Burning with gadget lust

[mdlbear]

I really want to get the bonus CD, About Bleeding Time, done in time for Baycon. Which is in, um, ((\me riffles through calendar)) TWO WEEKS!. It's pretty nearly done.

The original plan was to get the label printed on blank disks by somebody that offers fast service, like DiscMakers, and burn them at home. This would give me the ability to provide custom burns, like audio-only or cd-extra. I might still do that.

But this gadget is awfully tempting. The only problem I can see is the requirement for XP Pro -- I'm damned if I can see why, since this one can use vanilla XP or even a G5 Mac. And why not an Intel Mac, which I actually have? Grumble. And then there's this one, with a built-in PC, and this one, which is dirt cheap (but doesn't print).

The question is, would I use it enough to justify the cost? I am not going to use CD-R disks for the studio albums, like CC&S. I wouldn't do that to my customers. But for bonus disks, instant concert disks, short runs for friends, ... I'm pretty sure anything but the cheapest one wouldn't be worth it.

Advice?

The pico with off-site printing is looking really tempting. Somebody stop me...