Advanced Media, Inc. (RITEK USA), announced today the availability of its' RIDATA TOPY Mini Writer product in North America. The TOPY Mini Writer features DataPlay discs - possibly the smallest optical discs in the world. The very small dimensions of the Mini Writer are 1.3? X 1.65? X 0.11?. Packaged with three free 500MB DataPlay optical discs to store data or as a backup for large files, the Mini Writer is compatible with Win98/2k/XP, Mac 9.2.0 or Linux Kernel 2.4.0. operating systems. Drivers are available online at www.ritekusa.com. Additional blank 500MB write-once Dataplay media is available in 5 or 10 disc packs. Popular street pricing ranges between $123 and $130 USD. The company also announced new larger capacity 750 MB and 1 GB discs later this year.

"TOPY Mini Writer and DataPlay Discs present a very affordable and user friendly, ultra-small storage medium for the mobile user and offer a new alternative for mobile storage. DataPlay discs are about the size of a quarter and are easily interchangeable to provide an expandable storage archive. The TOPY product is an ideal addition to our popular RIDATA flash and optical disc brand continuing RITEK's global status as a technology leader in the storage media industry," stated Harvey Liu, President of Advanced Media, Inc. (RITEK USA).

The Mini Writer supports the USB 2.0 protocol, FAT 12/16 format and sleek Fashion ID design. With its large two-sided capacity of 500MB the write once, multi-session discs provide a dependable storage medium with a long archival life. A limited lifetime warranty is also included on all RIDATA brand media.