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It wasn’t long ago that I was still booting up my Dell PC that I had bought during my freshman year of college. That computer was easily 8 years old. Although I wasn’t running anything intensive, it was alive and perfectly functional. Over the last three years, I have gone through 2 desktops and 3..
read moreDo you tend to create discs with the same content frequently? Are these images (ISO, DVD, BD, etc.) stored on a network drive? If so, you might notice that transferring these larger images from your network drive to your automated disc duplicator or disc publisher’s local drive can become a time consuming process especially for..
read moreLong-time users of Microtech’s line of optical disc duplicators might have never noticed the little program called CopyStack sitting on their system, or if they did they probably never used it. We thought we’d take a few minutes to tell you about in the hope that some of you might find it usefull and save yourself some..
read moreChoosing a CD/DVD/Blu-ray Disc™ printing method is one of the biggest factors in producing your own optical disc product. There are a range of options each with benefits for image quality or economical running costs. Xpression Thermal Black monochrome prints that are durable and waterproof. The printer utilizes low cost ribbon supplies and shiny silver..
read moreIn the article “DNA: The Ultimate Hard Drive” in the August 17 issue of the journal “Science” written by molecular geneticist, George Church, and biological engineer, Sriram Kosuri, both from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and biomedical engineer, Yuan Gao from Johns Hopkins University describe what could be the next data storage medium...
read moreTHERE ARE MORE THAN TWO WAYS TO GRIP A DISC The next time you sit down with the task of designing a gripper to pick up CDs, DVDs, or Blu-ray™ discs for your next automated disc publisher, you’ll no doubt realize that you have a lot of options. You can use vacuum cups or an..
read moreIf you demand high quality indelible printing on CDs, DVDs, or Blu-ray Discs™, a Thermal Disc Printer is your best option. Thermal disc printers are designed to produce photo-quality images directly on your discs in high volume quantities. The question is, what is the ideal printer ribbon for your specific requirements? Let’s take a look..
read moreBlu-ray discs have given new life to the realm of optical storage, offering unmatched video quality and a new range of potential features that helped the format become a favorite of major studios and carve out a following among consumers. However, the technology is considerably less friendly to smaller studios, with its high manufacturing costs..
read moreA prime consideration with businesses is looking for ways to reduce costs while increasing efficiencies. One often overlooked way to see a great return on investment is to buy into any of a number of automated disc publishing systems. Small businesses to large corporations can produce their own professional grade optical discs with these easy..
read moreDoes your business require the regular publication of <a title=”Blank Discs” href=”https://www.microtech.com/products/media-supplies/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>optical media</a>? Would <a title=”Disc Printers” href=”https://www.microtech.com/products/printers/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>automated CD printing</a> allow you to better assign staff resources of employees currently spending time to manually copy discs? If so, an important investment for your business may be the purchase of an <a..
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