As you may have read already, the Primera Bravo makes burning and printing cds fast. No, it will not burn 3 cds at one time and the amount of time to burn the cds is about the same as any off the shelf cd burner. However, the Bravo does it while you sleep. This amazing feature can not be overlooked when you need to print and burn 100 cds.

For example, I burned 100 cds last night while I worked on getting the house ready for winter, drove to town to pick up some supplies, etc. As long as I fill up the cd reservoir every couple of hours, the Primera Bravo just keeps on cranking them out. It's truly amazing!

Drawbacks of The Primera Bravo

The Primera Bravo is not a cheap piece of equipment. It is tough to shell out $1300 or more for a cd burner and printer. However, when people find out you have the Bravo, it won't take long at all for you to stay busy using it.

It does take a little bit of time to setup each “job” as the PrimoDVD software mentions. Most people have no clue about graphics, so you may end up doing that as well. It has taken me up to an hour to get a cd looking the way I wanted to. So now I make sure I tack on a $20 fee for any new printing job.

The inkjet printer inside uses the same print cartridges you'd expect to find in any conventional paper printer. These print cartridges are $40 a piece for both color and black. Because of this, I always recommend that people go very sparse with their ink needs. The price can get out of control if you use an enormous amount of ink.

The printing on the printable cd-rs looks about as good as the printing on a piece of paper. So the quality is there if you want to use a lot of ink. The only downside is the cd-rs are not shiny. They do not have a gloss to them like most major label cds do.

You can buy a machine from Primera which will put the gloss on the cds, but that's another $2,000. Ouch! At the moment, I'll stick with the dull cds.

Another drawback is the Bravo does not handle the printing of the booklet in the jewel case. At $1,300 you can't expect it to do everything! So if you really want to clean up using the Bravo, you may want to get in good with a local printer.

My Primera Bravo did break down one time. No computer would detect it. I had to pay $70 and ship it back to their factory. They worked on it and sent it back. The problem still existed (which really pissed me off). Then I shipped it back to the factory. This time they completely fixed it and gave me enough free stuff to cool me down. Other than that, the Bravo has been very reliable.