Creative Labs heeft een nieuwe CD fikker aangekondigd. De CD-RW Blaster 8432 brandt op 8-speed en herbak op viervoudige snelheid. Hier wat blij geblaat uit de press release:
Creative Technology today announced the CD-RW Blaster 8432, the latest addition to its family of multimedia storage solutions. The new CD-RW Blaster 8432 is an easy-to-use solution for storage and distribution of content with faster recording speeds. The CD-RW Blaster 8432 writes up to 60 minutes of data in approximately nine minutes or less, providing users with a 30 percent increase over Creative's previous generation CD-RW drive.Building on its predecessors, the CD-RW Blaster 4224 and 6424, Creative's CD-RW Blaster 8432 writes CD-Rs at up to 8x CD-R writing speed and CD-RWs at up to 4x CD-RW writing speed, and reads CD-ROMs at up to 32X. CD-Rs can be written in approximately nine minutes or less (based on 60-minutes or 545MB of data using CD-R media with a sustained data transfer rate of 1,200KB/second to the drive). It stores up to 650MB of data or over 74 minutes of CD audio on a single CD-R disk offering customers an ideal solution for archiving files, storing large databases or compiling MP3 files. Using the CD-RW Blaster 8432 users can store and archive up to 11 hours of MP3 songs on one CD. By using inexpensive CD-R disks that are easily read by standard CD-ROM drives, the CD-RW Blaster 8432 delivers an alternative to sharing files at a fraction of the cost of Zip or Jaz disks.
An overview of the features and benefits that comprise Creative's CD-RW Blaster 8432 include:
The CD-RW Blaster 8432 is now shipping and will be available through Creative's extensive network of distributors and resellers at an estimated street price of US$299.99.
- Drag and drop capabilites allow consumers to copy data directly to
- CDs using CD-RW re-writeable disks for expediency in copying and deleting files
- The CD-RW Blaster 8432 stores up to 650MB of data for archiving and backing-up important files
- Users can create and save music and audio tracks stored as MP3, MIDI and .WAV files, freeing up valuable hard drive space
- Offers users a low-cost solution for distributing and sharing files by utilizing CD-R and CD-RW disks
- Bundled Software: The CD-RW Blaster 8432 includes Ahead Software's Nero CD burning software and Prassi Software's abCD packet writing software, in addition to one blank CD-R and CD-RW
