It appears that BenQ is following in the footsteps of Plextor and Samsung with their own series of 18x DVD±RW drives. According to the Japanese website, PC Watch, the company had three 18x DVD±RW drives on display at Computex. Along with internal (DW1800) and external (EW180B) models, BenQ plans to introduce a drive with support for LightScribe (DW1805) technology.


The article also mentions that BenQ has a Serial ATA drive (DW180S) in the works. However, it was not on display at Computex. At this time, not much is know about these drives. As we find out more, we'll let you know. In the mean time, PC Watch's Computex report can be found here.