TOSHIBA
32X CD-ROM Drive
Toshiba Introduces 32X-max Family of CD-ROM
Drives; High-Performance Drives Available with SCSI-2 and ATAPI
Interfaces.
32X drives available in three different
configurations: internal SCSI-2-interface, external SCSI-2-interface
and internal ATAPI-interface.
Leading performance with 85ms average random access time.
CAV spin speeds from 13.8X to 32X resulting in fast transfer rates
of 2,070Kbps - 4,800Kbps.
Toshiba Intros 32X CD-ROM Drives IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 27, 1997
- Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., Disk Products Division
today introduced the XM-6200 Series CD-ROM drives, the most advanced
CD-ROM drives on the market today. Available in three different
models, the drives offer high-performance combined with industry-leading
access times and transfer rates up to 32X. The family of drives
include the XM-6202B internal ATAPI-interface drive, the XM-6201B
internal SCSI-2-interface drive and the XM-6201F1 external SCSI-2-interface
drive.
Highest Performance Available in Three Configurations "This
new suite of products provides the ultimate CD-ROM performance
in a variety of popular configurations," said Maciek Brzeski,
optical business unit director, TAIS DPD. "Plus, with three
model types, our customers will have leading performance with
the drive that fits their exact needs."
Fast Access Times to Data Toshiba designed
the XM-6200 Series of drives for PC OEMs and end-users requiring
the fastest CD-ROM drive on the market. All three drives, the
XM-6202B, XM-6201B and XM-6201F1, provide leading performance
with 75ms average random seek and 80ms average random access times.
"The industry-leading access and transfer rates make the
XM-6200 Series drives ideal for today's power users who want the
highest performance available," added Brzeski.
Fast Transfer Rate is Payoff of Constant
Angular Velocity The drives employ Constant Angular Velocity (CAV)
disk rotation for rapid data transfers from any place on the disc.
With the constant rotation speed of CAV, the drives are able to
read the inner and outer tracks of data on the CD-ROM without
the latency delay of speed changes. The result is the XM-6200
Series' leading transfer rates ranging from 2,070Kbps at 13.8X
on the inner tracks to 4,800Kbps at 32X on the outer tracks. "These
high-performance drives deliver seamless video, faster data access
and improved game playing," added Brzeski.
Burst Transfers for Fastest Data Transfer;
Cache for Optimized Transfers To deliver maximum performance,
the new drives support fast burst transfer rates. The XM-6202B
supports a burst transfer rate in PIO mode 4 of 16.7Mbps. The
XM-6201B and XM-6201F1 provide synchronous burst data transfer
rates of 10Mbps. Data transfer is further optimized through a
256KB cache.
Drive Designed for Multimedia Applications
The XM-6200 Series of drives fully meet the demands of today's
multimedia applications. The drives are MPC-3 compliant and support
both multisession Photo CD and CD-EXTRA. The drives can also read
CD-ROM XA, CD-DA, CD-I, CD-I Ready, CD-I Bridge, Video CD, CD-G,
CD-RW, and CD-R disc formats.
Active Wide Range System and Digital
Servo Control are Key to High Performance and Reliabilty Toshiba
designed the drives using several proven technology innovations
to deliver optimum performance. The XM-6200 Series employs Toshiba's
proven Active Wide Range playback system and digital servo control.
The Active Wide Range playback system allows the drive to read
data at +/- 80 percent of a specific rotational speed - allowing
the drive to access data on the disc and deliver data faster than
ever available before. This improvement allows users to begin
accessing their data almost instantly. The digital servo control,
which offers greater precision in tracking and head positioning,
further contributes to performance and reliability, and ultimately,
to the drive's highly-reliable 100,000 MTBF rate.
Designed for User Convenience The XM-6200
Series drives were designed with user convenience in mind. The
drives include a tray-loading mechanism with a media-removal prevention
function that ensures CDs cannot be ejected during read operations.
Also, for integration and set-up flexibility, the drives may be
mounted horizontally or vertically. Finally, for configuration
with today's popular computer systems, the drives are Plug-and-Play
compatible.
Dimensions, Weight and Operating Specifications
The new XM-6202B and XM-6201B internal drives measure 41.5mm x
146mm x 190mm [1.62in (h) x 5.69in (w) x 7.41in (d)] and weigh
only 0.9kg [1.98 pounds]. The XM-6201F1 external drive measures
68.5mm x 246.38mm x 254mm [2.7in (h) x 9.7in (w) x 10in (d)] and
weighs only 1.5kg [4.0 pounds]. The drives' power consumption
is a low 0.5 watts standby and 6.9 watts average. The drives may
be used in temperatures ranging from 41-122 degrees Fahrenheit.
Pricing and Availability Average street
prices for the drives are estimated at: $129 for the XM-6202B,
$149 for the XM-6201B and $199 for the XM-6201F1. These drives
are available in mid-November, 1997.