Da_Taxman used our newssubmit to tell us that Iomega comes with a new CD-RW drive. The drive is capable of writing at 16 speed, rewriting at 10 speed, and it read back the data at 40 speed. Iomega also notices that it does Digital Audio Extraction at 32 speed.
Two standout features characterize Iomega's new 16X10X40X internal drive. The first is a true 16X write speed across the entire disc, allowing users to burn a 60-minute audio CD in less than five minutes. By comparison, some other CD-RW drives achieve their rated write speed only at the outer portion of the disc, resulting in slower burns. The second is the drive's high-performance 32X DAE (Digital Audio Extraction) speed, the rate at which a drive can rip an audio recording from a CD. With this drive users can rip a three-minute song from a CD in as little as six seconds. |
"Iomega is expanding its product portfolio with the 16X10X40X CD-RW drive to meet the changing performance needs of our customers," said Doug Collier, senior vice president, marketing and product management, Iomega Corporation. "This fast, easy-to-use new Iomega drive delivers another ideal solution for recording and storing music and digital photos."
The new 16X10X40X internal drive is currently shipping and sells for $199 (U.S. estimated retail) after a $50 mail-in savings offer.
Users of the 16X10X40X drive will benefit from a software suite that includes Adaptec(r) Easy CD Creator(tm), Adaptec DirectCD(tm), Adaptec Toast(tm), MusicMatch(r) Jukebox(tm) Plus, Iomega QuikSync software (30-day trial version) and Adobe(r) ActiveShare(tm) software.
Source: Iomega.com
