PC EXPO
BOOTH #3454
NEW YORK, PC EXPO, June 18-20, 1996 -- Toshiba America
Information Systems Inc., Disk Products Division today formally
introduced its eight-speed ATAPI CD-ROM drive during PC EXPO.
The internal drive, the XM-5602B, was designed for PC
manufacturers to integrate into their PCs and for users who want
to upgrade their systems with a faster speed CD-ROM drive.
The XM-5602B will be demonstrated during PC EXPO at New York
City's Javits Center, Booth #3454.
The drive meets the requirements of today's demanding
applications while ensuring ease of integration with its
ATAPI interface. The new XM-5602B eight-speed drive features
a 1,200KB/sec transfer rate, 120ms random seek and 135ms
random access. To optimize data transfer rates, the XM-5602B
has a 256KB buffer.
"This new drive follows Toshiba's tradition of offering the
industry high performance and high quality drives," said Jerry
Higgins, vice president of CD-ROM marketing, TAIS DPD. "Since
market demand for the fastest performing CD-ROM drives continues
to increase, the XM-5602B will be the drive of choice for OEMs,
resellers and distributors." Like all Toshiba CD-ROM drives,
the XM-5602B was designed from the ground up for reliability;
as a result the drive features a 100,000 hour MTBF.
The new drive is designed with an ATAPI interface and supports
mode 3 and DMA multiword mode 1. PIO mode 3 provides a burst
mode data transfer rate of 11.1MB per second, while DMA
multiword mode 1 supports a burst data transfer rate of
13.3MB per second and reduces the burden on the main CPU.
The XM-5602B fully meets the demands of today's multimedia
applications. The drive offers fast eight-speed performance
combined with MPC-3 compatibility, multi-session Photo CD
support and CD-EXTRA support. The drive can also read CD-DA,
CD-ROM XA, CD-I, CD-I Ready and CD-I Bridge disc formats.
The XM-5602B employs Toshiba's variable speed playback system
that significantly reduces random access times by allowing the
drive to read data upon seek completion before the disk
reaches a specific rotational speed of 1, 4 or 8 times
standard rotational speeds.
Further contributing to the drive's performance is Toshiba's
digital servo control that offers greater precision in
tracking and head positioning. The power saving capabilities
of the digital servo control combined with the variable
playback system contributes to the drive's performance
and gives it an average power consumption of only 4.8 watts.
For user convenience, the XM-5602B drive was designed with a
tray-loading mechanism. A media-removal prevention function
ensures that CDs cannot be ejected during read operations.
For integration and set-up flexibility, the drive may be
mounted horizontally or vertically. The new XM-5602B
internal drive measures only 1.6(h) x 5.7(w) x 7.5(d) inches
and weighs only 1.98 pounds.
The XM-5602B ATAPI drive has a suggested list price of $135
and is available now.
Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., with approximate annual sales
of $3 billion, TAIS is comprised of seven divisions which
manufacture and market a wide range of business and
information-oriented products in the United States. Products
include portable computers, disk drives, CD-ROM drives, plain
paper copiers, facsimile systems, digital key telephones and
PBX systems, voice mail systems and toner products.
TAIS is an independent operating company, owned by Toshiba
America Inc., a subsidiary of the $53.8 billion Toshiba
Corporation, the fifth largest computer and electronics
manufacturer, and the world's 36th largest corporation in
terms of sales. Toshiba Corporation is a world leader in
high-technology products with 173 major consolidated
subsidiaries worldwide.
The TAIS Disk Products Division markets a wide range of
industry-standard Winchester and CD-ROM drives in the
United States. It will also market Toshiba's line of
DVD-ROM drives scheduled to begin shipping Fall of 1996.
For additional product information, contact Toshiba America
Information Systems, Inc., Disk Products Division, 9740
Irvine Blvd., Irvine, CA 92618; telephone (714) 457-0777.
