STANDARD CDU948S FEATURES   4X recording, 8X max. reading speeds 2 Megabyte data buffer SCSI-2 interface Records all popular CD formats Dust protection design Vertical or horizontal mounting Legendary Sony reliability: 100,000 power on hours MEDIA MODES SUPPORTED CD-Digital Audio, CD Extra, CD TEXT, CD-ROM (Mode 1) CD-ROM XA (Mode 2 Form 1 and Mode 2 Form 2) CD-I* (Mode 2 Form 1 and Mode 2 Form 2), CD-I Ready CD-Bridge, Photo CD (single and multisession), Video CD *The CDU948S does not have the ADPCM audio circuitry and graphic decoding function for CD-I. SUSTAINED DATA TRANSFER RATE 150 kB/s Mode 1 (1x, read/write) 300 kB/s Mode 1 (2x read/write) 600 kB/s Mode 1 (4x read/write) 1,200 kB/s Mode 1 (8x max., reading) BURST DATA TRANSFER RATE 5.0 MB/s (asynchronous) 10.0 MB/s (synchronous) RANDOM ACCESS TIME 220 ms (average, including latency) BUFFER MEMORY 2 MB RECORDING METHOD Disc at Once, Track at Once, Session at Once Multi-session Fixed Variable Packet Writing MTBF 100,000 Power-on hours (duty 25%) HOST INTERFACE SCSI-2 MOUNTING Horizontal or Vertical DRIVE DIMENSIONS 5.75" W x 1.63" H x 8" D (146.0 x 41.4 x 203.0 mm) DRIVE WEIGHT 1 lb. 13 oz. (1 kg) *MTBF is an average based on normal office environmental conditions. Actual experience may vary. Please record responsibly. Before copying anything onto a CD-R disc, please be sure you are not violating Copyright laws. Most software companies allow you to make a back-up or archive copy of software. Check your software's license agreement for specific details. (c) 1998 Sony Electronics Inc. Sony, Storage by Sony and Spressa are trademarks of Sony. Windows and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corp. Non metric weights and measurements are approximate. Design and specifications subject to change without notice.