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To: JakeStraw who wrote (21231)	6/28/2000 10:50:00 AM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 49844

I'm getting a new computer towards the end of this year. It'll include a burner.

To: JakeStraw who wrote (21231)	6/28/2000 12:19:00 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 49844

TDK Brings New Velocity to the CD Burner Market With 12X/10X/32X veloCD Rewriter Featuring 24X Audio Ripping Business Editors & High-Tech Writers PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 2000-- -- Industry's Fastest Burner Provides Fail-Safe Protection Against Buffer Underrun Errors; Multitasking-Compatible Technology Yields Perfect Burns Every Time -- Rip, Rock and Roll performance helped make TDK's first veloCD(tm) burner a runaway success with music-passionate PC users. Now, TDK takes performance to the next level with a new veloCD burner that boasts the world's fastest writing (12X), rewriting (10X) and audio ripping (24X) speeds. TDK adds to this the power of fail-safe write assurance technology, which eliminates buffer underrun errors to create the world's first multitasking-compatible CD burner. True to the TDK heritage of digital audio excellence, the new veloCD burner offers bit-perfect 24X digital audio ripping. Ripping or digital audio extraction is the necessary first step in all CD recording operations. As anyone who has tried to rip audio from a CD music disc knows, ripping with a typical CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive is often slow and inaccurate, sometimes yielding audible clicks and pops in the CD copy. With 24X ripping and 12X writing, the new TDK veloCD burner offers a one-drive alternative for CD-to-CD-R recording that's better sounding and takes less than half the time of most two-drive setups. No More CD Coasters Also key to the superior reliability of the new veloCD burner is the inclusion of BURN-Proof(tm) write assurance technology, which eliminates buffer underrun errors. These errors -- which are fatal to the writing process -- result from momentary interruptions in the data flowing to the write laser. They typically occur when the user tries to perform another task during the writing process or when the source cannot supply data fast enough to the writer. To prevent buffer underrun errors, the veloCD continuously monitors the status of its built-in buffer memory. When a buffer underrun error is about to occur, the veloCD suspends recording until the buffer is re-filled. To continue recording at the appropriate place, the veloCD drive compares the recorded data with the data in its buffer and synchronizes adjacent frames. With this technique, the drive restarts recording at exactly the precise position where recording was originally suspended. The technology is complex, but the benefits are obvious: 100% completion of every recording....no more failed sessions....no more CD coasters. The Fastest CD ReWriting CD rewriting is becoming an important tool for day-to-day data backups, and TDK makes the process faster and more convenient with the world's first burner capable of 10X rewriting. A dramatic advance over conventional CD rewriters, which typically max out at 4X, the new veloCD burner combines the advanced functionality of 10X rewriting with the convenience of drag-and-drop recording. To achieve full 10X rewriting speed, it's necessary to use a new generation of TDK CD-RW discs. Easily identified by their High Speed logo, the new TDK CD-RW discs use a specially formulated phase-change material to achieve the ideal combination of high sensitivity and long-term data stability. Like TDK's conventional CD-RW media, the new High Speed discs can be recorded and rewritten more than a thousand times with no loss in data accuracy and reliability. Users frustrated with the limited capacity and expense of Zip disc storage will especially appreciate the benefits of 10X CD-RW rewriting. While both rewriting systems use a convenient drag-and-drop recording interface, writing on a TDK High Speed CD-RW disc with the new veloCD burner is about 40% faster. And with more than 3 times the storage capacity of a Zip disc, TDK High Speed CD-RW recording is the ideal medium for larger multimedia file backups. Ultimate Music Management and Recording Software Designed as an all-in-one solution for CD music and multimedia recording, the new veloCD burner comes complete with the industry's most versatile music management and recording software. The new CD Blender software suite consists of TDK Digital Mixmaster music management and recording software, plus Nero 5.0 CD recording software, and InCD drag-and-drop packet writing software. Digital Mixmaster gives users a convenient jukebox interface, easily customizable with a broad range of colorful graphic "skins." It handles day-to-day music management and recording functions including CD playback, ripping, MP3 playback, Internet-accessed track labeling and CD recording (including on-the-fly conversion of MP3 music files and playlists into play-anywhere CDs). Also included with the new veloCD internal ATAPI/EIDE burner is Nero 5.0, the world's most advanced multimedia recording software. Nero makes it easy to copy virtually every type of CD-ROM and CD-Audio disc, including multisession discs and several new hybrid formats. Nero can even control two veloCD burners simultaneously, making it easy for corporate users to convert their desktop PCs into a flexible duplication station. TDK's 12X/10X/32X internal ATAPI/EIDE veloCD burner will be available this August at a suggested retail price of $349. BURN-Proof is a registered trademark of Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. (Japan). --30--csd/sa* CONTACT: TDK, Port Washington Dobbin/Bolgla Associates Jonathan Kemmer, 212/388-1400 jkemmer@dba-pr.com KEYWORD: NEW YORK INDUSTRY KEYWORD: E-COMMERCE ELECTRONIC GAMES/MULTIMEDIA MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE PRODUCT Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com * end of story *