THE YAMAHA CRW8824SZ
Trust your important data to Yamaha CD-RW drives. Recordable and ReWritable CDs are ideal for any storage purpose: they hold up to 700MB of data or music, offer complete security and reliability and are compatible with 300 million computers worldwide. Yamaha 3-in-1 CD-RW drives are your best choice for creating CDs. With their superior quality, speed, features and bundled software, they have received numerous awards and excellent reviews from every corner of the computer industry.

• Store data and graphics files with floppy disk ease onto removable media to free up limited and expensive hard disk space.
• Save photos and videos for instant access/playback, anytime, anywhere.
• Record your original music on audio CDs for friends or talent agents.
• Backup and archive information for instant access on the most reliable media.
• Distribute files worldwide and be confident that anyone can read them.

UP TO 8X WRITE SPEED
Record a 74-minute CD in just 9 minutes; fast enough to meet the tightest deadlines!

UP TO 8X REWRITE SPEED
Record, erase and record again, up to 999 times! Now you can use a CD with floppy disk ease.

UP TO 24X READ SPEED
The CRW8824SZ features a fast read speed, eliminating the need for additional CD-ROM drives.

BUFFER MEMORY
With a generous 8MB buffer memory, Yamaha CD-RW drives save you time, wasted media and aggravation.

PUREPHASE� LASER SYSTEM
CRW8824SZ features this exclusive Yamaha anti-glare laser technology which eliminates unwanted reflections and glare when recording a CD, resulting in exceptional reliability.

24X AUDIO RIPPING SPEED
Audio ripping is the process of converting CD music tracks to WAV files for creating music CDs on a PC. CRW8824EZ rips CDs up to three times faster than conventional CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or other CD-RW drives.

FLASH-ROM
This feature extends the life of Yamaha CD-RW drives by allowing you to instantly upgrade via software available on the Yamaha web site.

RAPIDLINKED� PACKET WRITING
Add files to a CD one at a time with drag and drop simplicity. Archiving and backing up data has never been easier or more efficient.

TRAY LOADING
With the convenient tray loading mechanism, there is no need to search for missing caddies.

EASY INSTALLATION
With Plug 'n Play installation, both internal and external Yamaha CD-RW drives can be installed in just a few minutes.

REQUIREMENTS

IBM PC and COMPATIBLES
• Fast hard disk (<19ms access time, 700 KB/sec or better transfer rate);
• Pentium 200Mhz or faster CPU, Windows '95/98 or Windows NT 4.x (with service pack 3 or 5), Windows 2000
• SCSI adapter (external and internal SCSI drives only)

MACINTOSH COMPATIBLES
• System 7.6 or higher
• Fast hard disk (<19ms access time, 700 KB/sec)
• Available SCSI controller port; SCSI cable (external units only)

(Features subject to change without notice)