Toshiba Storage Device Division Rounds out Optical Product Offering with New Line Of CD-ROM and CD-RW Drives

Business Wire, Dec 9, 2004

Who:           Toshiba Storage Device Division (SDD)

What:          Introduces CD-ROM and CD-RW desktop drives -- the
               XM-6802B CD-ROM and SR-M8102 CD-RW drives

When:          Now shipping

Overview:      Toshiba SDD will now offer the XM-6802 CD-ROM and
               SR-M8102 CD-RW drives from Toshiba Samsung Storage
               Technology (TSST), expanding Toshiba's product offering
               to give customers a full suite of optical storage
               solutions.

               The XM-6802 CD-ROM for desktop computer provides a read
               speed of up to 52X. The SR-M8102 CD-RW for desktop
               computers provides 52X CD-R and 32X CD-RW write speeds,
               and a CD-ROM read speed of up to 52X.
               (See specifications below)

About Toshiba
Storage Device
Division:      Toshiba SDD, a division of Toshiba America Information
               Systems Inc., leads the market in the development,
               design and manufacturing of optical drives and small
               form factor 0.85-inch, 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch hard disk
               drives. Toshiba SDD markets high-quality peripherals
               to original equipment manufacturers, value-added
               resellers, value-added dealers, systems integrators and
               distributors in the United States. Inherent in the
               Toshiba storage family are the high-quality engineering
               and manufacturing capabilities that have established
               Toshiba products as worldwide leaders. For more
               information, visit www.sdd.toshiba.com.

About Toshiba
Samsung
Storage
Technology:    Headquartered in Japan, Toshiba Samsung Storage
               Technologies (TSST) is a world leader in optical disk
               drives (ODD), including CD-ROM, CD Recordable, DVD-ROM
               and DVD Recordable drives.  TSST brings together
               Toshiba's core heritage in technology with
               Samsung's excellence in manufacturing to give OEM,
               channel and other technology and consumer electronics
               customers a trusted resource for the latest in optical
               storage innovation. The joint venture has combined
               annual sales exceeding 200 billion YEN, placing TSST
               among the world leaders in the ODD market.


Specifications
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Model Name      XM-6802B CD-ROM            SR-M8102 CD-RW
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Supported Disc  CD, CD-R, CD-RW,           CD, CD-R, CD-RW, HS CD-RW,
Formats         HS CD-RW                   US-RW
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Average Random  CD 90ms (Max)              CD 110ms (Max)
Access Rate
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Data Transfer   CD 52X (Max)               CD-Rom   52X Read
Rate                                       CD-R     40X Read/52X Write
                                           CD-RW    40X Read/10X Write
                                           US-RW    32X Write
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External        148.2mm x 42mm x 184mm     148.2mm x 42mm x 184mm
Dimensions
(W x H x D)
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Weight          0.74kg                     0.75kg
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Mounting        Horizontal and Vertical    Horizontal and Vertical
Orientation

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