Toshiba Brings Advanced DVD-RAM Drive To Market

The Disk Products Business of Toshiba America Electronics Components (TAEC) has introduced a new, advanced DVD-RAM drive, the SD-W1111. Based on demands from customers for progressive DVD-RAM drives for imaging and storage applications, Toshiba integrates a larger cache into the drive, giving users higher sustainable transfer rates.""As a leader in storage technology, DVD-RAM users look to Toshiba for improvements in DVD-RAM to better handle high-end imaging and storage applications such as document imaging, data archiving and PC back-up,"" said Maciek Brzeski, Vice President, Marketing, TAEC Disk Products. ""DVD-RAM is clearly the DVD rewriteable format of choice among users today.""The SD-W1111 DVD-RAM drive employs 2MB of cache to give users significantly improved transfer rates. The large cache users a more robust buffering technique, allowing large blocks of data to be read and written to and from the media quickly, giving users the fastest access to their data. ""The new DVD-RAM drive is a perfect example of how Toshiba turns technology innovation into measurable improvements for the customer,"" added Brzeski.Top Performance Levels In DVD-RAMToshibaís SD-W1111 leads the industry with advanced design improvements to push the performance to the highest levels possible. The SV-W1111 reads and writes DVD-RAM media at a fast 1,350KB/sec., reads DVD-ROM media at a rate of 2,700KB/sec. And 2,400KB/sec. (16x speed) for CD-ROM media. The SD-W111 supports burst transfers in SCSI synchronous mode of 20Mbps. The driveís 2MB buffer optimizes these fast transfers.In addition to its fast data transfer capabilities, the SD-W111 DVD-RAM drive offers fast random access time for data delivery. The drive provides a speedy 180ms average random seek when reading DVD-RAM media. Access times vary when reading other types of media.Compatibility And Reliability Make DVD-RAM a Secure InvestmentDVD-RAM provides users with a secure technology investment, as the drives are compatible with all CD and DVD media and was developed with a growing path for higher capacity media in the future. DVD-RAM media is priced at only $24.99 per single-sided disc or$39.99 for double-sided disc, making storage with DVD-RAM costs less than one penny MB.Toshibaís DVD-RAM drives offer the reliability needs for critical recording environments such as video record-and-playback, security, back up and data storage. For such application, the SD-W1111 offers unmatched capacity and the fastest data transfer rates available. The high recording capacities of 2.6GB on a single-sided disc and 5.2GB on a double-sided disc is achieved through wobbled-land-groove recording.Pricing And AvailabilityThe new Toshiba SD-W1111 DVD-RAM drive is available now in volume to OEMs, systems integrators and distributors at a suggested list price of $599.Disk Products Business UnitDisk Products leads the market in the development, design and manufacturing of DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM and CD-ROM drives and 2.5-inch hard disk drives. TAEC Disk Products markets high quality peripherals to original equipment manufacturers, value-added resellers, value-added dealers, systems integrators and distributors in the United States. Inherent in the companyís products line is the high-quality engineering and manufacturing which has established Toshiba products as worldwide leaders.About ToshibaToshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) is the North American design, manufacturing, marketing and sales arm of Toshiba Corporation, a global technology innovator. TAEC is recognized as a leading supplier of semiconductor, electronic component and storage solutions. The company delivers technology solutions that enable OEMs to develop advanced integrated products for the computing, networking, communications and digital consumer markets. In fact, its technology offerings account for more than 30 percent of the total possible components used in desktop and portable computers. By continuing to develop leading-edge solutions that cost-effectively meet the emerging needs of the design engineering community, TAEC keeps its customers in touch with tomorrow.

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