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Addonics
Introduces Mobile DVD/CDRW Drive
(DVDinsider.com)
-- Jan. 7, 2002 -- Addonics Technologies has announced the Mobile DVD/CDRW --
an external DVD/CDRW/CD-ROM All-in-One Drive with high-speed FireWire, CardBus
and USB 2.0 interfaces. The Mobile DVD/CDRW drive features a 12x DVD player, a
12x CDRW burner, and a 40x CD-ROM drive.
Addonics bundles the drive with CD mastering software, and MPEG-2 decoding
software for DVD movie playback. The combined DVD/CDRW provides users with the
convenience of adding DVD, CDRW and CD-ROM functions to any computer via one
USB, Firewire or CardBus connection. The drive also saves users the cost of
buying two storage units for recording CD-ROM discs, and playing DVD movies.
Users can play full-screen DVD movies on their computer with the drive's MPEG-2
decoding software. The drive can record data to CDRW media in five popular
modes: Track at Once, Multisession, Disc at Once, Session at Once, and Packet
Writing. The drive is also compatible with eight different multimedia formats,
including: DVD, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-I, CD-DA, CD-Bridge, CD-Extra, and Video
CD. It will read five popular CDRW recording formats (Track at Once,
Multi-Session, Disc at Once, Session at Once, and Packet Writing. Depending on
the drive interface used the Mobile DVD/CDRW has a data transfer rate from
300-4800 KB/sec and an access speed of 100 m/sec. (32x).
The Mobile DVD/CDRW features a front-panel loading tray that requires no caddies
or cartridges. The drive measures 10 x 6.2 x 2 inches, and weighs just 3.18
pounds. Software drivers are included for Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, ME
(Millennium Edition), XP, and Mac OS 9.0. No driver is needed for USB or
Firewire connection when installed under Windows Me, 2000, and XP. Every Mobile
DVD/CDRW drive features a flexible interface connection, which allows users to
connect to either USB, FireWire or CardBus ports on any computer by switching
to the appropriate Addonics interface cable. The list price for Mobile DVD/CDRW
starts at $399 for the USB 2.0 version.
CONTACT: http://www.addonics.com
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