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Introduction
Features The Digital Relay I received was a final production unit, but it came in a plain cardboard box (the retail boxes were still in the works) with a driver disk, a CDR containing my utilities and a bunch of cables. When I first took a look at the Relay I thought "Damn, they should have called it the Digital Whale!" because it's at least an inch and a half longer than a normal CD player and makes my poor Rio look like a little shrimp in comparison. Upon further inspection the reason the relay is extra long is be cause it runs off of Sony's camcorder batteries. To get an equivalent voltage out of AA batteries would require a lot more space, and the power is definitely needed: after plugging in and turning on the Relay for a few minutes it got pretty warm; Sony must have a lot of electronics in there because they definitely warm up your pocket. The Digital Relay totally looks like a laptop accessory as it looks good contrasted with classic laptop black, and I'm sure it will color co-ordinate well with a Vaio Laptop. ;) I immediately loved the silver color because it matched my Sony MDR-V300 headphones.
Specs Here's what Sony says: Digital Relay CD-R/CD-RW Drive (CRX10U-A2) Sony's first battery-operated, portable CD-R/RW burner can also perform as a stand-alone CD player. The computer peripheral incorporates a USB interface for plug-and-play connectivity, and comes with a complete suite of feature-intensive Macintosh® and Windows® software, an InfoLithium® rechargeable battery, an AC power adapter, a wired-remote with an LCD display, earphones, cables and blank Sony media. The Digital Relay drive will be available in April for about $400. Digital Relay Portable CD-RW Drive Model Highlights:
Universal serial Bus (USB) Connection
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