Comment Re:Bigger news (Score 2) 318
I can't speak directly to their machines, but I worked in a similar CD/DVD plant nearby to the one that closed, and our injection molding machines took a bit over 4 seconds per disc for CD's (a bit longer for DVD's).
It's interesting that you bring up CD-R's as an alternative to replicated disc's. The company I used to work for had started to do that for smaller runs (under 300 discs). Anything more then 500 discs or so, and it becomes uneconomical. You have to realize that it's not just the time it takes, but the cost per unit. An injection molded CD takes maybe few cents worth of plastic and aluminum. What's the cheapest you can get a CD-R for, even in bulk? I'm guessing more then $.05. Add to that the fact that the error rate for burning CD-R's is much higher, and it's just not worth it.