Media Carousel Plus, Black Special Edition

Discount Price: $139.00

Features:

• Built in USB hub
• Carousel rotates both directions for ultra-fast disc delivery
• Compatible with the original Media Carousel
• Enclosed carousel provides increased privacy and security for your discs
• Larger easy to read digital readout with keypad selection

Customer Reviews:

Failed after 10 mins [Posted on 2007-12-25]
I got it on Christmas.After 10 minutes and 31 discs loaded it stopped working and started blinking 505.
Restarting didn't fix the problem.I had great trouble getting my already loaded CDs out again.
One of the worst Christmas presents I ever got.

Much better than a shoebox [Posted on 2008-01-06]
I received this as a gift. It holds 150 CDs or DVDs (or combination of both) in an upright position just like a slide projector. There is a simple interface that allows you to name each disc and then add comments (or key words) about the content of the disc. You can then search the carousel by key word to retrieve the disc you are in need of.

The downside is that I had hoped it would call up the actual disc content and display it on my screen. But it doesn't do that. It simply locates the disc and serves it up to you so that you can take it out of the carousel and put it into your disc drive. Now, for me that is still very necessary and helpful since I have a slew of discs. The only other con is that it is very large - about 14" x 14" and about 6 or 7 inches tall. WAY bigger than I envisioned it to be.

The pros are that you can daisy-chain them together and stack them up to hold a ridiculous amount of information, including movies and music collections. The other pro is that it makes it so much faster for me to find the disc I need. The more key words you add to the description, the better your results will be when searching. There is also a handy management form that you can fill in so you can do a quick disc retrieval from the physical form as opposed to using the search function (and you can print it out from the provided software if you are not interested in writing it out long-hand).

Another pro is that there is a lock on the carousel so that little hands can't access your stuff. VERY GOOD cuz I tell ya, my boys were completed fascinated with this thing. It lights up like a disco when the carousel spins. LOL

So there ya go. If you're thinking you need to get all your discs off your desk and into a handy, searchable database, this is a great solution.

Buy a disc case instead... [Posted on 2008-01-10]
This product is useless. It costs $200, lights up and spins discs around. Just buy a disc case... Additionally, once you realize it's useless and try to send it back, you have to pay for your own shipping. This was an expensive mistake.

Please avoid at all costs...(ziotek esp.) [Posted on 2008-02-02]
In quick summary - all four machines I have purchased over three months have failed within one day to one week. Horrible mechanisms and poor drives have made for a nightmare dealing with these machines. Please contact me if you have any questions about these wretched devices as I would hate to have anyone go through buying these - all of my employees wish for any other machines except these.

In addendum (May 2008) - another machine we had purchased failed after two months (mechanism and ejection)...possibly for a low usage turnstile this might be an option for you - but store owners that are looking for high usage storage - not a recommendation.

Added (June 2008) - another machine has begun to fail daily now. They might work great for low usage but assuredly not for daily usage/store distribution type.

Works as advertised; very reliable [Posted on 2008-05-09]
I have two of these and have owned them for almost two years. They have both operated flawlessly and have been extremely reliable. I use them in conjunction with software from [...] to store DVD movies. I will be buying a third one today, which is why I'm here writing a review.

Apparently, some people have received machines with jammed motors. I've read some web sites with instructions on how to free up the jammed motor, resolving the issue; it seems to be pretty easy. Just remove the cover and then gently but firmly move the carousel clockwise and the jam should clear. Sometimes you might need to help it along with a screwdriver or pliers, but once the jam is cleared, the carousel will work fine.

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