Microboards Print Factory Pro Review

The Microboards Print Factory Pro has established itself as one of the best disc printers in its class. We consider this to be an extremely good solution to anyone who intends to print in excess of 5,000 to 10,000 discs during the course of your business. If you are printing less than that you should consider the Microboards Print Factory III, their entry level G3 AutoPrinter or the hand fed GX.

We arrived at this number of discs based upon the lower cost per disc as compared to other ink jet solutions in its price range. In round numbers an entry level CD/DVD printer will cost you as much as $.30/disc just for the ink. These systems are easy to spot on the market place as they only have one cartridge. If any of the colors run out this type of cart will need to re replaced. The next step up from this type of printer is the dual cartridge system where you have one for color and one for black. These generally average around $.20/disc although some can run as high as $.30/disc. The Microboards Print Factory Pro has four separate cartridges. If you run out of red you replace only the red. Cost per disc drops to below $.10/disc. Of course results will always vary because of color saturation and coverage but these are some pretty decent averages that we've accumulated over the years. Entry level automated systems start around $1,000 and the MB PF Pro sells for $2195.00 right now. So you can do your own math and compare to whatever you can find but at some point this system will undoubtedly pay for itself if compared to other inkjet systems using single or dual cartridges.

In addition to saving on consumables the PF Pro brings a very durable platform to the jobs. We use these in our own production lineup and have printed many tens of thousands of discs on each with excellent results. The robotic system is the simplest (and best) there is. Yes, that's a bold statement but we've seen lots of methods and this one is consistently the most reliable and durable. It utilizes a gravity fed system that is so simple it makes all these swing arms and carousels look bad. Watch the Microboards Print Factory Pro demo video from Microboards.

To summarize the Microboards Print Factory Pro is an excellent solution for anyone printing CD/DVD/BluRay of sufficient volume and with a color requirement. The cost per disc is very low, the robotics are reliable and Microboards has had a great reputation for a very long time.