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Mad Dog Multimedia is ``First-to-Retail Market'' with the Fastest Generation of Triple Format Optical Storage: The MegaSTOR 18X Triple Format Internal and External DVD+/-RW Drives.


SAN DIEGO -- Computer peripherals market share leader Mad Dog Multimedia Mad Dog Multimedia®, Inc is a company that sells computer hardware, in the areas of optical media and drives, sound and graphics cards , data cables, and power supplies. Their products are resold by a number of major US retailers.

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 is now shipping their newest MegaSTOR 18X Triple Format Internal and External DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc.
DVD
 in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc

Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology.
+/-RW drives. The MegaSTOR 18X Triple Format is the first triple format burner offered in the retail market able to write to DVD+/-R at 18X speeds and DVD-RAM A rewritable DVD disc endorsed by the DVD Forum. Using phase change technology, DVD-RAMs are like removable hard disks, and the media can be rewritten 100,000 times compared to 1,000 times for DVD-RW and DVD+RW. The first DVD-RAM drives with a capacity of 2.6GB (single sided) or 5.  media at 12X speeds. MegaSTOR's advanced design enables the drive to support all of the newest formats while maintaining full backward compatibility with older optical media. Whether users' storage and retrieval requirements include video entertainment, archiving treasured family memories, business applications or sensitive data backup, the MegaSTOR 18X Triple Format can read from and write to the media that works best for the application. In keeping with Mad Dog Multimedia's continued commitment to Uncompromising Excellence, the MegaSTOR 18X Triple Format is backed by the company's two-year warranty, surpassing all others in the market.

The MegaSTOR 18X Triple Format is the Fastest Solution for Recording Videos

The MegaSTOR 18X Triple Format allows both personal and business users to create up to 16 hours of VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier.  quality video on a single DVD at speeds faster than any other triple format drive offered by U.S. Retailers today. So, whether users are creating a family video or burning business presentations, the MegaSTOR 18X Triple Format has the capacity and the speed they need. In addition, the MegaSTOR 18X Triple internal drive is RoHS compliant conforming to the strictest new lead-free manufacturing environmental rules around the world.

The MegaSTOR 18X Triple Format Performs Like a Virtual Hard Drive

The MegaSTOR 18X Triple Format provides users the ability to rewrite to the same piece of DVD-RAM media up to 100,000 times. This means users will be able to edit any data, music or video they have previously stored on a DVD-RAM disc, just as they would on their computer's hard drive. This popular new feature is in high demand and not found in traditional dual format drives from any of the competition. The MegaSTOR 18X Triple Format supports all of the popular DVD-RAM formats including type 2, type 4 and single disc formats.

The MegaSTOR 18X Triple Format Stores up to 9.4 GB of Data

The MegaSTOR 18X Triple Format supports Windows OS and stores up to 9.4 GB of data on a single piece of double sided DVD-RAM media. In addition, the MegaSTOR 18X Triple Format will store up to 8.5 GB of data on a single piece of Double Layer (DL) media. Consumers can now create up to 16 hours of VHS quality video or store up to 27,000 digital photos on a single DVD. Business users can eliminate "paper clutter" by storing up to 4 million pages of text on a single DVD.

$80 Value of the Newest Roxio Burning and Editing Software Included

The MegaSTOR 18X Triple Format includes a full version of Roxio Creator 8.2 XE OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and  software which provides users all of the necessary applications to perform photo and video capturing, authoring, editing and then burning professional looking DVDs with animated menus, resizable buttons and background themes.

Users will not need to upgrade the included software to enjoy the robust features in Roxio Creator 8.2 XE. Unlike the software bundled with most other "value drives" - Roxio Creator 8.2 XE is a complete software package. Users can backup and restore data to DVDs or CDs in a single drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another.  window. Converting and editing music LPs or tapes to MP3 or WMA (Windows Media Audio) An audio compression method from Microsoft. Known originally as MSAudio, this proprietary format competes with the MP3 and AAC methods. WMA encodes rapidly and is known to be especially effective at low bit rates.  formats directly to CDs or DVDs is a snap with the Sound Editor program. Creating data DVDs is made simple by the Drag-to-Disk feature which allows users to simply drag their data files to the Drag-to-Disk icon and burn directly to a DVD. Also included in this Mad Dog Multimedia - Roxio software package is a DVD player with multi-channel sound.

"Continuing our first-to-market strategy, Mad Dog Multimedia is again leading the pack with the introduction of the fastest and most complete internal and external DVD+/-RW drives offered to the market today," states Karen McCauley, Director of Marketing for Mad Dog Multimedia. "People want to create CDs and DVDs quickly and the storage demands of business and home users continue to increase. Whether it is in DVD+R (DVD+Recordable) A write-once (read only) version of the DVD+RW optical disc from the DVD+RW Alliance. DVD+Rs hold up to 4.7GB of data per side and can be read by DVD-Video players and computer DVD-ROM drives. A DVD+R DL disc is a "dual layer" DVD+R that holds a total of 8.5GB. , DVD-R (DVD-Recordable) A write-once (read only) DVD disc for both movies and data endorsed by the DVD Forum. DVD-Rs are often called "DVD Dash Rs" or "DVD Minus Rs" to distinguish them from the competing "Plus R" format (see DVD+R).  or DVD-RAM format, Mad Dog Multimedia's MegaSTOR 18X Triple Format will meet or exceed the demands of ALL users."

The internal MegaSTOR 18X Triple Format has an MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price
MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol
MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service)
MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) 
 of $69.99. The external MegaSTOR 18X Triple Format drive comes in two different models. The base model offers a sleek brushed aluminum enclosure with a USB USB
 in full Universal Serial Bus

Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer.
 2.0 connection. The MSRP for this model is $99.99. The deluxe model offers a beautifully designed black anodized aluminum enclosure with both USB 2.0 and Firewire 1394 connections. The MSRP for this model is $119.99. MegaSTOR 18X Triple Format drives will be available through Circuit City, Radio Shack, CompUSA, AAFES AAFES Army & Air Force Exchange Service , NEXCOM NEXCOM Navy Exchange Service Command
NEXCOM National Executive Committee
NEXCOM Next Generation Air-To-Ground Communication
, Micro Center, Datavision, J&R Music World/Computer World, PC Richards, Nebraska Furniture, and Office Depot Canada.

About Mad Dog Multimedia

Mad Dog Multimedia is a leader in providing high value peripheral products targeted towards the multimedia entertainment and storage demands of consumers and the small to medium business "SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. " market. Products range from optical storage for high quality digital media or critical business data backup, HDD (Hard Disk Drive) See hard disk and HDD caddy.

HDD - hard disk drive
 enclosures, power supplies, graphics accelerators, audio cards to "Techie Toyz" case modding accessories. Recognized by the San Diego Business Journal as the fifth fastest-growing private company for 2005, Mad Dog Multimedia is a company responsive to today's volatile multimedia and SMB market needs while delivering products that meet its standard of "Uncompromising Excellence." For more information, visit the company's web site at www.mdmm.com.

The following are Registered Trademarks or Trademarks of Mad Dog Multimedia(R), Inc.: CHAMPION; CONQUERER; DECIMATOR; DOMINATOR; ENTERTAINER; HYDROCHILL; MAD DOG MULTIMEDIA; MEGACAPTURE; MEGACLOCK; MEGAGLASS; MEGASTOR; MEGAVAULT; POWERCHILL; PREDATOR; PROWLER; and SUREPOWER. All other brands and product names contained herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners and are hereby recognized as such.
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