The short of it.(industry news)

EMedia, The Digital Studio Magazine, October, 2004 by Nathans, Stephen F.

But Ours Go to 11

As August gave way to September, two announcements rocked the standalone duplication world--at least, those in that world who were ripe to be rocked. First came the new CopyWriter tower from MicroBoards (www.condre.com) shot back roughly 45 minutes later with its own announcement: the new GV 11, developed in conjunction with Go Video, boasting--you guessed it--eleven CD/DVD recorders in a single tower. For those of you keeping score (and I know at least two guys who are), the Condre incorporates 16X/52X DVD/CD recorders vs. the Microboards' 8X/24X; but at what speed do you really expect to use these things? (At least the 52X CD speed is more than a number at this point,) Condre's unit has a published MSRP, too: $1,199; I've also seen a Web...

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