TEAC P-55C TEAC Thermal vs. Inkjet Facts brochure

What Thermal Printing Means to Your Bottom Line...

The REAL Facts.

Is it really true that inkjet printing is actually cheaper than thermal printing? Why would you want to even

consider to offer thermal printing to your customers as an alternative or complement to inkjet printing?

The following summarizes the key facts you need to know and the advantages that thermal printing offers

to your customers:

Thermal Printing

Inkjet Printing

IMAGE QUALITY

Photo-realistic images are only achievable with thermal

printing. They are even sharper than replicated prints.

QUANTITY/QUALITY CONSISTENCY

You have experienced inconsistent print-quality with inkjet printing.

Print quality will look different based on how much ink remains in

any of the cartridges. With thermal printing, each ribbon contains

enough pigment to print 500 discs. Each print is identical.

DRY TIME

Inkjet-printed media could take a few minutes to dry. But inks

stay wet around the outside edge and on the inner hub due to

surface finish characteristics of all discs. This leads to ink

“smearing and smudging” caused by handling of un-dried

discs. Thermal prints are never wet to have to dry! Thermal

technology eliminates dry time.

INDELIBILITY

Inkjet prints will easily scratch, fade, run and smudge. This

will never happen with thermal prints.

Key Printing Obstacles That Occur...

Average Quality

Depending on

Media Quality

Inconsistent

Varies / can get

very Messy

Will Scratch,

Fade, Run or

Smudge and is

NOT water-proof

Highest Print

Quality in the

Industry

Consistent

Instantly with

No Mess

Won’t Scratch,

Fade, Run or

Smudge and is

Water-proof

inkjet print #20

...

...

print #200

...print #475

Dye-Sublimation

thermal sample

inkjet sample