I prefer the mighty Sharpie to anything. Labels are a pain, and sometimes they come off (Had a huge incident regarding CD labels and my car deck.
) Anyway, I too however am interested in the Printers that print directly onto the DVDs. I believe I saw a printer coming out which will do such a thing, however you must buy special media to accomplish this. Here's an exerpt from a site I usually hit up:
Labels? We don't need no stinkin' labels... - [Computer Hardware]
on 3/9/2004 4:35:04 AM
Not if HP has their way, anyway. According to HP and PC World, among others, Hewlett Packard will soon be offering a new way to label your toasted discs -- LightScribe.
Some of you may remember a technology from Yamaha called DiscT@2 that allowed you to use the existing laser to etch a label into the CD. LightScribe uses a similar idea, but unlike the Yamaha version that burned the image on the data side (reducing data storage and increasing chances of physical damage resulting in data loss), the LightScribe technology will etch the label on the top side. Users who want a label will be prompted to turn the disc over and use their laser to create a high-contrast, silk screen-type label.
Several manufacturers have already signed on to use the technology, and you should start seeing it in about 6 months. The drives should cost about $10 more than a similar non-LightScribe drive, and discs should cost about a dime extra, according to PC World.
HP engineers say they came up with the idea in response to their own frustration at fighting with traditional labels, which they believed tended to cause problems in today's fast-spinning drives, anyway. At a glance, this looks like something I'll be putting on my personal wish list.