Thanks to Hardware Zone.. in particular raygay27.
http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=920010
http://shopping.pchome.com.tw/rec/detai ... d=AAS00156
Writing Speeds:
DVD+R 16x
DVD-R 16x
DVD+R DL 4x
DVD+RW 8x
DVD-RW 6x
CD-R 40x
CD-RW 24x
Read Speeds:
DVD-ROM 12x
CD-ROM 40x
I don't know if the specs from PC Home are right, especially since this is most likely based on the Lite-On SOHW-1673S. If so, the drive should have 48x CD read and write and 16x DVD-ROM read.
I've already asked Sony America when their 16x16 drive was going to be released. All they said was soon.