The people at Lite-On have been hinting about this drive for months. They finally released some details on it:
http://www.liteonit.com/ODD/English/e_p ... w16h5s.asp
Writing Speeds:
DVD+R: 16x CAV
DVD+RW: 8x CLV
DVD+R DL: 8x Z-CLV
DVD-R: 16x CAV
DVD-RW: 6x CLV
DVD-R DL: 4x CLV
CD-R: 48x CAV
CD-RW: 24x Z-CLV
Read Speeds:
DVD-ROM: 16x Max
CD-ROM: 48x Max
Access Times:
DVD-ROM: 160ms
CD-ROM: 160ms
Buffer Size: 2MB
It will be interesting to see if we'll be able to turn the SHW-1635S into a SHW-16H5S.