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The Alera Technologies 1:3 DVD Copy Tower Dual DVD/CD Duplicators can simultaneously duplicate up to 3 copies of a typical DVD at up to 4x speeds. The DVD Copy Tower Dual can duplicate using both DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW blank media. It is the professional, yet simple, solution for creating volumes of DVD and CD copies quickly and easily.

1:3 DVD Copy Tower Dual
Product Summary

The Alera Technologies 1:3 DVD Copy Tower Dual DVD/CD Duplicators can simultaneously duplicate up to 3 copies of a typical DVD at up to 4x speeds.

Benefits & Features

Multiformat - Duplicates using DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW blank media

Simple one touch operation, no set up required, Plug it in and start copying immediately

Powerful Control Features with intuitive menu maximizing copy control, flexibility, and output

Back Lighted LCD display shows status/% complete of Copy process and other functions

4x DVD recording speed for high volume copying

Unique "Edit Track" feature to extract specific audio tracks from Source CD to create compilation discs

No Hard Drive required, image caching done on the fly to multiple recorders simultaneously

Completely Stand Alone, no computer required

Specifications

Max Copy Speed: DVD 4x, CD 16x
Loading Mechanism: Tray
Supported Media Types: DVD±R, DVD±RW, CD-R, CD-RW, 120mm, mini CD (8cm/3")
Supported Formats: DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-ROM (Mode1 & Mode2), CD-ROM/XA (Mode2 form1 & form2), CD-DA, Mixed-Mode, Video CD, CD-I, Photo CD (Single & Multi-session), CD-Extra, CD Bridge, ISO9660
Selectable Speeds: DVD 1x to 4x, CD 1x to 16x
Power Requirements: 115 and 230VAC 50/60 Hz

NOTE: The 1:3 DVD Copy Tower Dual will NOT duplicate copy protected DVD materials such as DVD movies

I finally have the chance to give this new product a good look. If you have ever tried to decide which DVD duplicator to buy based on which DVD Format would be the winner, your headaches are over. The new DVD Copy Tower Dual solves the DVD format dilemma. With the Alera Technologies DVD Dual technology, you can use DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW and CD-ROM discs all with one product. Alera Technologies new DVD Duplicators based on Dual Standard 8-in-1 DVD±R/RW Technology are the only DVD duplicators I have seen that have this power. The DVD Copy Tower Dual supports all popular DVD formats and you can duplicate DVDs at speeds up to 4x using as well as compile your own custom audio CDs using the DVD Copy Tower Dual and no computer is needed.

This is the best DVD+R Cruiser I have found. I got the best software available. Definately a buy. I gave my HP to a relative.

This DVD+R Cruiser not only supports writing to DVD+RW media, but also adds DVD+R capability. The Alera DVD+R Cruiser is an external drive which can easily be connected to any computer without the need for complex installations or opening the computer's housing. Like its predecessor, the drive is equiped with Alera's versatile A-Connect technology. This means that you can choose from a variety of connection options to fit your system's needs. The drive comes with a High Speed USB (USB 2.0) connection kit by default. Optionally, you may connect the PCMCIA, Firewire or Firewire for Macintosh (comes with Charismac Discribe software) cable kits. The combined value of the software that comes with this drive when bought separately (approx US$ 700 !!) will greatly exceed the price of the DVD+R Cruiser. Put otherwise: you'll get a free DVD-recorder when you buy this professional DVD authoring software kit selected by Alera.

I'm very impressed to see that Alera - again - has put many efforts in offering a DVD+RW drive/software combination that really stands-out of the crowd. When you buy this drive, you not only get top-notch technology (the fastest DVD recording solution around, packed in a slick-looking, easy to connect external casing), but also a perfectly integrated, best-of-class software suite that offers all of the features a videographer, professional DVD studio or a demanding home-user will ever need for his or her DVD creation needs.

Purchased this Alera Technologies 40x speed 1:7 CD Copy Tower for duplicating my tech manuals which completed my job within minutes! Not only did I save time but I saved money by no longer having to outsource the duplicating job.

Also being a part time DJ I was floored when I discovered this product featured "Audio Edit Track" which enabled me to select several tracks from an audio CD to make my own favorite compilations. Better yet there's NO PC Required!!

