| CD duplicating technology has been used for various | | | | a SCSI port. These copiers are used together with CD |
| reasons. These include creating personal music CDs, | | | | copying software and they are best used for |
| making copies of DVDs and using CDs as business | | | | producing small quantities of CDs. Some of the more |
| cards. It can be expected that new uses for this | | | | modern CD copiers are stand-alone copiers, which do |
| technology will spring up in the near future. However, | | | | not need to be attached to computers. These copiers |
| people or companies who wish to use this technology | | | | can make multiple copies in one session since these |
| for their own purposes would do well to have a | | | | machines are in tower format and they contain |
| certain amount of knowledge about the current | | | | several CD writers stacked one above the other. |
| technology and systems used to make CD duplicating | | | | For larger quantity requirements, automated CD |
| possible. This is because having the most up-to-date | | | | copiers are now being used. These machines have |
| information can enable them to take advantage of | | | | input and output spindles. Blank CDs are stacked on |
| modern innovations that can help them with their | | | | the input spindles. These machines also have robotic |
| business needs. | | | | arms that select the CD from the input spindle and |
| Current systems used in CD duplication | | | | send it to the drive for copying. When copying is done, |
| The current hardware or systems used to duplicate | | | | the CD is automatically placed on the output spindle. |
| CDs range from the most simple machines to some | | | | There is a wide range of systems or hardware that is |
| of the most complicated hardware and software. | | | | being used to duplicate CDs for various purposes. For |
| Apart from the usual CD burner that can be installed | | | | small quantity requirements, simple and more traditional |
| on personal computers, some of the more traditional | | | | machines such as CD burners can be used. On the |
| CD duplicating machines are CD Copiers. CD copiers | | | | other hand, more modern and automated machines |
| are machines that are attached to a computer through | | | | are used for duplicating larger quantities of CD copies. |