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A-Open DVD-1240
Date: December
25,2000
Written By:
Merc
Price: $95.00 US
Looking for a good
bang for the buck DVD Drive? Then look no further because the A-Open DVD-1240 is
the drive for you.
The A-Open-1240 is
not the fastest drive on the market but it is one of the best valued.
The A-Open 1240
comes with a 40x read cd with gives you enough reason to trade in your Cd-Rom.
The 12x DVD we experienced superior DVD quality and flawless playback.
The
Drives specs are as follows:
Key
Features
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12X DVD-ROM
Transfer Rate Up To 16620 KB/sec
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40X CD-ROM
Transfer Rate Up To
6000 KB/sec
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Supported
IDE / Ultra-DMA33 and MW-DMA Mode 2
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Supported
DVD and CD Formats Including CD-R/RW and DVD-R/RW
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Tray
Loading Mechanism /
Vertically and Horizontally Use
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AOpen
product is manufactured and tested under strict ISO9001 certified
facilities, AOpen quality assurance standards, and complying with
the world’s most rigid safety standards. The DVD-1240 offers a
consistently high level of quality, compatibility, reliability and
outstanding performance. This drive can give you the edge you need
in entering the world of multimedia.
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512KB
buffer memory inside. Firmware
version upgradeable.
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the highest transfer rate ever, the result of AOpen's constant
efforts toward R&D. The first 12X speed DVD-ROM drive is
introduced. As one "Principal Member of DVD-Forum",
AOpen has remained focused on providing high-quality optical
storage devices that meet the needs of customers in a range of
fields "DVD-1240" provides leading performance of
12X DVD-ROM and 40X CD-ROM functions. The sustained data
transfer rate of DVD media is up to 16620 KB/sec, by
comparison, which is around 111X CD-ROM drive.
Additional enhancements include the digital servo mechanism
and CAV techonology keeps the drive on track, DDS (Dynamic
Damping System) to soak up vibration to help minimize error
and to improve the stability of reading of CD or DVD formats
including CD-R/RW or DVD-R/RW.
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Specifications
 | Interface:
E-IDE
/ ATAPI (SFF-8090, SFF8020)
Ultra-DMA Mode-2 (33.3 MB/sec)
MW-DMA Mode-2 (16.6 MB/sec)
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 | Speed:
DVD-ROM:
12X, CD-ROM: 40X
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 | Disc
Format: DVD
family: DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-Video
CD family: CD-DA, CD-ROM/XA, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-I, Video CD,
Photo-CD, CD-Extra
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 | Sustained
Data Transfer Rate: DVD-ROM:
16620 KBytes/sec (12X) / CD-ROM: 6000 KBytes/sec (40X)
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 | Disc
Storage Capacity: DVD-ROM:
4.7 GB (Single Layer), 8.5 GB (Dual Layer) / CD-ROM: 656 MB
(Mode 1), 748 MB (Mode 2)
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 | Data
Buffer Size: 512KB
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 | MTBF:
100,000
POH (20% duty)
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 | Audio
Specification: Line
Output : 0.7 Vrms Typ. (RL = 10k W )/ Headphones : 0.45 Vrms
Typ. (RL = 32 W )
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 | Power
Requirement: 5V,
12V ( 5%)
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 | Temperature:
5
~ 45 oC (operating)
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 | Humidity:
15
~ 85 % RH (operating)
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 | Dimensions
: 5.86"(W)
* 1.65"(H) * 7.73"(D) / (149 mm * 42 mm *
196.5 mm)
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 | Weight:
Less
than 2.2 lbs (1.0 kg)
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 | Mount
Position: Both
Horizontal and Vertical
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 | EMI
Requirement: FCC-B,CE,C-tick
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 | Safety
Requirement:
UL,
CUL, DHHS, TUV
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