Drive Characteristics
Features of the RWZ52 Multifunction Optical Disk Drive
High Performance
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23 millisecond average seek time
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8 millisecond average latency
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1000 Kbytes/second data transfer rate for reads
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500 Kbytes/second data transfer rate for writes
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less than 3 second media load and spin-up time
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Digital Signal Processor based servo - intelligent servo system for
faster seeks and lower error rates
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split optics - lighter optical head for faster and more accurate data
access
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caching - full read and write caching for optimizing system
performance
Industry Standard Compliance
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5.25 inch industry standard media (ISO and ANSI)
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Continuous composite format
Superior Reliability
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100,000 hours MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
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1,200,000 MSBF (Mean Swaps Between Failure - Autochanger only)
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