Discproducer PP-100IIBD From Epson (6.400€)

Epson (UK) Ltd. announces the PP-100IIBD, its Blu-ray model.

This latest addition to the Discproducer series features archival-grade Blu-ray disc drives. These drives (Pioneer PR1 series) perform above the industry standard, offering accurate publishing with a low error rate.

The PP-100IIBD features a USB 3.0 interface enabling it to burn and print at least eight Blu-ray discs in an hour. With capacity to produce up to 100 x 50GB BD-R discs, or more than 4TB of data, in a single batch, the PP-100IIBD is for organisations digitising and archiving high volumes of data, including government and medical sectors, broadcasters and creative agencies.

Epson is a manufacturer with expertise in both robotics and printers. Automated, the Epson patented AcuGrip BD robotic arm mechanism ensures only one disc is grabbed at a time – even if discs are stuck together. This allows users to work on other tasks while production runs can be left to complete unattended.

The PP-100IIBD delivers precision printing on the disc surface. Micro Piezo printhead produces razor-sharp text, even down to very small font sizes. The six-cartridge individual ink system keeps the cost per produced disc low, and the front-facing LED display allows monitoring of ink levels for each colour.

The included Total Disc Maker 5.0 software is user-friendly. Advanced functions include ‘read back’ for quick file-searching within a stack of discs and ‘merge print’ for printing individual content onto each disc during batch production.

Adrian Clark, head of sales for Business Systems at Epson UK, says: "Epson has already demonstrated its position as a market leader with the accuracy and reliability of the Discproducer series. This is why over 50 percent of hospitals in Europe that install CD/DVD publishers for archiving patient data are selecting Epson."

The Discproducer PP-100IIBD will be available to purchase from January 2013.

Features

• Accurate archival-grade Blu-ray drives (Pioneer PR1 series)
• USB 3.0 interface
• Fast disc publishing – capable of burning at a rate of 8.5 25GB Blu-ray discs/hour
• High capacity – publish up to 100 Blu-ray discs, more than 4TB unattended, in one batch
• Durability of data – can be stored for more than 50 years making it for affordable long-term archiving
• Burn single and double-layer Blu-ray discs, DVDs and CDs
• User-changeable BD drives and maintenance cartridge for long-term / heavy use
• Lowest long-term storage cost per gigabyte compared to other data-storage methods
• Quality printing on disc surface and more than 1,000 discs per set of cartridges
• Save money with individual ink cartridges – only replace the colour used
• Monitor levels of each ink colour with unique LED system
• Patented AcuGrip BD robotic arm cuts wastage by ensuring discs are handled one by one
• Convenient front operation, compact, stackable unit with small footprint
• Easy-to-use software and hardware
• Total Disc Maker 5.0 application with ‘read back’ and ‘merge print’ functions
• Rugged design with dust-proof body and minimal moving parts