2 new slim-line optical disk drives
Toshiba's Storage Device Division (SDD) has announced two new slim-line optical disk drives, the SD-R2212 combination drive and the SD-C2612 DVD-ROM drive. These drives read multiple DVD formats, including DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM, and the combination CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive enables users to create CDs or watch DVD movies. They weight in at 200 grams, feature an ATAPI interface and measure 128mm (w) x 12.7mm (h) x 129mm (d).
The SD-R2212 delivers speeds for CD-R media at a maximum of 2,400 kB/sec and high-speed CD-RW media at a maximum of 1,500 kB/sec. Seek times 130ms for DVD-RAM, 85ms for DVD-ROM and 80ms for CD-ROM.
The SD-C2612 has data transfer rates up to 10,820 kB/sec for DVD, and 3,600 kB/sec for CD, with random access times of 130ms for DVD-RAM, 95ms for DVD and 90ms for CD-ROM. The drives will begin shipping to mobile PC manufacturers in early April.
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