FirewireDirect Revamps CDRW Line As High Speed Custom Solutions

New line includes lightning fast write speeds, FireWire and dual Interfaces, and a unique way of letting the buyer choose the right software for their CD burning needs.

February 11, 2002 - Austin, Texas / FirewireDirect.com, Inc., has announced a refashioning of their line of FireWire and USB 2.0 CDRW burning drives that includes the fastest mechanisms in the industry, FirewireDirects lowest ever prices, and a unique Choose You Own CD Software" option that allows buyers to order their CDRW with one or more of four leading CD burning solutions.

With so many confusing choices in the CDRW realm, FirewireDirect clarifies it all by consolidating their line into only two powerful write speeds, both at the top of the available speed spectrum, 48x and 52x. For flexibility, each drive is available in either plug and play FireWire, or in a dual USB 2.0/FireWire interface that makes the drive ready for any personal computer. Making it so easy to operate on any computer or any operating system, FirewireDirect, is also providing extra flexibility in available software for CD burning.

FirewireDirect is a provider of custom solutions, providing the only user selected software bundle in CDRW today. FirewireDirect bundles the new CDRW drives with one of four leading CD burning solutions at no additional cost, allowing customers buying direct from their web site to specify which application they would like. Every drive ships with a choice of Charismac Discribe, Roxio Easy CD Creator, Roxio Toast or VOB Instant CD/DVD. Customers desiring more than one application can purchase two applications at a price well below cost of a single program. Mac users may even choose to receive the full featured version of Toast Titanium for a cost well below retail.

For many computer users, the traditional software bundle is no longer adequate," says Jeff Questad, FirewireDirects Marketing Director.

With so many applications out there, many already on your Windows or Mac machine, so many multiple computer environments, and with the overlap between CD and DVD drives and software software solutions, being able to pick from several leading applications or receive additional software for additional computers is a better solution than buying off the rack and taking delivery of another throwaway CD with the same old apps youve already seen."

Our customers love our level of direct support, and customizable solutions like ours are why they turn to us as an alternative to box shippers who specialize in volume sales of one size fits all hardware packages with no support and few choices for the end user."

You now have a choice. Every FirewireDirect customer can now select one of the following programs with their FirewireDirect CDRW. .

•   Toast by Roxio, an extremely popular Macintosh CD burning solution, recognized as C/Nets Editors' Choice" and winner of a MacWorld Best Of Show" award in 2002
•   Easy CD Creator by Roxio, an award winning program for Windows users useful for CD burning of both data and music files that was PC Magazines Editors' Choice for CD & DVD Writing
•   Instant CD/DVD by VOB (recently acquired by Pinnacle Systems), a comprehensive CD/DVD recording solution and winner of ZDNets "Best Software" at CeBIT 2002, and
•   Discribe by Charismac, an easy to use Macintosh application that writes CDs or DVDs, an up and coming software suite described by MacFormat as a worthy opponent" to Toast.

In addition, buyers can select 2 programs for $29.95, even across platforms, or buy the full version of Toast Titanium for Mac for only $59.95. All these options far outstrip the possibilities in traditional software bundles in todays off the shelf CDRW devices from other manufacturers.

The drives also feature the latest Oxford 911 FireWire boards, Burn Proof" CD writing and other enhancements to protect data, and support for a wide variety of CD formats.

The FirewireDirect CD Series starts at $149.95 for a 52X FireWire external CDRW and the application of your choice. The new drives and software bundles are available now at FirewireDirects web site:

http://www.firewiredirect.com/firewire/products/cdrw.shtml

FirewireDirect offers the most extensive line of FireWire/1394/iLINK devices available anywhere, and an upcoming line of 1394B or FireWire 800 products, sold through their on line store and through selected resellers and distributors worldwide. They have emerged as the unquestioned leader in FireWire and SCSI RAID Storage Solutions, and offer a wide ranging line of hard drive, CD and DVD storage products. In addition to their major line of storage solutions, they have offered an award winning line of FireWire PCI products, FireWire networking devices, 1394 CardBus adapters and a complete selection of FireWire cables and adapters since they opened in 1999 as the first FireWire only store online.

More information about the company and their line of FireWire products can be found at their web site at http://www.firewiredirect.com.

The company can be reached by telephone at 512-302-0012 or by fax at 512-302-0064. E-mail inquiries may be directed to info@firewiredirect.com.

Reseller queries are welcome.