Short take: Yamaha preps new CD-RW drives

Yamaha of America plans to offer several new CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) drives in September. The offerings include one of the first 4x write, 4x re-write and 16x read drives, which Yamaha claims will cut backup times in half. Software for creating audio CDs as well as drag-and-drop transfer and creation of files will be included. Prices for the drives, which are available in Mac and PC versions, will range from $449 to $599.

Aug. 19, 1998 1:05 p.m. PT

plans to offer several new CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) drives in September. The offerings include one of the first 4x write, 4x re-write and 16x read drives, which Yamaha claims will cut backup times in half. Software for creating audio CDs as well as drag-and-drop transfer and creation of files will be included. Prices for the drives, which are available in Mac and PC versions, will range from $449 to $599.