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Plextor PX-716A 16X and 4X DL (?) coming very soon...
According to sources, Plextor will announce next week a new recorder with the codename PX-716A. The new drive supports the fastest writing/reading speed for all CD/DVD formats...
The final specs of the drive will announced at Monday so there might be differences from this information:
Writing
DVD+R: 16x (CAV)
DVD+R DL: 4X (CLV)
DVD-R: 16x (CAV)
CD-R: 48x (CAV)
Rewriting
DVD+RW: 4x (CLV)
DVD-RW: 4x (CLV)
CD-RW: 24x (P-CAV)
Reading
DVD-ROM: 16x (CAV)
CD-ROM: 48x (CAV)
Buffer Underrun Proof Technology: Stops buffer underrun errors
GigaRec Technology
SecuRec Technology
Silent Mode
Q-Check
VariRec Technology
PoweRec Technology (Plextor Optimised Writing Error Reduction Control)
Supports Lossless Linking (DVD+R/RW)
Zero Link (DVD-R/RW)
Supports Background Formatting
Access Time <100 ms for CD; 150 ms for DVD
8MB Buffer
Source : http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/News/De ... wsId=10723