What is the difference between CD Duplication and Replication?
Duplication and replication are simply two different methods of reproducing a CD. With Duplication, the CDs are reproduced by individually “burning” each CDR. Utilizing a laser, information is sequentially written or burned to a CDR. Replication is a manufacturing process whereby a mold of the data, called a Glass Master, is made and then “stamped” onto blank media. It’s a much faster process, but isn’t cost effective on runs under 500.
Duplication and replication are simply two different methods of reproducing a CD. Duplication is the method most often used for smaller quantities (under 500) and replication is the method used for quantities over 500. With Duplication, the CDs are reproduced by individually “burning” each CDR. Replication is a manufacturing process whereby a mold of the data, called a Glass Master, is made and then “stamped” onto blank media. It’s a much faster process, but isn’t cost effective on runs under 500.
