Media Burning Drive records data and video files.

Press Release Summary:



ThinkPad® Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay(TM) Slim Drive offers rewritable DVD technology suited for archiving data or authoring DVD video content. It supports read/write compatibility with multiple CD and DVD approved formats and features 2 MB buffer underrun protection. Drive includes WinDVD Creator video editing and authoring software as well as WinDVD software for playback of MPEG-2 files and DVD movies. Multimedia Center for Think Offerings burning software is also included.



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ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive Option Enables Fast Recording of Data and Video Files



The ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive:

Complies with the DVD Forum DVD-Multi Recorder specification
Write directly to DVD-RAM discs as a drive letter
Records DVD video to DVD-R and DVD+R for playback in most consumer DVD players
Operates natively in ThinkPad Ultrabay Slim media bays
Records to DVD-RW and DVD+RW media for convenient data storage
Records to DVD+R Double Layer and DVD-R Dual Layer media for backup and large data storage requirements

Other features include:

MPEG-2 decoding software for video and DVD playback
2 MB memory buffer
Enhanced IDE (ATAPI) Interface
One-year limited warranty

For technical support:

Call the Support Center at 800-426-7378
or
Request technical information via the Web site at http://www.lenovo.com/think/support

Overview

The ThinkPad® Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay(TM) Slim Drive option offers rewritable DVD technology suitable for archiving data or authoring DVD video content. This new drive:

Delivers added function to your ThinkPad notebook. This option slides easily in and out of the Ultrabay Slim bay found in selected ThinkPad notebooks. The ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive - Flat Bezel option is designed for optimized fit in the ThinkPad X6 UltraBase and the ThinkPad T60 Series notebooks.

Supports read/write compatibility with multiple CD and DVD approved formats including CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R Double Layer, DVD-R Dual Layer media.

Provides buffer underrun protection for reliable CD and DVD media recording.

Includes the following software package:
WinDVD Creator video editing and authoring software for capturing, editing, and creating your own videos. Save your home videos to DVD-R discs that are compatible with most set-top consumer DVD players and most PC DVD drives.
WinDVD software for playback of MPEG-2 files and DVD movies.
Multimedia Center for Think Offerings burning software for recording to CD and DVD supported media.

This new offering benefits from outstanding quality, reliability, compatibility, and testing programs.

Key prerequisites

Intel(TM) Pentium(TM) III 550 MHz, or higher, processor-equipped PC
Windows(TM) 2000 or XP
128 MB RAM
150 MB free disk space

Planned availability date
March 7, 2006

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