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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 26, 2000
TOSHIBA ANNOUNCES HIGH-CAPACITY 4.7GB DVD-RAM DRIVE New drive has enhanced performance and expands capabilities for storage backup and a host of other PC applications.
NEW YORK, Toshiba America Electronic Components (TAEC), Storage Device Division (SDD), today announced its highest-capacity DVD-RAM drive, the 4.7GB SD-W2002. With 4.7GB of capacity on a single-sided disc and 9.4GB on a dual-sided disc, Toshiba developed the SD-W2002 for high capacity storage, including hours of video and graphics-intensive applications. Businesses and consumers will be able to harness the power of their electronics by storing hours of digital movies, tens of thousands of photos and volumes of data on a single disc. With a per-megabyte price of $.005, DVD-RAM is a very cost-efficient storage solution. "Toshiba is pleased to deliver a DVD-RAM drive that will increase the overall value and creative abilities of PC users," said Maciek Brzeski, vice president, marketing, Toshiba SDD. "Both businesses and consumers will benefit greatly from a rewriteable drive that will store more than 400,000 documents or 4,700 full-color digital photos on a single disc." The SD-W2002 is designed to be fully compatible with currently available CD and DVD media. DVD-RAM technology is considered a sound technology investment and the SD-W2002 provides end-users with a drive that will be useful to their storage needs now and in the future. Toshiba's SD-W2002 employs the latest advances in DVD-RAM technology, offering an 8MB buffer for peak performance and optimum data transfer times. The ATAPI-interface SD-W2002 reads and writes 4.7GB media at a fast 2,704KB/sec and 2.6GB media at 1,350KB/sec. Combined with fast random seek times for data, taking 120ms for DVD-RAM and DVD-ROM and a quick 90ms for CD-ROM media, the SD-W2002 allows users to search, find and read or overwrite data almost instantaneously. The SD-W2002 is currently shipping in samples and will ship in volume production in September. Toshiba has long been a leader in DVD-RAM design and development. A founding member of the DVD Forum, the governing body for DVD standards, Toshiba contributes to the technical growth of DVD drives and media. DVD-RAM is widely considered the leading format for rewriteable DVD, and consistently viewed as a secure technology investment. Storage
Device Division Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) is the North American design, manufacturing, marketing and sales arm of Toshiba Corporation, a global technology innovator. TAEC is recognized as a leading supplier of semiconductor, electronic component and storage solutions. The company delivers technology solutions that enable OEMs to develop advanced integrated products for the computing, networking, communications and digital consumer markets. In fact, its technology offerings account for more than 30 percent of the total possible components used in desktop and portable computers. By continuing to develop leading-edge solutions that cost-effectively meet the emerging needs of the design engineering community, TAEC keeps its customers in touch with tomorrow. For additional information, please visit Toshiba SDD's Web site at http://www.sdd.toshiba.com.
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