Looking Back: 10 Years of Duplication
With 2010 upon us, many people are taking the opportunity to reflect on the events of the past year and of the past 10 years. If there is one constant in the duplication industry, it is change. Let’s take a look back at some of the biggest changes in the duplication industry over the past decade.
The duplication industry was still in its infancy in the year 1999. The dot-com bubble was in full swing with stock prices soaring to record highs. Companies were just starting to take notice of the powerful new medium that had replaced tapes and diskettes. Check out the table below for a comparison of duplication technologies in 1999 versus 2009.
| Duplication in 1999 | Duplication in 2009 |
| CD-Only Duplicators | DVD/CD Duplicators |
| SCSI Drives | SATA Drives |
| No Hard Drive | 250GB Hard Drive |
| No Upgrades | Optional LightScribe, Blu-ray |
| 8-Drive CD Tower: $4,999 | 10-Drive DVD Tower: $699 |
| 12X, 74-minute CD-R Discs | 52X, 80-minute CD-R Discs |
| Laminated Gloss Finish | Waterproof Gloss Finish |
| CD-R Media $0.80/disc | CD-R Media $0.17/disc |
| DVD-R Media $25/disc | DVD-R Media $0.23/disc |
| 720 DPI CD Printers | 4800 DPI CD Printers |
| 50-disc Publisher $2,395 | 50-disc Publisher $1,685 |
| Windows 98 | Windows 7 |
As you can see, a lot has changed in the duplication industry over the past 10 years! The reliability of duplication equipment has improved by leaps and bounds, and many new features have been added as well. Print technologies have advanced dramatically and the quality seems to get better every year. Blank CD and DVD media is faster and features a larger capacity. Best of all, everything is cheaper than it has ever been before!
Who knows how much things will change over the next 10 years? Perhaps we will look back on 2010 with a laugh as we remember technologies like Blu-ray and LightScribe which are on the cutting edge today. Whatever happens, you can count on CDROM2GO to supply you with the latest and greatest duplication products and services as they become available. After all, they are Your Duplication Experts!
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