Customer Reviews

Memorex CD/DVD Compact LabelMaker System

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The labels are sticky on one side, and printable on the other, but that's about all this product has going for it. The software is a nightmare. The print previews only vaguely represent the finished product, and the program frequently and randomly alters your image. I wound up using the labels, but creating the documents in MS publisher. what a shame.

This software was a total waste of money. It would randomly move the images I had imported, fail to save when told to do so, and bring my computer to a snail's pace. I have over a gigabyte of memory and this program would not work at all. Don't waste your money on this.

First of all, despite the claim that it works with MacIntosh, it definately does not. There is a template that you can use in Mac with Word, Claris, and other photoshop software, but there are no instructions as to how. Once you think you have it figured out (on the page) it doesn't print the same as pictured. The technial support people have no idea how to make it work with Mac, and will probably tell you it is a problem with your printer drivers. In any case, they have no idea how to direct you through the process of using the Word template for MacIntosh. Don't waste your money. (I gave it one star only because no stars is not an option.)

The main reason I bought this kit was for the label applicator, the software was secondary. Good thing that I didn't care about how good the software would be, because the software for this is, in a word, deplorable.

It doesn't have support for ANY other label sheets other than the memorex brand, which leaves you stuck with their labels. Its got some nice features in the software, but their poorly implemented. For instance, it can automatically resize an image to fit a CD/DVD, but if you've rotated it before that, the rotation is lost. It has a lot of minor quirks like that, and they add up to an annoyance to use this.

If you get this product, find a better labelling program to go with the label sheets and the applicator.

The product is a good value. It performed well and was fairly easy to use. I only wish it would allow importing play lists from iTunes, all text had to be manually input. Overall, I'm very satisfied with the product.

I have the older, larger version of this product. However, it uses the same software. The labels are great and the spring device that is used to apply the labels is great, but the software is awful. There is no direct Macintosh program; rather there are templates. They were written for old versions of software and really don't work right. The Windows side includes an actual Print Shop-style program which works awfully. If you do get this, make your own template on AppleWorks or PowerPoint.

The software is hard to use. For example, when browsing styles initially, you only see a small thumbnail, which makes it very hard to pick a style from. I also had problems getting a centered label. I used quite a few sheets of the labels trying to "calibrate" the printing, only to realize it prints it in a different location every time. This may be just an issue with my printer (HP Deskjet 5440), but it is off by up to 1/2 the label most prints. Also, the small tags in the center make the labels look unprofessional.

They totally misrepresent this product. It does not work with Macs. I feel cheated and lied to by Memorex, shame on you.

This thing is horrible. The software "installed", but doesn't run. It locks up my computer...can't do anything until I go to the task manager and close out the "not responding" program. Tech support is USELESS!! My system meets all of the requirements, but they have no clue what's wrong. They just say "your computer doesn't work for some reason". I KNEW THAT ALREADY!!! Duh! STAY AWAY FROM THIS PRODUCT. I promise to NEVER buy another Memorex product for as long as I live. Their product sucks and their customer service/tech support sucks. In this economy, how many customers can you afford to alienate?

The software for this product is not user friendly. I spent some time "calibrating" my printer and the result was perfect...on regular printer paper. However, when you printed on their label paper, the result was way off from the template. I, finally, gave up trying to coordinate my printer with their paper and threw the whole thing out.