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Octave Systems has recently added the 11-drive Copy Master II and the 10-drive Data Safe Copy Master II Pro 10 to its line of user-friendly, tower-style Copy Master II CD/DVD duplicators.

Both units are currently shipping, and are pitched as cost-effective choices for Prosumer, Education, Government, Worship, Corporate, Library/Archival, and Audio and Video Production/Post-production applications.

The 11-drive Copy Master II ($1549/£885) has decent speed, storage capacity and construction. The unit comes in various models providing 1-11, 1-9, 1-7, 1-5, 1-3 and 1-1 duplication, and can burn up to 16X on DVD+R and DVD-R formats, and CDs up to 48X. It can duplicate standard 120mm CDs and DVDs, plus several business-card shaped discs and mini CD/DVD formats.

The 10-Drive Date Safe Copy Master II Pro 10 ($1595/£910) features intuitive, stand-alone operation and a convenient front-bay 160 hard disk drive that can be removed and locked away in a secure location - ideal for sensitive data. The Pro 10 can provide 1-to-10, 1-to-8, 1-to-6 and 1-to-4 duplication depending on your needs, and can duplicate DVDs up to 16X, 8.5 GB Dual Layered DVDs up to 4X and CDs up to 48X.

Both models share a number of new features: password protected user accounts; larger capacity 128MB buffer memories; Auto-Counter technology; ‘Fast Copy,’ which opens all trays simultaneously; Hard Disk Drive Partition Naming, which allows you to name images stored in the hard drive partitions; Load and Copy, for quick copy jobs; and Copy/Reset/Speed/Source buttons for quick navigation.

In addition ‘Copy’ allows the duplication process to begin quickly; ‘Test’ checks the copy process without actually writing to the media; ‘Speed’ sets copy speed; and ‘Source’ changes the master source of the information to be copied from the DVD-ROM or CD-ROM to the hard disc. Buffer upgrades to 256MB and hard disk drive upgrades to 300GB are available.

‘With the addition of an 11-drive model, the Copy Master II line can now handle the most demanding duplication jobs,’ said Paul Avery, Octave’s Marketing Manager. ‘Additional security and time-saving features now allow users to fulfil larger jobs with confidence. The Pro 10 is Octave’s way of staying a step ahead with solutions for today’s security-conscious marketplace, particularly where large-scale duplication as a method of data backup and safekeeping has become commonplace.’

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