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NEW ULTRA-FAST 48X TDK CYCLONE DRIVE
IS IDEAL FOR DIGITAL PHOTO AND VIDEO CD CREATION
—TDK Breaks the CD Burning Speed Barrier Once Again with Introduction of
Industry's Fastest-Ever CD-R/RW Writer--
Singapore --29 July, 2001-- In a move
that redefines CD burner performance, value and functionality,
TDK today announced the introduction of its 48X CyClone CD-R/RW
writer (Model number AI-CDRW482448B)—the world's fastest
CD-R/RW writer. The new CyClone internal ATAPI/EIDE drive comes
with a versatile software suite including utilities that make
creating video slide shows and movies easier and more fun than
ever before—and delivers unprecedented 48X read, write,
and audio ripping along with 24X rewrite speeds.
Dean Tan, TDK's Product Manager noted: "As CD burning and
digital photography have become well established among computer
users, more and more consumers are starting to create more complex
projects like photo and video CDs, which can then be played back
in VCD compatible DVD players or DVD-ROM drives. The new 48X
CyClone makes creating customized CD slide shows and movies super-easy
and intuitive—it's the perfect burner for first-time users
as well as experienced computer enthusiasts."
Easy Video Slide Show and Movie Creation
The TDK 48X CyClone comes with Nero Express, the easiest to
use software package ever offered with a burner. Nero Express
makes it a breeze to create "slide show" discs of favorite
photographs that can be played on virtually any DVD player or
DVD-ROM drive--giving users the power to produce compelling photo
presentations that the entire family can watch on TV. It is also
ideal for producing video CDs that can also be played on a DVD
player or drive, and features simple "drag and drop" operation
and intuitive on-screen graphics enable consumers to effortlessly
arrange and assemble the images and video clips they want to
burn onto CD.
Like all CyClone burners, the latest drive also features a host
of multimedia, data and music software for total CD recording
functionality, such as TDK's renowned Digital MixMaster software,
which handles music management and recording functions including
CD and MP3 playback, digital audio extraction ("ripping"),
Internet-accessible track labeling, CD recording, and playlist
creation.
Advanced Technologies for Fast, Reliable
CD Burning
The TDK 48X CyClone dramatically raises the bar in CD burning
performance, flexibility and ease of use. It's remarkable 48X
write speed enables a full CD-R to be burned in less than two
and a half minutes, and because CyClone utilizes the Constant
Angular Velocity (CAV) method of writing to disk, unlike drives
that use Constant Linear Velocity (CLV) technology, CD recording
performance is smoother, with less chance of write errors.
Standard CD burners typically write to a disc in a series of "steps",
where the drive writes a section of the disc at one speed, then
ramps up to a faster speed for the next "zone", and
so on. While standard burners engage buffer underrun protection
during these "steps", which can result in a greater
frequency of write errors, the 48X CyClone writes to disc in
an uninterrupted manner, for a smoother, continuous burn that
virtually eliminates CD write errors. As an added benefit, when
recording discs that contain smaller amounts of data—which
is typical of many recorded CDs—the discs can be burned
at a much faster rate compared to using a standard CD drive.
The 48X CyClone sets a new standard in CD-RW burning speed as
well. It will deliver 24X rewrite speed, when media is available.
The TDK 48X Internal ATAPI/EIDE CyClone (Model number AI-CDRW482448)
is now available in at a suggested retail price of S$179.
NOTES TO EDITORS
About TDK Singapore
TDK Singapore (Pte) Ltd. is the sales headquarters for TDK products covering
a wide-ranging part of the globe, including Southeast Asia, South
Asia and Central Asia, and extending as far away as the Middle East
and Africa.
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