This workhorse not only took care of my full time job projects but it also saved me from carrying a full crate of audio CD's to my next DJ gig!

Carlos

More and more business, government and education offices, musicians, record publishers, audio and video professionals, software and game developers, graphic artists, churches and other private organizations, are looking for a cost effective means to duplicate CDs to distribute to customers, clients, employees, students, organization members, etc. The need to duplicate CDs in your own office, where you have total control of the schedules, quantity and content has been growing since the first CD-Recorders came on the scene. Until now, the necessary equipment has been cumbersome, hard to operate, and very expensive.

Alera Technologies, the leader in desktop optical disc duplicator technology, has established a reputation with its 1:1 duplicators as being the company that offers duplicators with the performance and features required by professionals, at consumer prices. Applying our experience, with an in-depth understanding of the needs of the professional user, Alera Technologies has developed the CD Copy Tower family of CD Duplicators with the speed and control features needed in a professional environment. .

The CD Copy Tower CD Duplicators incorporate 40x Alera Technologies CD recording and duplicating technology. CD Copy Towers are the professional, yet simple, solution for creating volumes of CD copies quickly and easily; For example, the 1:7 Copy Tower 40 can make multiple copies of a typical CDs typically less than 3 minutes (up to 7 copies with the 1:7). The actual time to copy the information a source CD to CD-R blank discs, start to finish, will vary due to the quality of the discs being used, write process initialization tests by the duplicator controller, writing lead in/lead out information, etc.

CD Copy Tower stand-alone CD duplicators do not require a computer for any of their duplicating or editing functions. Since CD Copy Tower 's do not require connection to a PC they do not interfere with valuable workstation activity. There is no additional hardware or software required to make copies, no set up other than plugging one in and turning on the power. There is no software to load and no need to attach extra cables, etc. to your computer. You can make as many quick copies as you need. CD Copy Tower 's are very compact units that take up little desktop space and can be easily moved

With the ease of operation of the CD Copy Tower , there is no concern as to who can operate the machine, what skill level the operator possesses, or how much training will be needed. No special computer, multimedia or mastering experience is needed to make copies. For the normal copy job, you simply load the CD to be copied in the CD-ROM drive, load the a blank CD in the CD-Recorder, Select Copy, Select the copy speed and in a few minutes you have an exact copy of your source CD

This DVD-R Quad Cruiser not only supports writing to DVD-R media, but does it at 4x. I can now burn a complete 4.7GB DVD disc in about 15 minutes! It will also burn to DVD-RW discs at 2x. The Alera DVD-R Quad Cruiser is an external drive which can easily be connected to any computer without the need for complex installations or opening the computer's housing. Like its predecessor, the drive is equiped with Alera's versatile A-Connect technology. This means that you can choose from a variety of connection options to fit your system's needs. The drive comes with a High Speed USB (USB 2.0) connection kit by default. Optionally, you may connect the PCMCIA, Firewire or Firewire for Macintosh (comes with Charismac Discribe software) cable kits.

I'm very impressed to see that Alera - again - has put many efforts in offering a DVD-R drive/software combination that really stands-out of the crowd. When you buy this drive, you not only get top-notch technology (the fastest DVD recording solution around, packed in a slick-looking, easy to connect external casing), but also a perfectly integrated, best-of-class software suite that offers all of the features a videographer, or a demanding home-user will ever need for his or her DVD creation needs.

The DVD-R Quad Cruiser is an external 4x DVD Recorder with USB 2.0 A-Connect supporting optional IEEE 1394 FireWire or Cardbus/PCMCIA connections and includes a unique software suite. (A complete Ulead Video Suite, Ahead Nero Express, and a DVD Movie Player).

The DVD-R Quad Cruiser DVD provides video professionals and enthusiasts with the key features needed for creating DVDs or CDs. It has the tools to author professional video presentations and put them on DVD discs in a format that can be played back on most DVD set top players and computer DVD-ROM drives. Alera Technologies includes Ulead's DVD Movie Factory, with the DVD-R Quad Cruiser giving users the tools they need to manage their Video Recording and Presentation. With Ahead Nero Express and Nero Vision Express, you have powerful features for creating DVDs and CDs the easy way. Also included is a DVD Movie Player to easily view your creations.

