Cebit 2002 - Sony

DVD+RW/CD-RW Drives

Sony demonstrated its first the DVD+RW drive kit, the "DRU120A" internal ATAPI model, available by May and the "DRX120L" external i.Link model, available by June. Both DVD+RW/+R and CD-R/RW combo drives support 2.4x DVD+RW writing speed and 12/10/32 CD capabilities. The cache buffer is 2MB and the retail packages will include B's CLiP, B's Recorder GOLD and CyberLink's PowerDVD software.

Sony also demonstrated a slimline portable combo drive series, the "CRX85MA"(PCMCIA Interface, MemoryStick slot), the "CRX85A" (PCMCIA interface) and the "CRX85U" (USB-2 Interface). The drives will support 20x writing, 8x rewriting and 24x reading for the CD and 8x DVD reading. The models will be possibly available by May, or a little later, with increased supported speeds.

Media

Sony introduced the "DPW120" DVD+RW/+R 4.7GB media line. The company also launched the DVD-RW/R 4.7GB media and 40X 700MB CD-Rs.