Large Capacity Batch Ripping Hardware?

[ovrdrvn]

Other than Ripstation, I've not come across any other pieces of hardware to take on the challenge of close to 5,000 CDs i need to rip.

Is anyone aware of another high capacity option?

[Spoon]

Re: Large Capacity Batch Ripping Hardware?

Primera offer high capacity models (2 drives per unit, 2 units per pc).

[ovrdrvn]

Re: Large Capacity Batch Ripping Hardware?

Primera offer high capacity models (2 drives per unit, 2 units per pc).

Just spoke to them. Their units are for the opposite direction: publishing to disk. They say you can't use them to rip back to a computer.

[Spoon]

Re: Large Capacity Batch Ripping Hardware?

They can be used fine for ripping CDs, look at the Bravo 4102 model with 2 drives. (Ripping CDs is very niche, there are only perhaps 20 commercial ripping stations in the whole world, most of those 20 use Batch Ripper).

[hifivalue]

Re: Large Capacity Batch Ripping Hardware?

Try Acronova Nimbie. Buy trough Amazon below $500. I'm plowing through 1500 CD's myself.

[daven]

Re: Large Capacity Batch Ripping Hardware?

I just finished ripping 2000 cd's with a Primera Bravo II and Batch Ripper. For my purposes the combination worked splendidly. The Bravo II only has a native batch capacity of 25 cd's that can be doubled to 50, but that didn't seem to cause a problem. In fact it broke the work into manageable segments. There is a lot more to this task than the glossy Madison Ave brochure suggests. The entire project took about 6 weeks.

Interesting that Primera now disavows knowledge of its products capabilities. Less than a year ago they were renting units for the sole purpose of ripping CD collections. They did stop offering this service so I guess they decided that it was not in line with their Mission Statement.