Experience with DVD duplicators anyone?

I am considering purchasing a DVD duplicator - maybe a 4-5 drive model. We currently burn as many as 50-60 copies at a time on my trusty HP internal drive, but it just takes too long. We'll do perhaps 5-6 projects a year of that volume.
Supermediastore.com offers many models to choose from, but I can't find any reviews from anyone who has actually used one. Discmakers sells some high end robotic models, but that's more than I probably need (and want to spend).
Does anyone have any suggestions based on experience?
Thanks!
Bob

Make sure you get one that uses quality burners. Find the exact model number of the drives used, and check them out at CDRinfo.com. Many duplicators use drives I consider inferior, so this is key.
Also, learn about booktype. DVD+R DL disks will cause lots of problems unless their booktype is set to DVD-Rom. Some burners will allow you to change this manually. You want to use drives that have it set this way by default, otherwise a good majority of your DL disks will be coasters.

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