The DVD-R Quad Cruiser is based on 4x DVD-R technology with the fastest DVD Write and ReWrite speeds. It writes DVD-R at 4x (5.54MB/s), DVD-RW at 2x (2.77MB/s), CD-R at 16x (2.4MB/s) and CD-RW at 8x (1.2MB/s). It also reads DVD-ROM and DVD-Video, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA (Audio CD), CD-ROM (Mode 1&2), CD-ROM XA, Video CD, Photo-CD (Single or Multi-session), CD-Extra, CD Plus, CD-Text, Hybrid CD. All of this and a small footprint which is easily transported.

The DVD-R Quad Cruiser is Hot Pluggable, with included A-Connect(tm) USB 2.0 cable connection. Also available are Optional A-Connect FireWire and Cardbus/PCMCIA Connection Kits. The DVD-R Quad Cruiser can be connected to multiple systems with different interfaces by merely changing cables. The DVD-R Quad Cruiser external solution is offered with an A-Connect(tm) USB 2.0 Connection Kit. The DVD-R Quad Cruiser can also be connected with optional A-Connect FireWire IEEE 1394 Connection Kit for PC, A-Connect Cardbus/PCMCIA Connection Kits and optional Macintosh A-Connect FireWire Connection Kit includes Charismac Discribe software for Macintosh. A-Connect kits extend portability between systems with different connection ports and buses. An optional Vertical Stand is also available.

Allsop definitely makes a wonderful video cleaner. I used their cleaner on my vcr when some fingerprints entered the video heads. The rental vhs tape that I used apparently had some fingerprints on the tape (where you aren't supposed to touch) and infested my vcr's tape heads. I thought that I had to take it in for repair. Luckily, I tried Allsop's video cleaner and after a few cleanings the picture distortions were gone. It removes much more than just dust and foreign particles. I highly recommend this product!

This item, Made by ALLSOP, the most reputable of all Video/Audio component cleaning companies, is about THE MOST USEFUL AND NEEDED accessory that any VCR owner can keep beside their video system. Just like "changing the oil-regularly and often," on your car will keep THAT machine, as well, running more smoothly, so is it entirely necessary to keep the Video and Audio Heads of your VCR cleaned at regular intervals, to keep these all-important home-entertainment machines running at their cleanest and best possible performance. This unit from Allsop is about the best one out there on the market currently, too. I've tried two other brands, recently, that just don't offer as many cleaning features as this kit does.

well this is really good deal, you get fast cpu for real good price.<

Don't buy celerons or via couse they are crappy cpus, P4 and FX are too expensive, I am very happy with this Athlon XP,

Also I got Asus ATX MBD KT600 FSB400 RAID-AGP8X GBLAN AUDIO ( A7V600 )and Asus Radeon 9600 XT

I recently bought one of these from AMAZON and put it in my new XPC (Small Form Factor/Micro ATX, Model SN41G2B) It's worked great. For around a hundred bucks, it sure is worth it. AMAZON got everything to me really fast. Everything came in great shape. I was looking at the Thoroughbred core 2600, but then I decided on the Barton because of the larger L2 cache, which gives me more power than the Thoroughbred even if it doesn't clock as fast. I haven't tried OCing yet, but soon I'm going to increase the FSB as much as I can with my XPC, but I don't think it'll go very far because the motherboard in the XPC doesn't let me give it more voltage. I'll recommend it to anyone who needs a new computer for not overpriced price as Pentium 4.

I got my A64 3200+ along w/ the Micro-Star K8T800 ATX MBD 754 ( K8T NEO FIS2R ). Great CPU, fast as hell compared to my 2.8GHz P4C. In 3Dmark2001 this A64 @ stock (2.0GHz) is about as fast as my P4C @ 3.4GHz in certain instances. Gaming is a whole other story, I never get below 90FPS w/ this A64 combo in BF1942 (1024x768, 4xAA 16xAF) in an online map (32+ players). All and all, this is a great Processor and if you're a gamer, this IS your CPU! Price cuts are coming soon, and AMAZON & AMD!

