Posted by Ian on March 27th, 2007 at 10:50 AM CST

Panasonic has announced a new portable Super Multi drive, the LF-P968C. Not much larger than a standard CD case, the LF-P968C can be powered from the USB bus and features 8x DVD±R, 4x DVD±R DL and 5x DVD-RAM writing speeds. Here are some of the drive's specs:

Writing Speeds: DVD±R: 8x DVD±R DL: 8x DVD+RW: 4x DVD-RW: 6x DVD-RAM: 5x CD-R: 24x CD-RW: 16x Access Times: DVD-ROM: 180ms CD-ROM: 150ms

Read Speeds: DVD-ROM (Single): 8x Max DVD-ROM (Dual): 6x Max DVD-Video: 4x Max DVD±R: 8x Max DVD±RW: 6x Max DVD±R DL: 6x Max DVD-RAM: 5x Max CD-ROM: 24x Max Buffer Size: 2MB

The LF-P968C is expected to hit store shelves on April 13th for about 22,000 Yen ($187US). More information can be found on Panasonic's website.
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