The Stomper CD labeling system is good and easy to use but could use much improvement.

To use this product you use the enclosed software or any other package you would like to use to print labels. The labels are prescored to be removable from the backing sheet with 2 tabs on the label. The label is then placed on the applicator upside down and the CD is "stomped" onto the label by pressing down on the CD. this is the best applicator system I have seen for centering the label on a disk while reducing air bubbles.

When this system works it works pretty well. But after using hundreds of the labels I have had several issues with the product.

The labels do not pickup reproducibly on my HP Inkjet printer. Due to the label stock does not go all the way to the edge of the backing sheet, the printer has problems with pickup. this leads to vertical errors of as much as 1 cm. The labels do not always feed straight in the printer leading to smaller but still problematic registration problems. I have also have issues with the labels double feeding. This problem has caused me to waste dozens of pages of the labels.

The tabs on the labels come off too easily sometimes making it very difficult to use the stomper. Sometimes the tabs will tear off when removing the labels from the backing.

The software that comes with the CD Stomper sucks. I use SureThing CD labeler Deluxe 3.12 in place the enclosed software.

The applicator works well but does not usually give perfect centering. I find that it is usually off by ~1 mm. This is due to the tolerances in the applicator as well as the label center holes size.

The labels are very thin and will not cover any printed background on the disk.

The latest labels that they are selling X64025 are an improvement on the old ones I used X64024. The labels are much easier to remove from the backing. I have had fewer issues with the tabs breaking off during removal. However I have had more issues with the tabs being hard to remove after the label has been applied to the disk. The glue that is being used now is slightly less sticky. But I wish they would bring the labels all the way to the edge of the backing at the top of the label.


Recommended: Yes