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Hitachi GD 8000

DVD-ROM drive - Internal - IDE - Read speed: 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD)

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Hitachi GD 8000

General

MPN: GD-8000, GD-8000BV

Device Type: DVD-ROM drive

Enclosure Type: Internal

Enclosure Colour: White

Interface: IDE

Weight: 0.98 kg

Height: 4.13 cm

Depth: 18 cm

Width: 14.6 cm

Optical storage

Type: DVD-ROM - 5.25" x 1/2H

Read Speed: 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD)

Media Load Type: Tray

Access Time: 120 ms (DVD), 90 ms

Compliant Standards: 2nd generation, Kodak PhotoCD, CD-DA, CD-XA, CDi, 3rd Generation, 2nd generation, Kodak PhotoCD, CD-DA, CD-XA, CDi, 3rd Generation, Video CD

Supported CD Formats: CD Text, CD Extra, CD-DA (audio), CD-I, CD-ROM XA, Photo CD, Video CD, CD-ROM

Features: Volume control wheel, headphone jack, horizontal/vertical mountable, emergency disc eject hole

Buffer Size: 512 KB

Hard drive

Type: None

Manufacturer's product description

The GD-8000 appeals to a growing market of home and corporate PC users who require high capacity, flexible storage solutions. The drive extends the performance barrier for DVD-ROM drives with 16x DVD, 40x CD-ROM speed data transfer rate. The GD-8000 enables users to play full-length feature films and access a new range of data intensive games and multimedia titles offered on the DVD format. By using software to change the recording format, the GD-8000 can be made read compatible with media recorded by DVD camcorder. The drive offers high performance and reliability with a low initial investment. The GD-8000 is also cost-effective to run with a favorable cost per megabyte ratio to other optical technologies.

Expansion / connectivity

Interfaces:

1 x headphones - output - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x audio - line-out - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x audio - line-out - 4 PIN MPC, 1 x headphones - output - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x audio - SPDIF output - 2 PIN Digital Audio
1 x audio - line-out - 4 PIN MPC

Connections: 1 x storage - ATA-66 - 40 PIN IDC, 1 x storage - EIDE/ATAPI - 40 PIN IDC

Compatible Bays: 1 x front accessible - 5.25" x 1/2H

Miscellaneous

Mounting Kit: Not available

Package Type: OEM

Software / system requirements

Software Included: Drivers & Utilities

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