Toshiba has announced it will start shipping an external slim drive (SD-R6012) that supports writing DVD-R/RW at 1X, writing CD-R/RW at 16x/10x, and reads 8X DVD and 24X CD. Slim line drives are mostly used in notebooks and the new drive of Toshiba enables notebook owners to record both DVD and CD discs. The DVD writer is based on the DVD-R(W) format.
At the same time Toshiba has also introduced a new desktop CD-RW/DVD-R combo, this drive is called the SD-R5002 and does DVD-R recording at 2x, DVD-RW at 1x , DVD-ROM reading at 12x. It writes CD-Rs at 16x, CD-RWs at 10x and reads data at 40x.
Toshiba's SD-R6012 slim combination drive -- the industry's first DVD/CD recordable drive for mobile computers -- allows PC manufacturers to deliver unprecedented functionality to mobile computer users, providing both DVD and CD read and write capabilities. Until now, only desktop computers have had the luxury of DVD recordability for applications such as audio/video editing and personal digital compilations. |
"Consumers are looking to create, edit, and burn both work-related and personal digital productions -- on the fly and on the go," said Maciek Brzeski, vice president of marketing at Toshiba SDD.
"Our new lightweight combination drive brings DVD recording to the mobile world, providing users with a stepping stone to move from CD to DVD technology for creating and storing family photos, files, videos and other memories people don't want to lose."
Toshiba's new combination drives are available to PC manufacturers now. More information can be found here.
Source: Yahoo.com
