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Posted: **Mon Jan 24, 2005 6:45 pm**

http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/11268

Can it be a LG 4163?

Posted: **Mon Jan 24, 2005 7:14 pm**

Looking at I-O Data's spec page on the drive, it truly is a Panasonic/Matsushita drive (SW-9585).

Posted: **Mon Jan 24, 2005 7:20 pm**

According to the original source it says "SW-9585 of Matsushita electronic industry make":

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/ ... odata1.htm

More info on the drive:

http://www.iodata.jp/prod/storage/dvd/2 ... /index.htm

The external looks pretty cool

Posted: **Mon Jan 24, 2005 7:27 pm**

That's I-O Data's standard external case. I do agree it looks quite nice. I-O Data needs to release some of these drives in the US :evil:

Posted: **Mon Jan 24, 2005 7:38 pm**

They probably can't compete. Too many el-cheapo drives sold over here.

Posted: **Mon Jan 24, 2005 7:48 pm**

I-O Data is hardcore, it even breaks down the naming convention for the drive:

DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD-RAM ATAPI対応 Drive Bay用
MATSUSHITA16倍速ライト Advance (BLACK)

Posted: **Tue Jan 25, 2005 1:21 am**

I wish I-O Data and Buffalo sold their drives in the US.

That is a cool looking external case.

Posted: **Tue Jan 25, 2005 8:38 am**

Hi!

Nice drive, but how are the chance that it is avaible in Europe?

Posted: **Tue Jan 25, 2005 3:38 pm**

So is this yet another awesome sounding Panasonic drive we'll never see in the US, or if we're lucky one obscure site will carry it for about a week before it goes out of stock?

I wish Plextor released the 605 in the US... :cry:

That IOData external drive does look awesome, maybe I need to break down and ask my friend in Japan to get me one..

Posted: **Sun Jan 30, 2005 9:14 pm**

Does the SW-9585 accept cartridges? I have a lot of DVD-RAMs in cartridges...

Anyone know if the SW-9585 will be available in the US?

Posted: **Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:07 am**

viking2ev wrote:Anyone know if the SW-9585 will be available in the US?

available at newegg.com as a bulk unit

Posted: **Mon Jan 31, 2005 4:38 pm**

How about cartridges? Anyone knows?

Posted: **Mon Feb 14, 2005 12:23 am**

viking2ev wrote:How about cartridges? Anyone knows?

IO Data's site specifically says it won't work with DVD-RAM in cartridges.

YSS has put up a barrage of tests with this drive; it's not looking too hot so far: http://homepage2.nifty.com/yss/sw9585/sw9585.htm

Posted: **Mon Feb 28, 2005 7:29 pm**

looks like it lists 12X for the DVD media he inserts. Someone want to translate? Also, this drive is the latest and greatest at http://www.slidirect.com/They sell direct to OEM's, resellers AND end users! Just ordered my black bezel one! The 9585 is on the homepage. in "product spotlight"

Posted: **Tue Mar 01, 2005 6:26 am**

Justin42 wrote:I wish Plextor released the 605 in the US...

In this thread the reports about the Plextor PX-605 dont look very good ...

According to this news
there may be more DVD-RAM burners coming ahead ...

Posted: **Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:42 pm**

Thats tempting but I all ready have 2 16x DL burners now plus 2 more 8x ones and a nifty Panasonic Settop HD/dvd burner that will take RAM disk in either flavor and minus. Let us know how it works when you get it and maybe I'll change my mind if its very good.

Posted: **Wed Mar 02, 2005 1:24 am**

Panasonic Black DVD Multi Drive, Dual Layer Model SW-9585BBD, OEM

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDe ... 009&depa=1

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