Best way to image Leopard

I want to roll out identical copies of a Leopard installation to my users. I was thinking of using Super Duper but would entertain any other suggestions that people may have.
All the installs would be identical but obviously each mac would have its own user account (Active Directory)
Thanks
Sean
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License agreements may restrict the number of copies you can distribute. Be sure you have the license to do what you want.
Mac OS X server offers a "netboot" option which you can ask about here:
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=96
My FAQ has some tips about creating a bootable CD*:
http://www.macmaps.com/bootcd.html
A caution though, if the Mac models differ in vintage or type, they will probably have difficulty loading the same system unless:
1. The system is newer than all the models in question.
2. It originated from a retail install, and not a system specific installer disc.
3. The Macs in question are not beyond the specs of the operating system being installed (i.e. you could make an image to boot Leopard on 800 Mhz iMacs reliably).
Since all the Macs would have their own user, I recommend setting up one admin account in your clone, and then going to each user to setup their individual user, unless you want to manage that via Remote Desktop, which some people do. I have no experience with Remote Desktop, but that's discussed here:
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1007
- * Links to my pages may give me compensation.
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