My Rig:
A64 3200+ w/ stock HSF (35C / 50C) Idle/Fullload
Micro-Star K8T800 ATX MBD 754 800FSB-2SATA-RAID FW GBLAN 3DDR ( K8T NEO FIS2R )
1GB DDR-PC3200
160GB 7200rpm W.D. HDD
Asus 9800XT 256MB

Asus Computer ATX MBD 754 VIA K8T800

This processor is simply awesome. Super fast, cool and stable, and just rock solid for my gaming PC! It gives me AWESOME performance in all my games, and I can't wait for the hard-core games like Doom3 and Half Life 2 to come out!!! Not only that, but next year when we get 64 bit Windows and some 64 bit ports of games like UT2004 etc, it will be like getting a new computer all over again! The performance increase is gonna make me pass out... I can't wait! AMD has a SUPERB product here, and AMAZON has the best prices and service around!

Words can not describe the speed this processors works at. AMD has made a believer out of me.
This is the 3rd pc that i've built and i got it all from amazon they rock. The new AMD 64 3400+ is super fast in gaming. pc3200 and a couple of raptor hardrives of course i'll get them from AMAZON.

My Setup

Antec Life Style Black Case with 380W (changed out psu)
Extra Antec all Clear 1200mm Smartcool Thermally Controlled Fan
temps cpu 37c full load

Antec Trueblue 480 PSU
Asus K8V Deluxe mb

AMD Athlon64 3400+ 2.2Ghz
Radeon 9800 pro, AGP 8x, 128DDR
Sound Blaster Audigy 2
1024 mb of pc3200
Maxtor 250GB sata drive
Sony DRU-530A
Sony Floppy

Well, I have to say that I am very pleased with the AMD64. I built an entire gaming/work rig for $1150. I run a lot of Java based applications, and it has to be 3X faster than my XP2700+. I run in a Novell environment, so I have the Novell Client, zenworks remote control, workstation manager, etc, and it boots into XP in under 12 seconds! WOW! My fastest P4 and faster XP+ pcs can't touch it. It easily overclocks to 2.45Ghz at stock voltage. I haven't tried much more than that. Pair it up with a MSI KT8-NEO FISR and you are in it for a smooth, fast ride.

As a hardcore PC modder, I prefer the Antec 1030/1040 to almost any other style on the market.

The removable drive-cages, the massive expansion capabilities, and the handle on the door that makes this case easy to access/ maintain. Also the airflow can't be beat.

Although a lot of hard-core PC users are going for Aluminum cases like "Lian Lis" and other silver boxes, this case to me, has WAY more bang for the buck!

I'm running a P4, 1.5 Ghz overclocked to 1.6 with an average temperature rating of 15C (running a TT Dragon Orb 478 heat-sink). I've found if you use Silenced fans, and a heat-sink that allows for output control on your processor, this case will run VERY quiet.

It's an awesome case, and I can't say enough good things about it!

After a friend let me examine his brand new and shiny computer, I realized that this case was being used. This case is EXCELLENT and all computer users alike should have one, if you are a gamer, a networker, or whatever, this case is needed. On some special versions of this case you can buy a key and lock case that will only open the drive case if you unlock it. A great feature. Also, since this case is BIG, it will support just about ANY type motherboard and it will have extremely good airflow. Add 1-4 system fans and maybe a videocard fan and a motherboard fan to this baby and you will have to baddest computer on the block!

The 400W power supply is an excellent for power hungry computers. Network computers will need this function most, but it will improve the performance of most high-end hardware. Gamers may appreciate this great ammount of power, and even businessmen may find a powerful system case like this attractive to run and multitask all of today's power-hungry applications.

The case is easy to open up, so installing will be a sinch. Two different ways this case comes with. One ways i that you squeeze two tabs to make the side slide out, and the same for the front and other side. Another way this comes is by unscrewing two big screws in the back and then slide the rest off. Simple both ways.

To close, this case should be used with any powerful system you plan on building.

I went through five different 'top of the line' power supplies on my computer before I found this one, the only one that worked fully and properly!
No need to look any further.

I build computers. With todays hard drives, video cards, processors, and other hardware drawing more and more power, this True Control is the only one that I can currently find that will properly power everything on a fully loaded computer.
If you are not getting enough power, this one has contols that you adjust to up the power of the 12, 3.3, and 5 volt lines in your power settings. VERY nice. Don't waste your money on anything else, get this one.