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From: bha@offsite.com (Bryan Apple)
Subject: Re: New CD Rom Drives from DEC
Message-ID: <1994Mar7.235955.1601@offsite.com>
Organization: Data Vault Systems
References: <2lfu1s$6dq@umigw.miami.edu>
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 23:59:55 GMT
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In article <2lfu1s$6dq@umigw.miami.edu> byrne@phyto.rsmas.miami.edu () writes:
>
>DEC has (or is about to) announce two new CD Rom drives,
>the RRD43 and the RRD44. I am told that they are really:
>
>RRD43 = Toshiba XM-4101BN
>RRD44 = Toshiba XM-3401BN
>
>The Toshiba XM-3401BN is 330KB/sec ("double" speed), 200ms avg access, 
>256KB cache. Anyone know about the Toshiba XM-4101BN?

From the Toshiba Faxback server (714-455-0407):

Document #1002 - 2 sheet overview
Document #1103 - 9 sheet Technical Notes

XM-4101 Series: XM-4101B (internal), XM-4101L1 (external w/case&pwr supply)
Format: Red Book, Yellow Book, CD-ROM XA, Photo-CD, CD-BRIDGE, CD-I Ready
Xfer: 2x Sustained (mode 1) 300kb/sec, Burst Sync 4.2mb/sec
Access: 320ms typical, Full Stroke 2x 1000ms
Buffer: 64kb
Interface: SCSI-2
MTBF: 45000 power on hours
Drawer Type load & eject
1" high device (1/3 h)

I have also seen part numbers like TXM4101N-S (internal)
and TXM4101E1 (external) for what I think is the same drive.

I just got mine (a XM-4010B) today.  I paid about $230.

-- 
Bryan Apple
Data Vault Systems
(708) 885-6000