Toshiba Storage Device Division (SDD) has announced the world’s first slim HD DVD-RW drive for mobile PC's. The SD-L912A is compatible with most existing CD and DVD formats and can write to both HD DVD-R and HD DVD-RW media.
Toshiba Storage Device Division (SDD) today announced the world’s first slim HD DVD-RW drive for mobile PCs, further extending high-definition recording capabilities to the IT arena. The new drive can read, write and rewrite to HD DVD-RW discs, as well as read and write to HD DVD-R discs and standard DVD and CD discs.
Toshiba’s SD-L912A enables mobile PCs to replace larger desktop systems in the home with this additional high-definition functionality. The drive allows backup of large-capacity PC hard disk drives to the reusable format of HD DVD-RW discs and provides capabilities to store data-rich, high-definition digital content. HD DVD-RW functionality also opens the door to a wide range of applications involving storage and rewriting of large volumes of data.
No word on price yet. However, Toshiba plans to ship samples in July. More information, including a full list of specs, can be found here.
