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TDK veloCD 32/10/40X

Manufacturer:	TDK
Manufacturer SKU:	CDRW321040X
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Description

What's in the box?:
-TDK veloCD 32/10/40x CD-RW Drive
-veloCD ReWriter Installation and Users Manual
-Quick Start Guide
-Easy Installation Poster
-CD Blender Software Suite v4.7
-2 TDK 80 Minute 32x CD-R Discs
-1 TDK 74 Minute 4x CD-RW Disc
-TDK CD Mark Permanent Marker
-IDE Cable
-Mounting Screws And Emergency Eject Tool

Features and Benefits

the TDK veloCD 32/10/40 uses Z-CLV to reach32x recording speeds. The drive changes speeds at about the 6 and 16 minute marks and has an average writing speed of about 22.77x. The Plextor actually changes speeds at the same places, but its average writing speed is 22.72x.
BURN-Proof- The TDK veloCD 32/10/40X features Sanyo's popular BURN-Proof technology to help prevent coasters. BURN-Proof was created by Sanyo and stands for Buffer Under Run error Proof. If you have a slower computer or want to multitask while writing and not create coasters, then BURN-Proof is your answer.
FlexSS-BP- The TDK veloCD also uses Sanyo's own Optimum Write Speed Control technology. This new technology is called FlexSS-BP. FlexSS-BP loosely stands for Flexible Speed and Flexible Strategy. While the goal of BURN-Proof is to reduce the number of writing errors, FlexSS-BP allows a user more flexibility when recording data.

BurnWorld's Straight and Direct Testing and Results

Hardware used:
MSI K7T266 Pro2 Via chipset KT266A
AMD Atahlon XP 1500 1.33Ghz
512MB 133 DDR RAM
40GB Maxtor 133 7200RPM
Windows XP Pro
Microsoft XP USB 2.0 drivers

Read Tests: For read performance , CD Speed 99 v0.85 are used to test read speeds, seek times and CPU usage. For DAE testing CD Speed 99 v0.85 is used. CD Speed 99 is used to give an overall DAE speed rating. Media used was a 74min Audio disc.

Write Tests: To test the write speeds, Nero 5.5.7.8 and GEAR PRO Professional 6.0 are used to write 700mb to 80 minute discs. Times are recorded. To test rewrite scores, Nero and GEAR are used to time how long it takes to write 650mb of mpg data in ISO format.

Nero 5.5.7.8 Results	GEAR PRO Professional 6.0 results
80:09 Min Audio Disc to TDK 32x CDR Media- 3:44 80 Min Data to TDK 32x Media- 5:53 74 Min Audio to Verbatim 10x High Speed CDRW Media- 8:12	80:09 Min Audio to TDK 32x CDR Media- 3:47 80 Min Data to TDK 24x Media- 5:47 74 Min Audio to Verbatim 10x High Speed CDRW Media- 8:12

CD Speed Results

DAE - 28.87x
Read Speed - 31.80x

So there are the straight up times to burn an Audio and Data cd with the TDK veloCD 32/10/40X.
Pertaining to writing, TDK's veloCD is one of the fastest 32x writers around. The TDK's rotation speed is considerably higher than some of the other 32x writers and this does make it a little noisier but nothing that is really not tollerable. I recommend using media rated at 32x because it becomes more important than ever when writing at these speeds.
Overall: 9 out of 10.

Product Features

Minimum System Requirements:

· 266 MHz Intel Pentium processor or equivalent
· 64MB RAM
· 200 MB available hard disk space for software installation
· 700 MB available hard disk space for temporary CD-image files (optional)
· Available standard half-height drive bay
· Microsoft Windows 98/98SE/ME/NT 4.0/2000 or XP
· 40X or faster SCSI or E-IDE CD-ROM required for direct CD-to-CD copying (DAE-capable CD-ROM drive required for direct audio CD copying)

Performance Specifications:

· Read/Write	40X read* 32X write* 10X rewrite** 40X audio rip*
· Burst Read	16.6 MB/sec
· Data Buffer	2 MB with Buffer Underrun Protection
· Spindle Motor	Brushless
· Error Rate	<10-9 (soft read error), <10-12 (hard read error)

Disc Specifications:

· Useable Formats: Read	CD-DA, CD-ROM (Mode 1), CD-ROM XA (Mode 2: form 1 or form 2), Photo CD, VideoCD, CD-I, CD-Extra, CD Text
· Useable Formats: Write	CD-DA, CD-ROM (Mode 1), CD-ROM XA (Mode 2: form 1 or form 2), Photo CD, VideoCD, CD-I, CD-Extra, CD Text
· Disc Diameter	12 CM, 8 CM, business card and most custom-shape discs.
· Writing Modes	Track-at-Once, Disc-at-Once, Session-at-Once, Multisession, Fixed and Variable Packet Writing

Front Panel:

· Buttons	Tray open/close, manual emergency eject pin hole
· Lights	Busy/Write
· Disc Loading	Auto
· Headphone Jack	1/8-inch stereo mini-jack
· Volume Control	Thumbwheel
· CD Audio Controls	Eject

Rear Panel :

· Power Supply	DC connector
· Data Interface Connector	IDE bus, 40-pin flat ribbon type
· Audio Output	stereo analog, digital
· Jumper Switches	Master, slave, cable select, UDMA

Dimensions and Weight:

· Dimensions (W/H/D)	5.8" x 7.6" x 1.7" (WDH)
· Weight	2.1 lbs.

Reliability:

· MTBF	30,000 POH (20% duty cycle)
· Tray Loading	20,000 Load Cycles

Note:

* Maximum Speed
**4X-10X rewriting requires media with the High Speed Logo 1X-4X rewrite requires standard RW media

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