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| Posted by | Jan S. |
| Posted on | 01/09/06 22:10 |
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Preview:
Optiarc AD-7173A |
We at CDFreaks would like to present a preview of one of the latest DVD-ReWriter from Sony NEC Optiarc Inc. - the Optiarc AD-7173A. The Optiarc AD-7173A supports 18x DVD±R, 8x/6x DVD+RW/DVD-RW, 12x DVD-RAM and 8x DVD+R DL/DVD-R DL writing technology, allowing Double/Dual Layer discs of 8.5Gb to be written. This drive also supports the LabelFlash™/DiscT@2™ feature.
Company Information:
At the time being the Sony NEC Optiarc Inc. website is only available in Japanese:
Sony NEC Optiarc Inc is a joint venture of Sony (55%) and NEC (45%) - established on the 3rd of April 2006. Their headquarters is located in Tokyo, Japan with approximately 350 employees.
The company is into development, engineering, production, marketing and sales of optical disc drive products.
The name Optiarc comes from Optical (Opti-) and archive (-arc).
Drive specifications:
General
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Width |
14.8 cm |
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Depth |
19 cm |
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Height |
4.2 cm |
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Weight |
0.7 kg |
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Device Type |
DVD+/-RW (+/-R DL) / DVD-RAM drive |
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Enclosure Type |
Internal |
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Interface |
IDE |
Expansion / Connectivity
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Interfaces |
1 x ATA-33 - 40 PIN IDC - 1 x audio out - 4 PIN MPC |
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Compatible Bays |
1 x front accessible - 5.25" x 1/2H |
Optical Storage
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Type |
DVD+/-RW (+/-R DL) DVD-RAM - 5.25" x 1/2H |
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Access Time |
160 ms (DVD), 140 ms (CD) |
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Features |
Emergency disc eject hole, Active Optimum Power Control (AOPC) |
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Compliant Standards |
CD-Bridge, Video CD |
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Read Speed |
48x (CD) / 16x (DVD) |
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Write Speed |
DVD+/-R (SL) 18x
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CD / DVD Rewrite Speed |
CD-ROM
48x |
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Buffer Size |
2 MB |
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Media Load Type |
Tray |
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Supported CD Formats |
CD Text, CD Extra, CD-I, CD-ROM XA, Photo CD, Video CD, CD-ROM |
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Supported Recording Modes |
Multisession, disc-at-once, track-at-once, session-at-once |
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Supported Media Types |
CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL |
What's inside the box?
Since the drive is a bulk drive, there is neither a retail box nor any software, cables or fixing screws.
Now it's time to take a look at the drive itself.
The bezel is NEC's usual plain but not unattractive style. The front sports a single (green) LED for read/write, an emergency eject hole and the eject/close button. The logos located on the bezel include: the LabelFlash™ logo, a DVD Alliance DVD+R DL logo, a DVD-R DL multi recorder logo, and a CD-RW Ultra Speed logo.
Top
On the top of the drive we found one sticker, and we can read it was manufactured in Malaysia, during August 2006.
Side
Bottom
On the back of the drive there are from the left: Digital Audio connector; analogue audio connector; pins and jumper to set the drive to cable select, slave or master; IDE connector, power connector.
Now, let us install the drive and check out the features on the next page…
Conclusion
Especially CD scans.
http://www.dvd-rforum.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=924
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