TDK AI401248 40x12x48 CD-RW Drive

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Title : TDK AI401248 40x12x48 CD-RW Drive
Author : TDK Media
Release Date : 20020423
Binding : Electronics
Regular Price : $179.99
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Editorial Reviews :
TDK smashes the speed barrier with its 40x/12x/48x veloCD ReWriter. The proof is in the numbers: burn a full CD in three minutes with 40x writing and rip a three-minute audio track in five seconds with 48x digital audio extraction. If you demand uncompromising quality and unrivaled performance, you need the flagship veloCD 401248, the world's first 40x CD burner.
True to the TDK heritage of digital audio excellence, the 401248 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 401248 delivers a clean, pop-free rip every time. With 48x ripping and 40x writing, the 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 than, and takes less than half the time of, most two-drive setups.

The 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 veloCD, you're assured of perfect CDs every time--no failed sessions, no CD coasters.

TDK makes CD rewriting faster and more convenient. The 401248 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 high-speed CD-RW discs.

Designed as an all-in-one solution for CD music and multimedia recording, the 401248 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, and 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.

Buyer Reviews :
I've owned 5 CD burners, three of which lasted less than two weeks. Those three were 'bargain' brands, which led me to finally invest in this one, which I had heard was one of the two best ones available (the other one being the Plextor Plexwriter). Well let me just say I'm not sorry I went with the TDK. For reference, my system is a self-built AMD Athlon 1.2 ghz. with 256 megs of ram and Windows 98. I am using it in conjunction with a Creative 52X CD drive. I installed each on a separate IDE channel and the first thing I did after installation was do a 12X Music CD copy directly from the Creative to the TDK using a Maxell 80 minute CD-R Music CD. This burner flies! I didn't time it, but I left the room for a couple minutes and when I returned, it had already finished! I was skeptical, so I took my newly burned CD out to my stereo and it played absolutely perfectly from beginning to end. It was indistinguishable from the original. Installation was easy and I never once looked at the manual, although if you've never installed one before, the manual appears to be complete and should get you through okay.

The burner's blue tray adds a subtle beauty to my system and really makes it look pro-built. It comes with great software too, including Ahead Nero 5.5, TDK Digital MixMaster, InCD CD-RW Packet Writing Software, and Adobe ActiveShare. Nero, while not quite as user-friendly as some others, is the most complete set of tools I've seen come with a burner, and is fairly self-explanatory once you've fooled with it for a bit. And of course the TDK also comes with Buffer Underrun Protection. I can't think of a thing that would cause me not to recommend this fine product. It's super-fast, well-built, reliable, easy to install, and easy to look at. If you want professional results, this is the one to get.

(by Mark Lahren)

Features/Technical Specs :
* Clean, pop-free rip every time
* Burn while running multiple applications without creating 'coasters'
* 10x rewriting with the convenience of drag-and-drop recording
* Comes with its own CD Blender Software Suite, as well as Nero 5.5 multimedia recording software and InCD packet writing software
* Create play-anywhere CDs from MP3, WMA, and WAV files, copy CDs with one-click convenience, plus lots more

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