As we all know, faster and faster CDRW drives are entering the market faster and faster.
Some companies have already been releasing 32x CDRW drives and now Asus followes.
Some info on the drive:
- 32x Writing/12x Rewriting/40x Reading - Swift data recording: burn a full 650 MB CD in 3 1/2 minutes - FlextraLink (Flexible and Strategic Writing Tech.) to prevents Buffer Underrun - FlextraSpeed (Flexible and Strategic Speed Switch Tech.) for optimal recording speed - Superior Stability with DDSS II (2nd Generation Double Dynamic Suspension System) - Unique Dust Proof design - Overburn up to 99 minutes - Support TAO-RAW writing mode and TAO, DAO, SAO, Multi-Session, and Packet Write - High Speed Digital audio extraction and VCD Data Extraction supported - Supporting DOS, Windows 95/98/2000/Me/NT/XP, Netware, Linux, OS/2 Warp - Wide range of formats suppprted: Audio CD, CD-ROM/XA, Video CD, CD-I, Multi-session Photo CD, Karaoke CD, I-Trax, CD-Extra, and Bootable CD - Compliant with MPC level 2 & 3, PC97/98/99/2000/2001 - Vertical/ Horizontal mounting available |
Ofcourse it's nice to have an extremely fast CDRW drive, but since the difference between 16x and 24x was small, and the difference between 24x and 32x is even smaller, I don't see a point in upgrading.
For people buying a new drive because they just have/want to, it may be a good one. Although... Plextor is still on of the most sold drives because of their good reputation and quality.
Will Asus be able to beat them? I don't think so.
Anyhow, competition on the market is always good for the customer, so no bad thing here!
Source: Asus website
