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6075rpm MO drive

Peripherals / Buffalo
Posted by zmcnulty on Dec 30, 2003 - 09:12 AM

Chances are, unless you've been to Asia, you haven't heard of an MO drive. Think of MO as a large version of a Minidisc, but it can store data. A lot of the same technology employed in the production of MiniDisc was adopted from that of MO, or Magneto-Optical.
Or, at least that's what I think it is...Google [1] always knows more than I do.
Since MO disks can hold up to 3.2 gigs (there are varying sizes of disk), it's no wonder Zip drives never got popular in Japan.



Buffalo Corporation (HQ: Nagoya, Pres. Makisato) will release the world's fastest (6075rpm) compact MO drive in the middle of January. The "MO-CR640U2" drive supports USB 1.1 & 2.0, and is of the 640MB type - it also supports both Windows and Macs for 24,300 yen.
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This new drive has the world's fastest disk rotation and access time at 6075rpm, thanks to the addition of the fast USB 2.0 interface. It is a high quality model that supports automatic speed adjustment according to the media's condition (i.e., it will go slower o­n crappier media), and copyright protection function via "Media ID."

The body is strong and light, and uses an aluminum body good against radiation (heat?). It is designed to be small and light, and includes an auto power function when connected to the PC. Also, it includes Konica's software for digital photo album creation, "Sound Picture Disk," and "Online Lab Workshop" for the convenient storage and reading of digital camera data.

Other features include, (1) Noise and static defeating design, (2)compact body supporting vertical and horizontal placement, (3)settings by following a process, "Simple Setup" included, and finally, (4)emergency removal "eject pin pull mechanism."

Original Article:
http://www.computernews.com/DailyNews/2003/12/2003123005008FAC90F22020.htm [3]
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  [3] http://www.computernews.com/DailyNews/2003/12/2003123005008FAC90F22020.htm