16x DVD writer from LG available in Japan

While LG Electronics has not
released any official information about the GSA-4160B yet the bulk version of
this 16x DVD writer has already showed up in Japan now. The
only thing that looks to have changed in the specifications compared to the
existing GSA-4120B is the increased write speed of DVD+R to 16x from
12x.

LG GSA-4160B specifications Write speed  Read speed DVD+R DL 2.4x CLV DVD-ROM 16x CAV DVD+R 16x ZCLV DVD+R DL 8x CAV DVD+RW 4x CLV DVD±R 10x CAV DVD-R 8x ZCLV DVD±RW 8x CAV DVD-RW 4x CLV DVD-RAM 5x PCAV DVD-RAM 5x PCAV CD-ROM 40x CAV CD-R 40x ZCLV     CD-R/RW 40x CAV CD-RW 24x ZCLV Access time Buffer size  DVD-ROM 145 ms 2 MB DVD-RAM 165 ms CD-ROM 125 ms

The price for the bulk version including software is
about 15000 Yen (~ €110). More information and some pictures of the drive
is available here (Babelfish translation).

Source: akiba.ascii24.com