Photo Realistic Images at an Affordable Price
Rimage introduces the most advanced thermal inkjet technology available today. The Rimage 480i features the best speed, the best resolution, and the best color management in the industry. The Rimage 480i product incorporates HP's unique PhotoREt IV color-layering technology and ColorSmart III color optimization technology to create realistic photo images, vivid color output, and extremely sharp text to your published CDs and DVDs.
- World class color printing
- Smallest droplet size for great economy
- 4800 dpi resolution for superb detail
- Initial and per print costs fit desktop needs

Rimage 480i Product Brochure
Rimage 480i Product Specifications
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Vivid color, fast throughput, and astonishing resolution - right from your desktop.
The Rimage 480i desktop printer offers affordable, world-class performance - just
what you'd expect from the industry leader in quality CD/DVD publishing solutions. Through constant innovation and exceptional engineering, we're committed to finding new and exciting ways to make your business more efficient. The Rimage 480i incorporates HP's unique PhotoREt IV color-layering technology and ColorSmart III.
The Rimage 480i print technology is standard in our family of desktop publishers. And it's easy to see why. Precision ink application means faster drying time and reduced dot gain. No more pooling, smudging or over-saturation, so you can print text and images perfectly. Highly controlled ink drop placement means faster operation and optimized color resolution. The Rimage 480i features the smallest droplet size in the industry (3 pico-liters) and a new six-ink color capacity to give you stunning results - disc after disc.
And the Rimage 480i features an attractive, streamlined, integrated design. You can count on Rimage innovation and quality for professional results - right from your desktop.
The Rimage 480i sets a new standard. The Rimage 480i's innovative thermal inkjet technology places smaller drops more accurately, giving you superb image and text, quality project after project. The smaller droplet size translates to more printed discs per ink cartridge.
Rimage's experience in disc handling and printing coupled with the only HP printer specifically manufactured for disc printing is an unbeatable combination.
For a 480i print sample, click here.
| Item | Everest 600 | Everest III | PrismPlus! | Rimage480i |
| Spot color | Excellent | Good | Excellent | Good |
| Color graphics | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Photos | Excellent | Excellent | Poor | Excellent |
| Text and copy | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Moisture resistance | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Fair |
| Humidity resistance | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Poor |
| Scratch resistance | Excellent | Excellent | Good | Good |
| UV stability | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Good |
| Speed for full color | Excellent | Excellent | Not Applicaple | Good |
| Speed for mono | Good | Good | Excellent | Excellent |
| Cost to acquire | Highest | Highest | Medium | Low |
| Cost to print | $33 | $.33 | $.04 | $.10 to .30 |
If you're going to print on discs - you'll need discs, right?
Rimage is one of the largest media buyers in the world today. This factory-direct buying power brings you a reliable, high-quality source of media that is fully guaranteed to pick, clamp, record, and print. We bundle this media with ink jet cartridges in convenient packages of 600. These convenient packages are easy to order and easy to keep track of. No more running out of printing supplies at the worst possible time! See the Rimage Media Kit section for more information.
| Product | Part number |
| CMY Ink Cartridge | RC1 |
| Photo-color Ink Cartridge | RP1 |
| Black Ink Cartridge | RB1 |
| 600 CD Media Kit | 210790-001 |
| 600 DVD Media Kit | 210791-001 |
CD designer is an easy-to-use application providing the ability to create, import and customize the graphics that will be printed on the CD or DVD surface. CD Designer enables easy adding of background colors, additions of custom text, photos, mail-merge data and even bar codes by clicking and dragging within the simple CD Designer user interface.
* Add graphics, text, objects, and photos from almost any source
* Create your own templates for changeable discs with a consistent look
* Import from BMP, DCX, DIB, DXF, EPS, IMG, JPG, PCX, PNG, TGA, TIF, WMF, WPG
* Allows up to 99 variable merge fields per label
* Supports incremental serialization of discs
Supports 22 main types of bar codes including two UPC variants and the four regional codes of the Australian mail system - this is powerful software!

