DVD Burner supports multiple formats.
Press Release Summary:
ThinkPad® Multi-Burner Plus Ultrabay(TM) Enhanced Drive provides rewritable DVD technology suited for archiving data or authoring DVD video content. It includes ThinkPad Enhanced Drive Adapter for Ultrabay 2000, supports DVD Forum DVD-Multi Player/Recorder specifications, and provides buffer underrun protection. Product comes with WinDVD Creator Plus video editing and authoring software for capturing, editing, and creating videos.
Original Press Release:
IBM ThinkPad Multi-Burner Plus Ultrabay Enhanced Drive Offers Fast Recording of Data and Video Files
Overview
The ThinkPad® Multi-Burner Plus Ultrabay(TM) Enhanced Drive offers rewritable DVD technology suitable for archiving data or authoring DVD video content. This new drive:
· Includes the ThinkPad Enhanced Drive Adapter for Ultrabay 2000. It offers drive operation in Ultrabay 2000 media bays found in selected ThinkPad, ThinkPad X3 UltraBase, and ThinkPad Dock I/II systems.
· Delivers added function to your ThinkPad notebook. It slides easily in and out of the Ultrabay Enhanced bay found in select ThinkPad notebooks such as the ThinkPad R50 Series.
· Supports the DVD Forum DVD-Multi Player/Recorder specifications to deliver compatibility with multiple DVD Forum approved formats (DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM).
· Offers write capability to DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-R, and CD-RW media.2
· Offers read capability of DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, and CD-Audio media.
· Provides buffer underrun protection for reliable CD and DVD media recording.
· Includes the following software package:
- WinDVD Creator Plus video editing and authoring software3 for capturing, editing, and creating your own videos. Save your home videos to DVD-R disks that are compatible with most set-top consumer DVD players and most PC DVD drives.
- IBM Simple Backup software for reliable system backup of up to 9.4 GB per DVD-RAM disk.
- WinDVD software for playback of MPEG-2 files and DVD movies.
- IBM RecordNow CD burning software for recording to CD and DVD supported media.
This new offering benefits from outstanding quality, reliability, compatibility, and testing programs. As one of the premier PC manufacturers, IBM installs and tests thousands of DVD drives every year. This option assumes the warranty of the IBM PC system in which it is installed. For many IBM laptops this can entitle this product to on-site service for up to three years.4
Key prerequisites
· Intel(TM) Pentium(TM) III 550 MHz, or higher, processor-equipped PC5
· Microsoft(TM) Windows(TM) 2000 or XP
· 128 MB RAM
· 150 MB free disk space
Planned availability date
October 11, 2004
At a glance
ThinkPad Multi-Burner Plus Ultrabay Enhanced Drive
· Complies with the DVD Forum DVD-Multi Recorder specification
· Writes directly to DVD-RAM disks as a drive letter
· Records DVD video to DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD+R/DVD+RW for playback in most consumer DVD players
· Operates natively in ThinkPad Ultrabay Enhanced media bays
Additional features:
· MPEG-2 decoding software for video and DVD playback
· 2 MB memory buffer
· Enhanced IDE (ATAPI) Interface
· Adapter for operation in supported ThinkPad Ultrabay 2000 media bays
· One-year limited warranty1
For technical support:
· Call the IBM Support Center at 800-IBM-SERV (426-7378)
or
· Request technical information via the Personal Computing Division Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support
Reference information
1 Support unrelated to a warranty issue may be subject to additional charges.
2 Refer to the Technical information section for specific rate capabilities.
3 Some software may differ from its retail version (if available), and may not include user manuals or all program function. Software license agreements may apply.
4 For a copy of applicable product warranties, write to:
Warranty Information
P.O. Box 12195
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Attn: Dept JDJA/B203
IBM makes no representation or warranty regarding third-party products or services.
5 Pentium III 550 MHz minimum required for video editing and authoring.
