. Am trying to return and retry.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Nice printer
Comment: I bought this a week or so ago, it works nice. Text is clear, you will want to use larger fonts 26 or greater. I haven't tried graphics as I just wanted something to print on my DVD's/CD's without my sloppy writing. Only downfall, as is with all cheap printers, they get you on ribbons, some of the cheapest I've found were on here. And as this sells more, they will hopefully get cheaper. I printed appx 50 cd's/dvd's with one ribbon, and for the price of ribbons, thats less than 15 cents a pop.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great little printer
Comment: I got one of these last week and it works great! The ribbon they provided lasted for 50 passes (if you print above and below the hole on the CD then that is only 25 CDs). I set mine to "very dark", so perhaps if I had left it on the default it would have printed even more. Anyway, it blows away all CD labeling systems (used them for years) and the ink costs about twenty cents per pass: roughly the same as the CD sticker labels. Also, you can import graphics on this thing, you have to go to "freeform" mode or something like that. However, it only prints in one color so make sure your graphic will look good that way (I tried a color photo and it looked terrible as one color).
Customer Rating:
Summary: This is another ... attempt from greedy printer makers
Comment: At first I loved this CD printer so much because I thought that what they called a "ribbon" would be reusable at least a few times but it wasn't the case at all. The ribbon only lasted about 15 CDs and it run to the end. That's it. The software said "ribbon ended, replace a new one and print again" and the ribbons sell for [$$] plus shipping/handling. I wonder who would pay for such a product? I made a serious mistake buying it and now I feel so sorry for myself. This is another dirty attempt of printer makers to make money of supplies and ink ribbons and the likes. No wonder they sell printers for less than [$$] to get users "hooked". Agreeable that supplies will run out at sometimes and the printer manufacturer are entitled to make money that way but not for 15 CDs! That means after burning a stack of 50 CDs, you'll need 3 ribbons for [$$] (1/3 of the purchase price) I admit that the print quality was very good but it's not worth the money. NOT RECOMMENDED AT ALL!
Summary: Better Than CD Labels
Comment: I've owned this cd printer for about a year now and I love it. It works much better than labels that can come off from heat and ruin cd players. Although you can print single color graphics, multicolored graphics aren't recommended. For that you'll need to buy a different thermal cd printer, and they run about [$$$$] a pop! So, for under [$$], you can't beat it. You may have read the previous post regarding the cost of the ribbons, but that was a little high. You can get a 3pack of black ribbons for [less], that's not bad for 3 labels....If you're looking for neat and affordable cd printing for mostly text, this is it. Comes with software and 1 free black ribbon. Ribbons also come in red, blue and silver. Try this little printer out, you'll love it! (PS stock up on black ribbons if you can, the supply seems to run out quickly)
Customer Rating:
Summary: Had a problem with the ribbon advance
Comment: I really like the idea and the quality of what I did get printed was fine..however I couldn't get the CW-50 to pick up the ribbon slack as it was being used. Tried 2 ribbons and no luck. Am trying to return and retry.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Nice printer
Comment: I bought this a week or so ago, it works nice. Text is clear, you will want to use larger fonts 26 or greater. I haven't tried graphics as I just wanted something to print on my DVD's/CD's without my sloppy writing. Only downfall, as is with all cheap printers, they get you on ribbons, some of the cheapest I've found were on here. And as this sells more, they will hopefully get cheaper. I printed appx 50 cd's/dvd's with one ribbon, and for the price of ribbons, thats less than 15 cents a pop.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great little printer
Comment: I got one of these last week and it works great! The ribbon they provided lasted for 50 passes (if you print above and below the hole on the CD then that is only 25 CDs). I set mine to "very dark", so perhaps if I had left it on the default it would have printed even more. Anyway, it blows away all CD labeling systems (used them for years) and the ink costs about twenty cents per pass: roughly the same as the CD sticker labels. Also, you can import graphics on this thing, you have to go to "freeform" mode or something like that. However, it only prints in one color so make sure your graphic will look good that way (I tried a color photo and it looked terrible as one color).
Worst thing: after printing the top of the CD, it pops out and you have to spin it around and carefully position it so it will print the bottom half evenly. I recommend only printing on the top, that way you can print roughly 50 discs with one ribbon and you don't have to spin it around every time.
Customer Rating:
Summary: This is another ... attempt from greedy printer makers
Comment: At first I loved this CD printer so much because I thought that what they called a "ribbon" would be reusable at least a few times but it wasn't the case at all. The ribbon only lasted about 15 CDs and it run to the end. That's it. The software said "ribbon ended, replace a new one and print again" and the ribbons sell for [$$] plus shipping/handling. I wonder who would pay for such a product? I made a serious mistake buying it and now I feel so sorry for myself. This is another dirty attempt of printer makers to make money of supplies and ink ribbons and the likes. No wonder they sell printers for less than [$$] to get users "hooked". Agreeable that supplies will run out at sometimes and the printer manufacturer are entitled to make money that way but not for 15 CDs! That means after burning a stack of 50 CDs, you'll need 3 ribbons for [$$] (1/3 of the purchase price) I admit that the print quality was very good but it's not worth the money. NOT RECOMMENDED AT ALL!