Usb Duplication Instead of CD or DVD Duplication
23.February, 2010
With CDs and DVDs the most commonly used format for duplication or replication, most people do not always think of USB and will tend to go for CD duplication, DVD duplication or even CD packaging and DVD packaging.
USB memory sticks are rapidly increasing in popularity and are not only useful as a means of transferring data between computers, but modern printing techniques allow them to carry your logo and message in addition to your presentation or any data you wish.
Long after your client has cleared the content and added his own your branding will still remain, which is absolutely great, especially since USB Flash drives have a high perceived value and are ideal gifts to valued clients. On top of that, because memory sticks are so useful, people do not usually throw them away like they could do for other promotional gifts and can be used for longer than for example pens.
From supply, to printing, packaging and more, companies offering a service where you can use USB as a support will most of the time be able to do everything. With all kind of USB products available on the market, you can get the logo of your company on it or any promotional message you want.
It is crucial to pack your product into an eye catching packaging solution, which is why USB memory sticks can be so great and even better than CD packaging or DVD packaging. Here, you can get your USB to look like pretty much anything you like.
With the technology available nowadays, it is very easy to have a USB memory stick branded as you wish and even made in the shape you want. Whether it is budget packaging for promotional gifts, retail packaging or luxury corporate gift boxes, you can have it all.
Obviously, using a CD or a DVD to duplicate content or anything is still widely used but other format like blu-ray discs and USB memory sticks are being used more and more now. Whether it is to replace CD packaging or DVD packaging or even CD or DVD duplication. With those new formats, you can usually put much more data then on a CD or a DVD. You can get up to 50GB on a blu-ray disc and up to 16GB on some USB drives which is just great. Obviously, USB memory sticks might not be used all the time and in some case, the old CD or DVD might be better as more people use them.
sam fergusson
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23.February, 2010 um 1:45 pm
Question about CD duplication services?
I’m going to be releasing a CD soon. am still recording right now. don’t know anything about the cd duplication services industry and don’t think i’ll get an honest answer from them. So here is my first question out of many. Is there any real benefit to getting 1000 CDs made instead of just a few like a 100 or so?
23.February, 2010 um 6:47 pm
As someone who had worked in the industry, I’ll explain.
There are two ways to make CDs, depending on the volume.
If the volume is low, like a couple hundred, what’s usually done is they’ll just do them on regular CD-R’s, but give you the fancy silk-screen printing on it so it’ll look almost as good as the "real thing". They have machines that’ll do like 10 copies or more at the same time. A tech just loads CD’s and wait for a few minutes. In fact, they even have "autoloaders" with robot arms that’ll do it automatically. However, CD-R media cost cost more than actually duplicating CDs (see below), and the cost just go up, no economy of scale. To them, to 10 is about the same as do 100, just different amount of time involved. Per disk cost is higher, but almost no setup fee (packaging is extra).
If the volume is high, they’ll do it the real way: they’ll take your "master", and create a "gold master" from it, which means they will actually use the grooves in the media and create a STAMP. Then the subsequent CD’s are punched, really, then lacquered and stuff so it looks like the CD you see in stores (also goes through packaging and all that) The initial setup fee is higher, as the master costs a couple hundred to make, but subsequent disk costs are lower (not counting packaging, jewelcase, inserts, and so on.
So, initially the CD-R method is cheaper… Then there’s a cross-over point after which doing the master/stamping way is cheaper.
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23.February, 2010 um 6:49 pm
There’s more than one way to answer your question… it really depends on what your needs are.
Two of the main benefits to going "big" are: (1) Ordering more generally means getting a better price per unit. (2) Ordering more means you should be getting the superior quality/durability of manufactured/pressed CDs (in the bizz they are called "replicated" discs).
Benefits of getting fewer made are: (1) How many do you think you will really need? If you only really need 100 then just order 100. If you end up needing more, then you can reorder another 100 when you’re ready. But take note… if you’re ordering 100 you will be getting duplicated CDR media as opposed to the replicated discs mentioned previously. (2) Ordering just 100 at a time improves your cash flow… you can utilize the left over cash to get tshirts/posters/stickers printed.
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At Precision Disc we provide CD replication and duplication along with print and eco-friendly packaging solutions. Additional resource information is available on our site at http://www.predisc.com
I hope this has been of some help!