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Q117526: List of Major CD-ROM Drive Manufacturers (N-O)

Article: Q117526
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Last Modified: 04-FEB-2002

SUMMARY
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The following is a list of some of the major CD-ROM drive manufacturers. Phone
numbers and specifications are included.


CD-ROM DRIVE MANUFACTURERS
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NCR Corp.:

Model: Safari Portable CD-ROM
Phone:
Mounting: Ext
Adapter Card: Proprietary
Access Time (ms): 325
Data Transfer Rate (k/sec):
Transfer Buffer Size (k):
Speed:
MPC Compatible:
Works with Audio CDs:
Photo CD Compatible:
Single/Multi Session:
Drive Capacity: 680

NEC Technologies:

Model: 3Xe
Phone: (508) 264-8000
Mounting: Ext
Adapter Card:
Access Time (ms): 195
Data Transfer Rate (k/sec): 256
Transfer Buffer Size (k):
Speed:
MPC Compatible:
Works with Audio CDs:
Photo CD Compatible:
Single/Multi Session:
Drive Capacity:

NEC Technologies:

Model: 3Xi
Phone: (508) 264-8000
Mounting: Int
Adapter Card:
Access Time (ms): 195
Data Transfer Rate (k/sec): 450
Transfer Buffer Size (k):
Speed:
MPC Compatible:
Works with Audio CDs:
Photo CD Compatible:
Single/Multi Session:
Drive Capacity:

NEC Technologies:

Model: 3Xp
Phone: (508) 264-8000
Mounting: Port
Adapter Card:
Access Time (ms): 240
Data Transfer Rate (k/sec): 450
Transfer Buffer Size (k): 44
Speed:
MPC Compatible:
Works with Audio CDs:
Photo CD Compatible:
Single/Multi Session:
Drive Capacity:

NEC Technologies:

Model: CDR-36 Portable
Phone: (508) 264-8000
Mounting: Ext
Adapter Card: SCSI
Access Time (ms): 500
Data Transfer Rate (k/sec): 150
Transfer Buffer Size (k): 64
Speed:
MPC Compatible:
Works with Audio CDs:
Photo CD Compatible:
Single/Multi Session:
Drive Capacity: 620-670

NEC Technologies:

Model: CDR-36M
Phone: (508) 264-8000
Mounting: Ext
Adapter Card: SCSI
Access Time (ms): 450
Data Transfer Rate (k/sec): 150
Transfer Buffer Size (k):
Speed:
MPC Compatible:
Works with Audio CDs:
Photo CD Compatible:
Single/Multi Session:
Drive Capacity: 680

NEC Technologies:

Model: CDR-37
Phone: (508) 264-8000
Mounting: Ext
Adapter Card: SCSI
Access Time (ms): 450
Data Transfer Rate (k/sec): 150
Transfer Buffer Size (k): 64
Speed:
MPC Compatible:
Works with Audio CDs:
Photo CD Compatible:
Single/Multi Session:
Drive Capacity: 680

NEC Technologies:

Model: CDR-37M
Phone: (508) 264-8000
Mounting: Ext
Adapter Card: SCSI
Access Time (ms): 280
Data Transfer Rate (k/sec): 150
Transfer Buffer Size (k): 64
Speed:
MPC Compatible:
Works with Audio CDs:
Photo CD Compatible:
Single/Multi Session:
Drive Capacity: 680

NEC Technologies:

Model: CDR-74
Phone: (508) 264-8000
Mounting: Int/Ext
Adapter Card: SCSI
Access Time (ms): 280
Data Transfer Rate (k/sec): 150
Transfer Buffer Size (k): 64
Speed:
MPC Compatible:
Works with Audio CDs:
Photo CD Compatible:
Single/Multi Session:
Drive Capacity: 680

NEC Technologies:

Model: CDR-83M
Phone: (508) 264-8000
Mounting: Ext
Adapter Card: SCSI
Access Time (ms): 280
Data Transfer Rate (k/sec): 150
Transfer Buffer Size (k): 64
Speed:
MPC Compatible:
Works with Audio CDs:
Photo CD Compatible:
Single/Multi Session:
Drive Capacity: 680

