Nieuwe Sony en HP 10x CD-ReWriters

Bij PC Extremist staan de specificaties en prijzen van de nieuwe Spessa CD-RW drives van Sony. Het gaat hier om vier 10x burners die zowel als interne als externe modellen leverbaar zijn in IDE of SCSI uitvoering:

Sony has released four new CD-ReWritable drives into its Spressa family. These new drives, the Spressa i.LINK (CRX145E/XI) external drive, the Spressa Professional external SCSI (CRX145S/XS), the Spressa Professional internal EIDE (CRX145E/CH) and the Spressa Professional internal SCSI (CRX145S/C) all support 10X maximum recording for CD-R, 4X maximum recording for CD-RW and 32X maximum for reading CDs. All of the drives come bundled with CD Extreme for Windows, abCD for Windows, Retrospect Express for Windows and Mixman Studio for Windows and all four drives will be available next month.

Check out the specs and pricing... The Spressa i.LINK CD-RW Drive uses Sony’s IEEE-1394 connection (which they call i.LINK). An i.LINK connection is built into most of their notebook product lines, making this a nice addition to their portable product line.
Here are the specs for the CRX145E/XI:

• Interface: External i.LINK (IEEE-1394)
  
• Speeds: 10X CD-R, 4X CD-RW, 32X Read
  
• Burst Data Transfer Rate: 400Mb/sec (50MB/sec)
  
• Random Access Time: 150ms
  
• Buffer Size: 4MB
  
• Recording Methods Supported: Disc at Once, Track at Once, Multisession, Fixed and Variable Packet Writing
  
• Availability: April
  
• Price: $399

The Spressa Professional External SCSI CD-RW Drive uses a SCSI-based interface and comes with two built-in SCSI connectors for “daisy-chaining”.
Here are the specs for the CRX145S/XS:

• Interface: External SCSI Centronics connector
  
• Speeds: 10X CD-R, 4X CD-RW, 32X Read
  
• Burst Data Transfer Rate: 3.0MB/sec for Asynchronous SCSI and 5.0MB/sec for Synchronous SCSI
  
• Random Access Time: 150ms
  
• Buffer Size: 4MB
  
• Recording Methods Supported: Disc at Once, Track at Once, Multisession, Fixed and Variable Packet Writing
  
• Availability: April
  
• Price: $379

The Spressa Professional SCSI Internal CD-RW Drive uses an internal SCSI-2 connector.
Here are the specs for the CRX145S/C:

• Interface: Internal SCSI 50-pin ribbon connector
  
• Speeds: 10X CD-R, 4X CD-RW, 32X Read
  
• Burst Data Transfer Rate: 3.0MB/sec for Asynchronous SCSI and 5.0MB/sec for Synchronous SCSI
  
• Random Access Time: 150ms
  
• Buffer Size: 4MB
  
• Recording Methods Supported: Disc at Once, Track at Once, Multisession, Fixed and Variable Packet Writing
  
• Availability: April
  
• Price: $329

The Spressa Professional EIDE Internal CD-RW Drive connects to any standard ATA/IDE connector.
Here are the specs for the CRX145E/CH:

• Interface: Internal EIDE connector
  
• Speeds: 10X CD-R, 4X CD-RW, 32X Read
  
• Burst Data Transfer Rate: 16.7MB/sec
  
• Random Access Time: 150ms
  
• Buffer Size: 4MB
  
• Recording Methods Supported: Disc at Once, Track at Once, Multisession, Fixed and Variable Packet Writing
  
• Availability: April
  
• Price: $299

[break]Hewlett-Packard maakt gebruik van hetzelfde loopwerk als de Sony's en kondigt gelijktijdig de 9300 serie aan:[/break] Hewlett-Packard has released the 9300i and 9310i CD-Writer Plus drives that both offer a 10X write speed (CD-R), 4X rewrite speed (CD-RW) and 32X read speed (CD-ROM). Both drives connect internally to IDE connectors and are expected to be available on April 1st with an estimated street price of $299. It appears that the only difference between the drives is the software package - both include HP fast format, HP simple backup, Adaptec Direct CD and Easy CD Creator, Neato CD Labeler, and either Corel Print Office for the 9300i or ACID software for the 9310i.

Check out the full release for details...

Thanks Tomson voor de tip.