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Primera has started shipping the world’s first Blu-ray disc duplication system, the Bravo XR-Blu Disc Publisher, able to burn up to 50 discs in one session.

The core of the unit is actually Pioneer’s recently announced BDR-101A Blu-ray burner, but it’s backed up by some sweet built-in robotics to keep the discs moving (we hope — we’ve heard this things are a little buggy) and full-color direct-to-disc inkjet printing to ensure a professional-looking job. This being the first unit of its kind, however, it should come as no surprise that it only uses single-layer discs, able to store a measly 25 GB, but Primera says an upgrade will be available “shortly” to allow for dual-layer burning. And if you thought regular, single-disc Blu-ray burners were expensive, you better look away now, ’cause this beast will set you back a whopping $5295.