MelcoInc announces DVD writer based on Toshiba SD-R5112
Posted on 24/04/03 15:08 by Johnny                             
MelcoInc announces DVD writer based on Toshiba SD-R5112
The Japanese company MelcoInc/Buffalo has announced a 4x/2x DVD-R/RW writer, the DVR-R42FB, based on the coming Toshiba SD-R5112. The drive is also capable of reading DVD-RAM and of course writing CD-R/RW in 16x/10x. The retail version of the Toshiba SD-R5112 will probably have the same specifications:

 Buffalo DVR-R42FB

Write speed:

  • DVD-R/RW: 4x/2x
  • CD-R/RW: 16x/10x

Read speed:

  • DVD-ROM: 12x
  • DVD-Video: 4.8x
  • DVD-R/RW: 4.8x
  • DVD-RAM: 1x
  • CD-ROM: 40x
  • CD-R/RW: 40x/20x
  • CD-DA/VCD: 6x

Buffer size: 2 MB

Available/Price: In May in Japan for 27500 Yen (~ $ 230)

You can read the Babelfish translation of the press release here. Thanks to Kennyshin, moderator of our DVD Hardware Forum, for finding the news.

Source: MelcoInc

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By Kenshin, Thursday 24 April 2003 15:17
Toshiba SD-R5112 Preorder: http://shop.store.yahoo.com/ourstore-2000/tosddvdrpr.html
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