Archiving system utilising printer with built-in CD burner

A system 10 for facilitating image archival includes a device 36,40 for receiving data and selectively printing the data on a first medium based on one or more predetermined parameters. An archiving system 18, disposed within the system automatically archives the data via a second medium based on the predetermined parameters. In a more specific embodiment, the system is a photo printer that includes a controller 14 for controlling image printing and image archiving operations performed by a printer 16 and the archiving system based on the one or more predetermined parameters, which are programmable. The photo printer includes a user-interface 32 that accepts user-input for programming said predetermined parameters. The archiving system includes a compact disk writer 30. In an alternative embodiment, the archiving system includes software and communications links for connecting to an archival website to store the image data.