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Alera Technologies has introduced its new 1:3 DVD/CD Auto Copy Tower standalone DVD/CD Auto Loading Duplicators that copy up to 180 DVDs at up to 16X, unattended, with no computer required. The new Aleratec Auto Copy Tower includes a fast and reliable robotic loading mechanism, a 120GB Hard Disk Drive to store frequently used source material, and three of the latest technology 16 x 16 DVD/CD Recorders to assure the fastest possible copies. The new Auto Copy Tower also supports DVD Double Layer recording technology so users can copy 8.5GB DVDs using Double Layer media.

The 1:3 DVD/CD Auto Copy Tower has an advanced robotic loading mechanism and controller designed specifically for reliable, unattended loading and unloading of DVDs and CDs into the Auto Copy Tower's DVD/CD recorders. The 1:3 DVD/CD Auto Copy Tower incorporates a fast, built in 120GB hard disk drive to store up to 24 frequently used 4.7GB DVD images. The hard disk also maximizes copying stability especially in high speed copying operations. The advanced DVD/CD recording technology in the Auto Copy Tower is the highest speed available. The 1:3 DVD/CD Auto Copy Tower will copy at up to 16x on both DVD+R and DVD-R media. The rewrite speeds are up to 8x with DVD+RW and 4x with DVD-RW media. The DVD read speed is 16x. The CD speeds are CD-R 48x, CD-RW 24x, and CD read is 48x. The 1:3 DVD/CD Auto Copy Tower also supports Double Layer technology that can copy 8.5GB Double Layer DVDs at up to 4x.

The 1:3 DVD/CD Auto Copy Tower (Aleratec Part # 280103, Ingram Micro SKU # F93957) carries an estimated street price of $3,499.