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TEAC Europe announced today two new external CD-RW recorders and a new external DVD/CD-RW combo drive. The three new drives are expected to hit the market soon at an affordable price aimed notebook users...

CD-W552 PUK
With the CD-W552 PUK USB Drive, TEAC now provides a portable new CD-RW drive. This designer drive with its quality aluminium finish is a really attractive addition. Along with its high-speed head start, the external CD burner (52x/24x/52x) also provides numerous innovations, such as Mount Rainier, write proof technology and USB 2.0/1.1 upward compatibility. Just plug and play!

Specifications:
Performance
52x - CD-R
24x - CD-RW
52x - Read
Buffer 2 MB
Interface USB 2.0
Acces Time 100 ms Typical
Compatibility CD-ROM Mode-1/650 MB/700 MB, CD-DA/74 min/79 min, CD-RW, CD-ROM XA Mode-2 (Form-1)/650 MB/700 MB, CD-MRW, CD-ROM XA Mode-2 (Form-2)/738 MB/795 MB, CD-I, Video-CD, Photo-CD (Multisession), CD-Extra
Recording-Mode Disk-at-Once, Track-at-Once, Session at Once, Packet writing
System Requirements Pentium II 300 MHz or < / 64 MB RAM / Hard Disk of 1 GB available capacity / SCSI Host Adapter 16 Bit / Windows 95 / 98 / NT 4.0 / 2000
MTBF 100.000 POH
Safety Standards UL, CSA, TÜV, FDA, NEMKO, SEMKO, CE
Dimensions 149 x 41.5 x 197.5 mm
Weight 997 g

CD-W224 PUK
The 24x CD-RW external drive CD-W224E is equipped with "Write Proof" technology to protect the system from "buffer underrun". The high performance drive is a genuine featherweight. A further "plus" is the minimal power consumption.

Specifications:
Performance
24 x CD-R
10 x Rewrite
24 x Read
Buffer Size 2 MB
Interface USB 2.0
Access Time 110 ms (average)
Compatibility CD-DA, CD-I, Video-CD, CD-ROM-XA Mode 2, CD-ROM Mode 1, CD-Plus, Multisession Photo-CD, Enhanced CD
Recording Mode Disk-at-Once, Track-at-Once, Session-at-Once, Packet writing
MTBF 60,000 hrs.
Safety Standards UL, CSA, TÜV and CE
Weight 210g

DW-224 PUK
Two with one stone: The current top-performing 24/10/24/8 CD-/DVD combo drive is equipped with a USB 2.0 Interface. The increased speeds provide particularly useful advantages. Write mode speed is 24x, rewrite mode, 10x. The read speed is a luscious 24x for CD-R and 8x with DVD-R.
Specifications:
Performance
24 x CD-R
10 x Rewrite
8 x DVD-Read
24 x CD-Read
Interface USB 2.0
Data Capacity CD: up to 700 MB DVD: up to 17 GB (double sided)
Buffer Size 2 MB
Compatibility DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-ROM, Photo CD, CD-I, Video CD, Enhanced CD, CD Plus, CD-Text
Power Consumption 900 mA
Weight 235 g
Dimensions (WxHxD) 128 x 12.7 x 129.4 mm
MTBF approx. 60,000 hrs.