Yamaha drops list price for popular quad speed CD recorder again

Business Wire, Sept 13, 1995

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 1995--Yamaha Corporation of America has again dropped the list price of their popular quad speed CD Expert (CD Recorder) products.

The retail price of the external CDE100 II is now $2,995; the internal unit, the CDR100 is $2,695.

"This is an aggressive and competitive market," said Daniel Baca, product manager for the CD Expert Series. "The Yamaha 4X CD Recorder products are the acknowledged leaders, but price/performance is the name of the game. Yamaha will continue to be an aggressive player."

The Yamaha CDR products are built into the products of many other manufacturers. The end products range from document imaging systems to CD mastering systems, duplicating systems, libraries, and storage subsystems.

Software for the Yamaha CD Recorder products has proliferated as well. Currently there are twenty-one software developers who have completed software for the CD Expert products.

About the CD Expert Products

The Yamaha CDR100 and CDE100 II are capable of reading and recording data at 1X, 2X and 4X speeds. They handle all standard formats including CD-ROM, CD-ROMXA, CD-I and CD-DA (digital audio).

The units are compact and either fit a standard 5.25-inch disc drive bay (internal) or plug into the PC via a standard SCSI II interface port.

Both models can handle multi-mode options including disc-at-once, track-at-once, or multi-session, making them useful for a wide range of data from music CDs to CD-ROMs.

4X Discs

For recording at 4X speeds, Yamaha has developed a quality standard for discs which has been adopted by several manufacturers. These standards assure virtually error-free 4X recording, while maintaining compatibility with the large installed base of CD-ROM readers.

Price and Delivery

The new price is effective immediately. The CD Recorder products are available through distribution. Current distributors are Flore Storage Solutions, Optical Storage Distribution, Revelation Products, Consan Storage Solutions and Optical Laser. -0-

Note to Editors: Yamaha Corporation of America, Systems Technology Division was founded to manufacture and market integrated circuits, board level products and complete systems to OEMs and Distributors. The division's product line includes custom and semicustom ASICs, standard circuits for graphics, communications and audio applications, and CD Recorder products.

CONTACT: Yamaha Corporation of America

Daniel Baca, 408/467-2353

or

The Lekas Group

Joyce Lekas, 415/948-8907