Mitsumi introduces 24x12x40 CD-RW drive for US market

Irving, TX – Mitsumi Electronics, the world’s largest manufacturer of computer peripherals, introduces the newest member of its CD-RW product line, the CR-4809TE CD-RW drive.  The CR-4809TE is improved from its predecessor, the CR-4808TE, with faster write speed of 24x, rewrite speed of 12x and read speed of 32x.

The CR-4809TE records up to 700 MB (80 minutes) of audio, video, digital photos, MP3s and CDs.  The CR-4809TE features a 12X audio ripping speed for digital audio extraction of music CDs.

Its 2 MB buffer size limits buffer under-run errors during the CD recording process. Oak Technology’s ExacLink buffer under-run protection provides additional protection against buffer under-runs. Supported recording methods are: Disc-at-Once (DAO), Track-at-Once, Multi-session and Packet Writing.

The ATAPI/EIDE interface is compatible with Windows 95, 98, Me, NT4.0, XP and 2000.  System requirements: PC or compatible system with Pentium 300 MHz or higher and 64MB RAM.

Mitsumi offers a bare OEM drive or retail kit. The retail kit includes the CR-4809TE, data cables, screws, Ahead Nero Burning ROM CD recording software, and a blank Kodak CD-R disc.

Both will be available through OEM and distribution in December 2001. The retail kit will be available through the online store Mitsumi Direct (http://www.mitsumidirect.com). The suggested retail price is $105.99 US.

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