1 Drive vs 2...

[uttcut]

To speed up the process of writing dvd's, would it be smart for me to get another DVD drive and install it in my computer (I currently only have one). I am sure that it would speed up the process, as I could both compress and write at the same time. I just don't know if there are disadvantages to this or not.

[waheed]

Just make sure they are are both on a different channel if you're having two burners.

[uttcut]

cool

thanks

[Treebeard]

just get one of these
http://www.summationtechnology.com/protege2.htm

lol

[b1tchm4gn3t]

just get one of these
http://www.summationtechnology.com/protege2.htm

lol

wow..talk about overkill

[Treebeard]

we have 3 of these where I work, 2 w/ dvd burners 1 w/ cd burners

[ROF]

@uttcut

From what you wrote I would guess you want to have one drive reading info while the other is writing(burning). While this will decrease the time it takes to make your copies it also increases the chance to be making coasters. It's usually better to read the info to a hard drive and then burn this info out to your media. CD media has become more reliable for read/burning at the same time but for DVD media it's still a good idea to do one task at a time.

if you decide to do reading/burning at once following waheed's advice is definitely a good idea.

[ROF]

we have a primera CD duping machine at work that holds 100 blanks. It burns two discs at a time for up to a 50 cyclic burn and will also direct print labels. It's price was less than 1/10 the price of the cheapest machine in the link above. In a little over an hour you can have 100 discs with labels. A good deal for promotion material.

[Treebeard]

what I posted is different than just a duping machine.

[ROF]

What is it then? A coffee maker?

It records discs, prints labels, and stack them for easy retrieval. Sounds like a duping machine to me. Does it do something else?

According to the page you linked, "The Rimage Protégé II is a fully automated, networked, single-drive disc duplication and publishing solution."

[uttcut]

@uttcut

From what you wrote I would guess you want to have one drive reading info while the other is writing(burning). While this will decrease the time it takes to make your copies it also increases the chance to be making coasters. It's usually better to read the info to a hard drive and then burn this info out to your media. CD media has become more reliable for read/burning at the same time but for DVD media it's still a good idea to do one task at a time.

if you decide to do reading/burning at once following waheed's advice is definitely a good idea.

appreciate it!

[Treebeard]

What is it then? A coffee maker?

It records discs, prints labels, and stack them for easy retrieval. Sounds like a duping machine to me. Does it do something else?

According to the page you linked, "The Rimage Protégé II is a fully automated, networked, single-drive disc duplication and publishing solution."

It comes with software and a dedicated machine that can take multiple different jobs(images) over the network combined with control files that control what is labeled on disc. its not just a duplicator that takes a cd and makes 100 copies of it.

more if you want to know
http://www.rimage.com/products_detail_objectname_pr_Protege_II.html

[ROF]

Our Bravo pro does all that. Most duplicators I've seen including ours is hooked up to dedicated machines and I don't believe they sell any non-networkable duplicators anymore.