videobear
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Jan 10, 2006, 10:19 AM
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Re: [eeha] duplication business any hope?
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You can set up to duplicate discs for a lot less than $3,500.
First, decide what you want your throughput to be (discs per day, or per hour). This'll depend a lot on what you think your customer demand will be, and what turnaround time you want to offer.
For a small business, say around 50 to 100 discs per day, the Primera Bravo II is a good choice. It burns and prints discs unattended; just put in a stack of blanks and start the job running. The Bravo Pro adds a second burner.
If you can afford more touch labor, you can build your own duplication tower, for about $200 to $300 plus the cost of the drives. As discs come out, you'll have to put them into the printer one by one, though.
Both of those solutions require the duplicating machines to be hooked to your computer. There are duplicators out there that have their own computer, so they won't tie up your editing machine while they work. Add about $1K to the cost.
You'll have plenty of competition. Everyone and his brother, including the big chain stores like WalMart, seem to offer some kind of duplication service. So, while it's certainly a worthwhile service to offer, don't count on it making you rich.
Regards,
Doug Graham
Panda Productions
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