[ubuntu-uk] OT: Disc duplication - anyone know any places that can do it cheap?

[Kirrus]

----- "Rob Beard" <rob at esdelle.co.uk> wrote:
> Quoting Chris Rowson <christopherrowson at gmail.com>:
> 
> > You know it's a pity we couldn't raise some money for a small
> > duplication tower, leave it with a trusted volunteer and then have
> the
> > kit on hand to run off CDs for events as needed :-)
> >
> > Chris
> >
> 
> Well it's an idea.  Maybe someone could setup a paypal account which 
> 
> we could all pay a couple of quid into?
> 

One of my jobs used to be running a duplication machine. They're fine if you need 7-20 copies of a disc quickly. Anything more than that, and you're pushing it. Most consumer (read cheap) duplicators use consumer-quality drives, which tend to last 1,000-10,000 copies, and then start to die: they simply run into dust. 

My advice if you're going to get a duplicator, get a dedicated, built-for-the-task sealed unit type box from sony or someone like them. The cheap towers aren't worth it if you're doing large quantities regularly...

Kirrus