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ASUS Announces 16x DVD±RW Drive

Postby Ian on Tue Jul 20, 2004 11:08 am

This has been sitting in my inbox for a few days....

Record 4 Hours of DVD Content on 1 Disc and Enjoy 16X DVD Read and Write Across both + and - Media

ASUS DRW-1604P internal DVD-Rewriter supports double layer technology and 16X DVD+/-Write

Taipei, Taiwan, July 16 2004 – ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (ASUS), a leading provider of high-performance optical storage devices, today debuted it’s latest internal DVD rewriter – the DRW-1604P – that supports both 16X DVD+/-Write and 4X DVD+R double layer technology.

With the popularity of digital multimedia entertainment, the demand for larger storage capacity to accommodate video and audio content is on the rise. The ASUS DRW-1604P supports the latest double layer technology, which, as the name suggests, doubles DVD+R media from 4.7GB to 8.5GB or four hours of DVD quality video.

Flexibility for the wide array of media formats is also very important. The ASUS DRW-1604P offers both 16X DVD-Write and 16X DVD+Write, making it capable of reading from and writing on DVD-Writeable/Rewriteable and DVD+Writeable/Rewriteable formats. With the dual-compatibility feature, the DRW-1604P creates DVDs that can be played or read by most DVD-ROM drives and DVD players. It enables 4X DVD-Rewrite, 4X DVD+Rewrite, 16X DVD-ROM, 32X CD-Write, 24X CD-Rewrite and 40X CD-ROM as well to provide flexibility and high-speed operation.

The ASUS DRW-1604Padopted several innovative technologies found only in ASUS optical drives.

FlextraLink™ – No More Disc Coasters
Unusable discs are often caused by buffer under-run, which occurs when the system cannot keep up a steady data stream to the writer, causing “blank spots” on the disc. FlextraLink prevents this problem by marking the disc where writing stopped and resume operation at the same place when information flow begins again.

FlextraSpeed™ – The Best Recording Speed
FlextraSpeed intelligently adjusts writing speeds depending on the media. The best operation speed effectively lowers operation noise, prolongs motor life and saves CPU resource.

DDSSII –Precision for Reading and Writing
DDSS II (Double Dynamic Suspension System II) is a patented anti-vibration technology. It stabilizes the pick-up head vertically and horizontally, achieving more precise tacking while reducing vibration and noise.

Liquid Crystal Tilt – Precision on uneven discs
LCT (Liquid Crystal Tilt) technology provides enhanced pick up head accuracy during recording and playback on disks with uneven curvature and thickness.

All ASUS proprietary technologies occupy minimal system resources, allowing the PC to remain fully operational and available for other applications even during the recording process.

For additional information about ASUS optical storage devices or other quality products, please visit the company homepage at http://www.asus.com.

DRW-1604P Features:
- 16X DVD-Write/4X DVD-RW/16X DVD+Write/4X DVD+ReWrite/4X DVD+R (DL)/16X DVD-ROM/32X CD-Write/24X CD-ReWrite/40X CD-ROM
- Vertical and Horizontal Mounting Available
- Support DAO, TAO, SAO, Packet Write
- Support Windows XP/NT/ME/2000/98SE
- Multiple formats: DVD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-Video, DVD-RAM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM Mode1, CD-ROM/XA Mode2, Photo CD, CD-I, CD-Extra, CD-Text
- Bundled Latest NERO Burning Software

About ASUS®
ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (TSE:2357), is a leading provider of 3C total solutions. Its product portfolio includes notebooks, motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, information appliances, desktop PCs, servers, wireless solutions, mobile phones and networking devices. With world-class engineering and offices and subsidiaries located in all corners of the world, ASUSTeK provides innovative solutions to consumers, businesses and OEM/ODM customers. The company is the perennial leader of the motherboard and graphics card industries and a top 10 player globally for notebooks, optical drives, broadband modems and a wide range of other products.
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Postby Ian on Tue Jul 20, 2004 11:08 am

Judging by the specs, this is a Pioneer A08 clone. Thoughts?
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Postby Justin42 on Tue Jul 20, 2004 11:12 am

Just when I thought buffer underrun protection names couldn't get any more insane.. FlextraLink™?
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Postby Ian on Tue Jul 20, 2004 11:22 am

FlextraLink has been around for years.

I'm still waiting for Sextralink :roll:
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Postby Kennyshin on Tue Jul 20, 2004 12:39 pm

Can't think of anything else other than A08. The drive will cost probably as much as a used Asus PC-DL.
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Postby alien7 on Tue Jul 20, 2004 4:07 pm

Asus is known for good quality CD/DVD drives. I was planning on getting the LG GSA-4120B, but it has only 2.4x for DL. I guess the time difference between 2.4x and 4.0x should be around 10-15 min., which is quite a bit (once the DL media gets cheaper, this time difference will be a problem for me). If the new ASUS drive is cheaper then the new Pioneer, it will be my next buy.
@ Kennyshin: thanks for all your useful comments regarding the LG GSA-4120B drive! 8)
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Postby CAG on Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:01 pm

How long do you think it'll be before we start seeing 16X DVD DL write speeds?
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Postby dolphinius_rex on Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:02 pm

CAG wrote:How long do you think it'll be before we start seeing 16X DVD DL write speeds?


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Postby CAG on Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:14 pm

LOL...I guess you're right. I figure it's gotta be soon though. In the last year, burners have gone from 4X single format, single layer, to 16X dual format and 4X dual layer with most of that coming in the last 6 months.
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Postby Wesociety on Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:59 am

Hmm, I'm not to optomistic about 16X DVD+R DL.
I remember reading that it was doubtful that even 4X DVD+R DL would be reliable...
We have yet to find out...
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