Epson holds the US patent on cd printing so they dominate this niche in North America. I believe all of the Epson Stylus Photo R series can print directly to CD/DVD.

If you are looking for a non-Epson option, there is the HP D5160 as well as specialized CD/DVD printers.

In Europe and Asia where the technology is not under patent, other companies such as Canon have printers that compete with Epson. Some people have installed foreign market parts to US model Pixmas to make it print on discs.

From what I have seen on Lightscribe, there are many shortcomings. The writing surface is single color, the image often comes out blurry (unless you do multiple passes), Lightscribing takes a long time, and the Lightscribe discs typically cost twice as much as comparable inkjet printable from the same manufacturer. It is a nifty idea and probably useful to those without a CD/DVD printer.

For what it's worth, I am very happy with my Epson R340.