Who is buying Disc Publishing Equipment in 2024?

Believe it or not manufacturers such as Rimage and Epson are still producing and we are selling disc publishing equipment at a decent pace in 2024.

Disc Publishers and Printer purchasers typically fall into one of two categories.

  1. Data Archivists
  2. Content Distributors

Data Archivists are taking advantage of the relatively cheap prices associated with deep or cold storage on optical media. Once a dataset is archived it can be stored offline away from malware and data theft and it the energy costs associated are much smaller than offsite or on prem cloud storage. The disc printing allows them to use serialization and barcode technology to maintain a catalog which helps with data retrieval.

Some of our recent customers purchasing disc publishers for data archival are police departments, small law firms for evidence and document storage and State departments where regulatory compliance is critical.  

Content Distributors are taking advantage of the resurgence of physical media and helping their customers extract the most revenue from their musical and video creations. The familiarity of established brands like the Epson Discproducer series of publishers means customers have a brand they know and trust.

Some of our recent customers purchasing Epson disc producers for content distribution are small local disc printers serving their local arts community and hospitals using the publishers for medical imaging.  The relatively inexpensive cost of blank printable recordable CD & DVD and Epson discproducer ink cartriges means that even small production runs can be viable business opportunities.  

Rimage Printers are also still selling well with both new and used units getting shipped to higher volume producers.

Of course we stock and sell all kinds of blank media and disc printing supplies for all the major brands of disc printers and publishers. If you don’t see something that you need don’t hesitate to contact us at 952-944-0083.

Rimage Announces 2 New Products

Rimage 5400n

Rimage 5400n

Rimage has added two new, exciting and affordable products – the 3400 and 5400n. The 3400 has a 100-disc capacity, 2 CD/DVD burners, and the new Everest 400 printer. Cost on the 3400 is $6995.

The 5400n has the same specifications as the 3400, but has additional features like an embedded PC, front USB 2.0 port, and world class network software. Cost on the 5400n is $12,995.

Our next post will be about latest Rimage offering – the Rimage Evidence Disc System.  It is a specialized hardware and software solution for law enforcement applications.