Tuesday, 22 June 2004
AOpen Introduces Two New USB 2.0 External Optical Drives Designed for People on the Go
 June 21, 2004 Light & Portable External Combo5232 and Slim 4X DVD+/-RW Drives Are Ideal for Music, Movies and All Facets of New Digital Lifestyles
AOpen(R) Inc., an award-winning, global leader in PC component design and manufacturing, today announced that it is now shipping two new USB 2.0 optical drives: the external AOpen Combo5232 Drive (Model EHB-5232U) and the external AOpen Slim 4X DVD+/-RW Drive (Model ESV-289U) in North America.
These drives are perfectly suited for users on the go who need to quickly and easily switch from desktop to notebook and back -- or any other computing and storage demand that requires the greatest flexibility with maximum performance.
"Now that we have the internal drive technology nailed-down solid, it's time for us to introduce portable models with the same great features," said Scott Chien, President, Optical Storage Devices, AOpen Inc. "These two performers are both USB 2.0 drives with a host of extended features and a bonus bundle of software that will let anyone create anything from basic data storage to professional-quality movies," Chien went on to say.
Both products come with an impressive software bundle with mainstream recording and authoring software, like Ahead Nero, NeoDVD, PowerDVD and Video Studio, depending on the drive model and its respective writing capabilities. They also are delivered with the USB 2.0 interface; support plug-and-play functionality; are hot-swappable; provide buffer under-run error prevention; and come with stereo CD-audio outputs. The drives are capable of writing and re-writing many CD or DVD formats, and the ESV-289U 4X DVD+/-RW Drive boasts the same functionality and performance as an internal DVD-ROM drive.
The external AOpen Combo5232 Drive has an MSRP of $99.99; and the external AOpen DVD+/-RW Drive has an MSRP of $249. Both drives come with a 1-year limited warranty. For more information and detailed specifications for these quality optical drive products from AOpen, please visit:
Combo5232: http://english.aopen.com.tw/products/combo/EHB-5232U.htm
DVD+/-RW Drive: http://USA.aopen.com/products/dvd+rw/ESV-289U.htm |
