Manufacturer: TDK Manufacturer SKU: 40/12/48 Velo CDReWriter Check Lowest Price Buy at Amazon.com

TDK smashes the speed barrier with its 40/12/48 veloCD ReWriter. The proof is in the numbers: burn a full CD in 3 minutes with 40x writing and rip a 3-minute audio track in 5 seconds with 48x digital audio extraction. If you demand uncompromising quality and unrivaled performance, you need the flagship veloCD 40/12/48, the world's first 40x CD burner.

ULTIMATE RIP PURITY + ULTIMATE RIP SPEED
True to the TDK heritage of digital audio excellence, the 40/12/48 veloCD burner sets a new record with bit-perfect 48x digital audio extraction. Ripping audio with a typical CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive is often slow and inaccurate, and the process often contaminates files with audible clicks and pops. The veloCD 40/12/48 delivers a clean, pop-free rip every time.

A ONE DRIVE SOLUTION
With 48x ripping and 40x writing, the new veloCD burner is so fast it may be the only drive you need. For CD-to-CD-R recording, it's a one-drive alternative that's better sounding and takes less than half the time of most two-drive setups.

NO MORE CD COASTERS
The 40x veloCD lets you burn while running multiple applications. You're free to burn CDs while you surf the Web, download music or print a document. With the 40x veloCD, you're assured of perfect CDs every time--no failed sessions, no CD coasters.

FAST CD REWRITING
TDK makes CD rewriting faster and more convenient. The new 40/12/48 veloCD combines the advanced functionality of 10X rewriting with the convenience of drag-and-drop recording.

To achieve full 10X rewriting speed, it's necessary to use a new generation of TDK CD-RW discs. Easily identified by their High Speed logo (see left), these TDK CD-RW discs can be recorded and rewritten more than a thousand times with no loss in data accuracy or reliability.

ULTIMATE SOFTWARE SUITE
Designed as an all-in-one solution for CD music and multimedia recording, the new 40/12/48 veloCD burner comes complete with TDK's own CD Blender Software Suite, as well as Nero 5.5 multimedia recording software and InCD packet writing software.

veloCD comes with everything you need to organize and play your digital music files, create play-anywhere CDs from MP3, WMA and WAV files, copy CDs with one-click convenience, plus lots more.

NOTE: In order to write at 40x speed, you must use certified 40x CD media. It is not necessary to use certified 40x CD media for writing at speeds slower than 40x.

Failsafe BufferRun Protection

Key to the superior reliability of the new veloCD burner is the inclusion of Buffer Underrun Protection, which eliminates buffer underrun errors. These errors-which are fatal to the writing process-result from momentary interruptions in the data flowing to the write laser. They typically occur when the user tries to perform another task during the writing process or when the source cannot supply data fast enough to the writer.

To prevent buffer underrun errors, the veloCD continuously monitors the status of its built-in buffer memory. When a buffer underrun error is about to occur, the veloCD suspends recording until the buffer is re-filled. To continue recording at the appropriate place, the veloCD drive compares the recorded data with the data in its buffer and synchronizes adjacent frames. With this technique, the drive restarts recording at exactly the precise position where recording was originally suspended.

The technology is complex, but the benefits are obvious: 100% completion of every recording….no more failed sessions….no more CD coasters.