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Yamaha Unveils 12x Slimline High-Speed CD-RW Recorder
Featuring USB 2.0 Connection and Standalone Audio MP3 Playback
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Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka, November 20, 2001- Yamaha Corporation, an established leader in digital audio, today unveiled the CRW-70 Slimline CD-RW recorder, a 12X high-speed, slim profile, compact CD-RW recorder featuring the new USB 2.0 interface and standalone audio CD and MP3 playback capability. The CRW-70 is designed with a sleek, high-tech look that is barely 7-in. long and 5.5-in. wide with a height of about 1 inch. It can record a CD-R disc at 12X, rewrite a CD-RW disc at 8X, read any CD at up to 24X and rip audio CDs at a maximum speed of 24X.
The CRW-70 also features Yamaha's exclusive SafeBurnTM Buffer Management system to prevent buffer underruns, making the CRW-70 one of the world's most reliable CD-R/RW recorders. Also included is Yamaha's PurePhase Laser SystemTM, which reduces glare during CD-R recording up to 25 percent below conventional levels, improving CD recording time and reducing errors.
Encased in a stylish, high-quality, titanium-colored durable case, the CRW-70 has a top-opening design, resembling most of the portable CD players in the market today. This convenient design allows quick and full access to the disc and it is a much safer way to load or unload CDs than the slot feed or pop-out tray designs used by competitors.
Another exclusive feature that Yamaha has built into the CRW-70 is an MP3 Playback mode, designed for today's extensive MP3-driven music uses. The CRW-70 comes with built-in hardware decoding for MP3 playback allowing the user to play hundreds of hours of music stored on a single data CD. The software suite included in the product package features both encoding and decoding of condensed music formats including MP3.
The CRW-70 can also be used as a stand-alone CD player. Yamaha includes all necessary control buttons on the unit itself, allowing it to function as a CD player without the need to be connected to a PC. In addition, the CRW-70 is able to playback up to 300 MP3 titles stored on a CD, effectively functioning as a practical MP3 jukebox.
The CRW-70 connects to desktop and notebook computers via the new USB 2.0 interface. USB 2.0 is fully compatible with the industry standard USB 1.1 interface but it can handle data transfer rates at up to 480 Mbps, 40 times faster than the USB 1.1 interface. While the CRW-70 is designed to take advantage of the increase in bandwidth and deliver 12x recording, it can reliably record at 8x using a standard USB 1.1 port.
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| The CRW-70 will become available worldwide during the fourth quarter of 2001. |
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| Yamaha - a leader in CD recording |
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Since the late 1980s, Yamaha has been the leader in CD-recorder development, producing high performance recorders that redefined industry standards. The company introduced the first programmable CD-recording system in 1988, which it followed with the development of the first 2X speed CD recording system in 1990, and the first 4X half-height CD-R drive in 1993. Yamaha also introduced the first 4X speed writing CD-rewritable drive in 1997, the first 4X speed rewriting CD-rewritable drive in 1998, and the first 8X speed CD-rewritable recorder in 2000. A forerunner to the new CRW3200 series and CRW-70, the CRW2100 that boasted the industry's then-fastest writing speed for a CD-R/RW drive, 16X, was unveiled by Yamaha in October 2000.
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For editorial information, please contact:
Kyoko Fuji,
Dentsu Public Relations Inc.
E-mail: kfujii@dpr.co.jp
For information about Yamaha's CRW70 of drives, please contact:
Hiroshi Kondo
Yamaha Corporation
Email: Kondo@avkkl.yamaha.co.jp
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