5.25-inch MO drive provides double capacity

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Sony Corp. offers SMO-F551 built-in 5.2GB, 5.25-inch magneto-optical (MO) disc drive that has twice the capacity of conventional models. Aside from random access and a big-capacity memory, the product can be utilized as an external storage for personal computers and workstations. It can be used for storing documents in government offices or libraries, for nonlinear audio and video editing, for storing image data, and for recording network data. The SMO-F551 is also compatible with ISO standards for 2.6GB, 1.3GB and 650MB discs and 2.6GB overwrite discs.

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Offers SMO-F551 built-in 5.2GB, 5.25-inch magneto-optical disc drive that has twice the capacity of conventional models

Drum Memories, Sony Corp., Optical disk drives

640MB MO drive spins at 4,500rpm

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Konica Corp.'s OMD-9060 3.5-inch 640MB magneto-optical (MO) disc drive is capable of producing a disc-rotation speed of 4,500rpm. The device, initially priced at 100,000 yen ($787), is capable of a maximum data transmission speed of 4.5MB per second, making fast reading and overwriting possible with the use of a 2MB standard-cache memory. The OMD-9060, which also features a full-digital servo that limits energy consumption to 5.4W, is compatible with all of Konica's previous disc drive models.

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Its OMD-9060 3.5-inch 640MB magneto-optical (MO) disc drive is capable of producing a disc-rotation speed of 4,500rpm

Product information, Konica Corp.

Fujitsu stays on track with MO drive plans, offers mobile model

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Fujitsu Ltd. has introduced the Mobile MO, a 640MB, 3.5 inch magneto-optical (MO) drive which is one of the smallest such products yet.

Computer storage devices, Fujitsu Ltd., FJTSY