Toshiba to launch DVD-ROM, RAM drives in June
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we'll have to see about that "corporate wide commitment"
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Toshiba Launches New DVD -ROM, RAM Drives
Martyn Williams, Newsbytes
05/28/98
Newsbytes News Network
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TOKYO, JAPAN, 1998 MAY 28 (NB). Toshiba Corp. [TOKYO:6502] has announced three new internal DVD -ROM drives for desktop and notebook personal computers. The company said the drives are being released in anticipation of market growth in desktop DVD as a result of the launch of Windows 98.
"With the built-in support for DVD in Windows 98, we expect there will be much more demand for these drives," a Toshiba spokesman told Newsbytes.
For notebook computers, the SD-C2102 is just 12.7mm high and weighs 265 grams. The drive can play DVD -ROM discs at 2.4 times speed and CD-ROM discs at 20 times speed for data transfer speeds of 3.27 megabytes per second and 3.00 megabytes per second respectively. Random access time is 160 milliseconds for DVD and 110 milliseconds for CD.
For desktop computer use, the SD-M1202 is a half-height DVD -ROM drive offering an industry best 4.8 times speed playback on DVD -ROM disks and maximum data transfer of 6.53 megabytes per second. Playback of CD-ROM disks is at 32 times speed and maximum data transfer at 4.80 megabytes per second.
The third drive announced represents the company's later DVD -RAM drive. Aimed at internal installation in desktop personal computers, the SD-W1101 features 1.2 times speed playback of both DVD -ROM and RAM discs and 16 speed playback of CD-ROM discs.
The two DVD -ROM drives feature ATAPI interfaces while the DVD -RAM drive requires a SCSI-2 interface for connection to a personal computer. All the new drives are also compatible with DVD -Video, DVD -R, and major CD formats including CD-RW and CD-R.
Commercial production of the new drives is scheduled to begin in June. As OEM products, a spokesman said, Toshiba did not announce the drive prices.
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