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A CD RIPPING ROBOT? Why on Earth do I need a ROBOT?

• Do you have a large CD collection (100? 500? 3000?) and have decided that they are taking up too much room in your home?
• Did you rip all of your CDs to low-quality lossy formats such as MP3 or AAC but you now realize you should have ripped them to high-quality lossless formats such as ALAC or FLAC?
• Do you dread sitting near your computer for days feeding it CDs?
• Why don't you let a machine do all that for you... 

$150 each plus $35 per unit UPS Ground shipping to lower 48 states USA)

Description:

• A Kodak-labelled Microboards USB-attached 50-disc CD Autoloader robot for automated ripping of CDs to your Windows PC.
• Basic hardware operation: load 5 to 50 CDs on the spindle, lock the tip, invert the spindle into the hopper, orient the spindle according to the stamped arrow and click it into place.
• The robot takes care of loading and unloading CDs into the integrated drive as directed by the Hyperdiscs software.
• The purchase of the autoloader includes USB drivers and my custom Hyperdiscs software which interacts with iTunes or dbpoweramp (not included) for fast automated ripping of large CD libraries.
• You will find instructions here: Kodak-CD-Ripper-Instructions  

Basic Features:

• Autoloading of discs for hands free ripping of jobs up to 50 CDs using iTunes or dbpoweramp. 
• Optionally configurable to pause and ring a bell on problematic discs (damaged or failed metadata lookups).
• Programmers can use core Hyperdiscs ULCLI command line client in your own CD automation projections

Specifications:

• USB 2.0 connection
• Microboards heavy-duty robots platform
• Teac CD-W552DA CD-RW drive
• Supports: CD-R/CD-RW
• Up to 36x CD burst ripping speed
• C2 error detection for sub-frame error handling during secure ripping
• 0KB audio cache allows for fast re-reads during secure ripping
• 1-Year Warranty (replacements only, you pay shipping) 

What is in the box (USB and power cables not included):

• These units were originally built by Microboards for Kodak's Photo Kiosks for dispensing PhotoCDs about 10 years ago.
• The new in box units have never been opened outside of the factory.
• In industry parlance, they would be called "New Old Stock" (NOS). 
• If you do not have a power and/or USB cable, I can open and reseal the box to provide them to you for free at your request. However by doing so, the box will no longer be factory sealed.

Hardware requirements:

• Windows compatible PC
• USB 2.0 A/B cable
• Standard PC or monitor three prong power cable

Software Requirements:

• Windows XP, Windows 7 Pro in XP Mode or Windows 8.*
• iTunes (free) or dbpoweramp ($38 after a free, fully functional, 30-day trial)
• Administrator access to the machine

* technically works with Windows Vista and Windows 7 w/o XP Mode, but runs very slow due to a Microsoft USB driver bug.

Software Provided with purchase (via email):

• Two sets of windows drivers for robot interface from the chipset manufacturer (for different versions of Windows).
• iTunes compatible robot script.
• A robot "driver pack" for dbpoweramp's Batch Ripper application.

Pricing:

• Kodak(Microboards) USB PC Attached 50 Disc CD Autoloader  (Compatible with iTunes or dbpoweramp) 
• Last Year's Price: $300.00 + $35 UPS Ground
• This Year's Price: $150.00 + $35 UPS Ground
• NO LONGER AVAILABLE 
• Each box weighs 19 lbs. and measures 22" x 19" x 12"