NEC Technologies:

Model: CDR-84
Phone: (508) 264-8000
Mounting: Int/Ext
Adapter Card: SCSI
Access Time (ms): 280
Data Transfer Rate (k/sec): 150
Transfer Buffer Size (k): 64
Speed:
MPC Compatible:
Works with Audio CDs:
Photo CD Compatible:
Single/Multi Session:
Drive Capacity: 680

NEC Technologies:

Model: MultiSpin 38 Portable
Phone: (508) 264-8000
Mounting: Ext
Adapter Card: SCSI 1 or 2
Access Time (ms): 400
Data Transfer Rate (k/sec): 300
Transfer Buffer Size (k):
Speed: Double MPC Compatible: Y
Works with Audio CDs: Y
Photo CD Compatible: Y
Single/Multi Session: Multi
Drive Capacity:

NEC Technologies:

Model: MultiSpin 74
Phone: (508) 264-8000
Mounting: Ext
Adapter Card: SCSI 1 or 2
Access Time (ms): 280
Data Transfer Rate (k/sec): 300
Transfer Buffer Size (k):
Speed: Double
MPC Compatible: Y
Works with Audio CDs: Y
Photo CD Compatible: Y
Single/Multi Session: Multi
Drive Capacity:

NEC Technologies:

Model: MultiSpin 84
Phone: (508) 264-8000
Mounting: Int
Adapter Card: SCSI 1 or 2
Access Time (ms): 280
Data Transfer Rate (k/sec): 300
Transfer Buffer Size (k):
Speed: Double
MPC Compatible: Y
Works with Audio CDs: Y
Photo CD Compatible: Y
Single/Multi Session: Multi
Drive Capacity:

Nth Group:

Model: Nth CD-ROM
Phone:
Mounting: Ext
Adapter Card: SCSI
Access Time (ms): 350
Data Transfer Rate (k/sec): 150
Transfer Buffer Size (k):
Speed:
MPC Compatible:
Works with Audio CDs:
Photo CD Compatible:
Single/Multi Session:
Drive Capacity: 680

Optical Access:

Model: Access CD
Phone:
Mounting: Ext
Adapter Card: SCSI
Access Time (ms): 400
Data Transfer Rate (k/sec): 150
Transfer Buffer Size (k):
Speed:
MPC Compatible:
Works with Audio CDs:
Photo CD Compatible:
Single/Multi Session:
Drive Capacity: 600

Optical Access:

Model: Access CD/Allegro
Phone:
Mounting: Ext
Adapter Card: SCSI-II
Access Time (ms): 310
Data Transfer Rate (k/sec): 150
Transfer Buffer Size (k):
Speed:
MPC Compatible:
Works with Audio CDs:
Photo CD Compatible:
Single/Multi Session:
Drive Capacity: 599-683

Optical Access:

Model: Access CD/Performer
Phone:
Mounting: Ext
Adapter Card: SCSI-II
Access Time (ms): 500
Data Transfer Rate (k/sec): 150
Transfer Buffer Size (k):
Speed:
MPC Compatible:
Works with Audio CDs:
Photo CD Compatible:
Single/Multi Session:
Drive Capacity: 540

Optical Media:

Model: OMI CDP-1B
Phone:
Mounting: Ext
Adapter Card: SCSI
Access Time (ms): 380
Data Transfer Rate (k/sec): 150
Transfer Buffer Size (k):
Speed:
MPC Compatible:
Works with Audio CDs:
Photo CD Compatible:
Single/Multi Session:
Drive Capacity: 130

Orchid Technology:

Model: CDS-3110
Phone: (519) 683-0300
Mounting: Int
Adapter Card: Proprietary
Access Time (ms): 350
Data Transfer Rate (k/sec): 300
Transfer Buffer Size (k): 64
Speed:
MPC Compatible: Type II
Works with Audio CDs: Y
Photo CD Compatible: Y
Single/Multi Session: Multi
Drive Capacity:

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