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.

Microboards PF-Pro Discontinued

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Microboards PF-Pro Discontinued!The Microboards Pring Factory Pro (PF-Pro) has been discontinued by the manufacturer. Current users of the Microboards PF-Pro need not fear!! Techware will be supporting and repairing the PF-Pro for many years.

Ink, spare parts and full support will be available for many years.

The ink will still be produced by HP and is available through our online store. If you have any questions or concerns about the Microboards PF-Pro being discontinued, don’t hesitate to call us: 1.800.295.0083

Microboards Inkjet CD/DVD Printer Repair

Microboards will discontinue disc printer repair services & support for their legacy printer/publisher products utilizing the 6122 print engine on March 1st, 2012. The Microboards products that we be affected are:

  • PF-1 (Print Factory-1 Disc Printer)
  • PF-2 (Print Factory-2 Disc Printer)
  • DX-1 (DX-1 Disc Publisher + Printer)
  • DX-2 (DX-2 Disc Publisher + Printer)

They have a limited quantity of repair parts inventory available for these obsolete machines, including the HP-6122 print engine.  Please contact us before 3/1/2012 if you have any interest final end-of-life purchase for remaining repair spare parts for the HP 6122 print engines.

CD and DVD Printer Repair with Microboards

Techware will try and support these legacy Microboards printers for as long as we can.

To reach the Techware Support team of Microboards disc printers, please call 1-800-295-0083 x-16.

Techware also has rental, lease and used equipment sales options for newer Microboards Print Factory Pro printers, Microboards Towers, Primera Bravo II, Bravo Pro and Bravo 4100 series printers and duplication systems.

Microboards PF-Pro Inkjet Printer Review – Part 2

Techwaredist.com first reviewed the Microboards PF-Pro Inkjet CD / DVD printer back in December of 2008. At that time the 4th generation Microboards disc printer was a relatively new to market. Overall we found this printer to be the best inkjet printer offering from Microboards to date and a good price value. In the 2 years since the initial review, we here at Techware would like to share some of the important improvements that have been made as well as a more in-depth review. To read our first published review simply search Google with the following phrase “techware pf-pro printer review”

Read More about the Microboards PF-Pro

Microboards PrintWrite 2 Disc Publishing Software Now Available

Do you own a Microboards CD/DVD/Blu-ray disc printer or publisher? If you do, you will be interested to know that Microboards has just released an all-new version of their publishing software suite, PrintWrite. Let’s take a minute to explore what the update is, why you would want it, and how to get it.

PrintWrite is a software program that comes with all of Microboards CD / DVD disc printers and publishers. It allows you to create, save, and print your own custom disc artwork and designs. If you have a publisher model (one with recording drives), the software also allows you to burn CD, DVD, and on some models Blu-ray discs.

PrintWrite 2 is the latest version of the program. While the original program worked, it wasn’t particularly known for its ease of use. That’s all changed with the new single-screen interface. You can see everything you need to at a glance without changing between multiple windows or programs. The software was designed with the needs of Microboards CX-1, MX-1, MX-2, and G3 users in mind.

Besides the new look, PrintWrite 2 also has additional pop-out panels that display information such as Job Status, Ink Levels, and Label Options. The program also displays recently-used label designs so they can be accessed quickly and easily.

Perhaps the biggest and most important new feature in PrintWrite 2 is its networking capabilities. This allows the your Microboards disc publisher or printer to be shared by multiple users over a network. Best of all, the network software supports an unlimited number of users, so there is no need to purchase any additional user seats.

The software gives administrators full control over which remote clients can access the publisher, including allow and block capabilities. This ensures that only authorized users can print and burn discs.

So how do you get a copy of PrintWrite 2? There are a couple of different ways to go about it. If you purchased your Microboards machine after October 1st, 2010, you can contact Microboards techsupport at 952.556.1638 to get an upgrade for free. Or contact Techware at 952.944.0083 x-22.

You can still get the newer version if you purchased your machine before October 1st, 2010 for a $299.

Microboards will begin shipping the new software with publishers such as the CX-1, MX-1, Microboards MX-2, and G3 within the next few weeks. The software is compatible with PCs running Windows XP, Vista, and 7.

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