Addonics
Announces Sleek "Pocket DVD/CDRW" Drive
with FireWire, CardBus, and USB/USB 2.0 Interfaces
FREMONT, CA, (January
28, 2002) - Addonics Technologies today announced a sleek new combination
DVD/CDRW storage solution that plays DVD movies or audio CDs, burns original
CDs, and is barely larger than a standard Compact Disc case.
The Addonics Pocket
DVD/CDRW drive is among the smallest and most flexible storage solutions
available with its high-speed FireWire, CardBus and USB 2.0 interfaces and
interchangeable cable. The Pocket DVD/CDRW drive features an 8x DVD player, 8x
CDRW burner, and a 24x CD-ROM drive - all packed inside a 5.62 x 5.31 x .87
inch enclosure that weighs just 14 ounces.
Addonics bundles the
Pocket DVD/CDRW drive with CD mastering software, and MPEG-2 decoding software
for DVD movie playback. The combined DVD/CDRW allows users to buy a single
drive to add DVD movie playback, CDRW and CD-ROM functions to any computer via
one USB, FireWire or CardBus connection.
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. The Pocket DVD/CDRW has a data transfer rate of 3600 KB/sec
(24x CD) and 10,600 KB/sec (DVD 8x).
Every Pocket 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. No software drivers are required for
connecting the Pocket DVD/CDRW via the USB or FireWire ports on computers
running Windows Me, 2000 and XP. Software drivers included are for Windows 98SE
and for CardBus connection.
Addonics also
manufactures a line of optional controllers, which includes a USB 2.0 card,
FireWire card and CardBus FireWire adapter for upgrading notebook or desktop
PCs to high speed interfaces. The list price for Pocket DVD/CDRW starts at $399
for the USB 2.0 version.
The Addonics Pocket
DVD/CDRW drive is available through major catalog companies, resellers, VARs
and distributors, including StorageUSA.com, Amazon.com, PC Connection, CDW,
Buy.com, Insight, Ingram Micro, and Ma Lab.
Addonics Technologies
Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets a broad line of external storage
products. Addonics is headquartered at 1918 Junction Avenue, San Jose, CA 95131.
Visit Addonics at www.addonics.com.
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