ACARD 1-7 DVD duplicator PCI controller with LCD display

While surfing the web I noticed this little gizmo over at Digi-Life and thought it might be of interest to some here at CD Freaks. Especially after I have seen some of the optical drive rigs people on this site have put together. This is the ACARD ARS-2033P Copy Smart Plus 1-7 DVD duplicator. What I find interesting is that the stand alone PCI unit is able to juggle five DVD drives writing at 16x! With it controlling 7 drives it will still pump out discs at 12x.

Features Standalone IDE to IDE DVD copy controller Totally independent without installing hardware or software Supports a 3.5" hard drive Supports high-speed 1-to-7 DVD burning User-friendly interface Shows messages on LCD Provides optional functions to extend application           Specification ACARD ATP-867 IDE processor IDT central processing unit 64MB DDR memory 8 independent IDE interface channel 2 X 16 LCD 4 membrane buttons on the panel 512KB flash memory for boot loader 2MB flash memory for copy code Firmware update by DVD-ROM Dimension: H 42mm, D 215mm, W 150mm

You can find a drive compatability list here in PDF format. Although not for your average Joe, it's fun to think about and it would certainly add to the amount of drives you could have in your system. You can read about this product and many others over at the ACARD website. These units are available directly from them, but alas I was unable to find a cost.

Source: ACARD