Fujitsu Unveils New Removable Storage Product for the PC Market

Business Wire, June 24, 2002

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

TECHXNY/PC EXPO 2002

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 2002

New 1.3GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and 2.3GB Internal Drive Kits In

Action at TECHXNY As Fujitsu Introduces New Affordable,

High-Capacity Removable Storage

Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a leading provider of removable storage solutions, today debuts the retail-version of its 1.3GB removable storage product, the DynaMO 1300U2, and 2.3GB DynaMO 2300 internal drive kits at TECHXNY in New York, NY. The DynaMO 1300U2 introduction marks Fujitsu's first Hi-Speed USB 2.0 compliant magneto-optical (MO) drive with heightened performance targeting PC end-users, a target market segment for Fujitsu removable storage products over the course of the year.

Furthermore, with Fujitsu's new DynaMO 1300U2 product, Fujitsu brings the benefits of magneto-optical storage technology -- namely, durability, and reliability and now, the high-performance features of Hi-Speed USB 2.0 -- to the PC market. The DynaMO 1300U2 brings the new Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface to Fujitsu's MO technology product line, which has long provided high-capacity removable storage to the telecommunications and medical industrial markets, as well as to Macintosh computer users worldwide.

Additionally, Fujitsu MO users can purchase 2.3GB MO disks for only $20 each. Fujitsu's low cost media combined with competitively priced drives -- 1.3GB DynaMO kits under $300 and 2.3GB DynaMO kits under $330 -- make MO technology one of the most cost-effective removable storage options.

"Fujitsu is focused on bringing the PC market an affordable and proven removable storage solution with the speed and capacity to thrive in today's demanding PC environment," said Dan Dalton, director of optical storage products at Fujitsu Computer Products of America. "In today's world, the need for ultra-reliable removable media solutions for today's professionals has increased, applications have become more robust, data continues to accumulate on desktop's worldwide -- and all speak to the need for a reliable backup and archiving solution with a capacity point equal to the task."

DynaMO 1300U2 Product Highlights

Fujitsu's new rugged and reliable DynaMO 1300U2 with Hi-Speed USB 2.0 provides 1.3GB of removable, rewritable data capacity on a single 3.5-inch disk. The drive provides a 23ms seek time, 2MB buffer, and 120,000 hour MTBF. Furthermore, the new Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface, implemented on Fujitsu's new DynaMO 1300U2, allows data transfer speeds up to 60 MB/sec -- 40 times faster than the data transfer using the USB 1.1 interface.

DynaMO 2300 Internal Kit Product Highlights

With fifth-generation MO technology from Fujitsu, the 2.3GB MO internal drive nearly doubles the capacity of its predecessor. The 2.3GB internal drives provide 19ms seek time, data transfer rates up to 8MB/sec and an 8MB buffer, making it ideal for intensive audio, video and graphic applications. In addition, MO removable storage solutions help facilitate high-speed file backup for commercial systems such as telephone/PBX, medical and data acquisition systems.

Fujitsu's MO Product Offering

Fujitsu's current MO product offering includes 2.3GB internal MO drive kits in IDE and SCSI interfaces, 1.3GB internal and external drives in USB 2.0, SCSI, Firewire, and IDE interfaces. Fujitsu MO drives provide full backward compatibility with previous capacities of 3.5-inch MO media. MO media is available in capacities including 2.3GB, 1.3GB, 640MB, 540MB, 230MB and 128MB, as well as Over-Write disks (640MB and 540MB).

Protecting Investments in Data

Fujitsu magneto-optical storage is a competitive option for backup, archiving, data acquisition, and office, home, or industry applications that require high-capacity, reliable, removable storage. Magneto-Optical technology is resistant to data loss as a result of shock, vibration, moisture, dust and magnetic fields. Fujitsu backs all Fujitsu MO disks with a lifetime warranty.

Customer Service and Support

Fujitsu products are designed to give end users the highest performance and reliability with the least amount of hassle. Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. covers the DynaMO family of drives with a one-year limited warranty. FCPA also offers original purchasers of DynaMO drives its No Excuses(R) End User Replacement Program (US residents only). Subject to program rules and restrictions, in the unlikely event of a product defect, FCPA will replace eligible product within two business days. As a further supplement to the limited warranty and No Excuses End User Replacement Program, Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. offers technical support telephone hours from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and on Saturdays from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. PST.

Fujitsu at TECHXNY

Fujitsu will demonstrate the new 1.3GB MO drives with Hi-Speed USB 2.0 at Booth Number 2636 at TECHXNY in New York City from June 25 -27, alongside its 2.3GB MO internal kits for PCs.

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