October 2006 – Verbatim is once again ahead of the market by a length, becoming the first to launch on the market a dual-layer blank in DVD-R format with 8x write speed. There has never been a faster or more capacious silver disk: the two layers on the writeable side of the media can store a total 8.5 GB of data, music and film. A DL-compatible burner takes just 15 minutes to write four hours of video in DVD quality to the 8x DVD-R DL – Previously, the fastest 4x media took 25 minutes.
The Verbatim 8x DVD-R DL media are now in stores and are available individually or in 5-pack jewel cases. They cost €4.49 each or five for €22.49 (RRP incl. VAT).
Together with parent Mitsubishi Kagaku Media (MKM), Verbatim is the first manufacturer to produce a DVD-R disk with dual-layer technology with 8x read and write speeds. Key to the whole process is a special pigment for the recording layer, which promises high performance without diminishing the media’s reliability and compatibility. In addition, the development of sophisticated coating techniques and a special production method to form the grooves controlling the reading and writing process were required.
“Speed should never be at the cost of quality,” says Torsten Leye, DVD Marketing Manager Optical at Verbatim GmbH in Eschborn. “We have performed exhaustive tests on the new blanks using and focused on the needs of conventional hardware to provide our customers with a new generation of powerful storage media, highly compatible and guaranteed to play / record perfectly.”
More information about Verbatim and its product portfolio can be found at
www.verbatim-europe.com.
NOTES TO EDITORS
About Verbatim
Since 1969, development in data storage technology has been led by Verbatim – ranging from floppy disks and magneto-optical storage media to the latest CD and DVD formats, USB keys and flash memory cards. As part of the Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Group Verbatim benefits from outstanding research and development enabling countless innovations shaping today’s storage media market. Verbatim’s demanding quality control during manufacturing processes guarantees first-class products. The company has been awarded numerous international comparative product reviews and is the market leader for optical media in Europe. For more information please visit:
www.verbatim-europe.comEditorial Contacts:
Verbatim GmbH, Frankfurter Straße 63-69, 65760 Eschborn
Maria Csilics, Tel.:+49(0)6196-9001-30; e-Mail:
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