Posted by Mike S. on 09/27/07 13:43

In article <1190866680.349363.180680@o80g2000hse.googlegroups.com>,
ricrat <ricrat@cox.net> wrote:
>I'm leaning towards the Sony that SuperMediaStore makes: price,
>controller and
>value. Can you dispute this?
>The one I want is 1-1. I read about 10 ads and the one I choose still
>comes up the winner.
>Thanks for any help.

Understanding that a standalone duplicator is an assembled product
of unrelated components from different manufacturers, it really boils
down to what the components are and which assembled duplicator comprises
the best selection.

The duplicator controllers (Acard, Apollo, Athena, etc) are pretty much
equally able to duplicate discs, but differ in their support for USB
add-on daughter boards (for using the duplicator as an external DVDR
drive), support for (and mode of partitioning of) an internal hard drive
for storing disc images, and number of target drives supported. As long as
your present and future needs are met by whichever controller is included
in the duplcator, you should be set.

The other variables are the source and target DVD drives. You want good
high speed drives that will stand up to heavy use. Also, many DVD readers
need hacked firmware in order to read all discs at their highest rated
speed, so you must check that the vendor has provided a reader that will
perform as fast as the burner needs data to be supplied.

For my preference, I go with Plextor, Pioneer, or NEC drives in
approximately that order of preference.

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