The Taiwanese company CIS Technology has
announced a new 8x/4x DVD+R/RW writer called Arrgo AWD-804. While 8x write speed
is quite standard nowadays the Arrgo AWD-804's specifications show read speeds
of 16x for DVD-ROM and 48x for CD-ROM which are the fastest I've seen on any DVD
writer so far.
Write | speed DVD+R/RW | 8x/4x | CD-R/RW | 32x/24x | Read | speed DVD/CD-ROM | 16x/48x | DVD±R/RW | 8x | Access | time 130 ms (avg.) | Buffer | size 8 | MB |
The Arrgo AWD-804 DVD+R/RW
drive is an internal type DVD+R/RW recorder, 5.25-inch, half-height,
IDE/ATAPI interface, and has (1) CD read speeds up to 48x, (2) DVD-ROM
read speeds up to 16x and (3) CD-R write up to 32x and (4) DVD+R write
speeds up to 8x. Furthermore, the drive utilizes the advance tilt
compensate technology to reduce DVD disc reading and writing jitter. It
also adopt fast and quite technology ¡°High Precise Sledge Control¡±(HPSC)
traverse mechanism to improve access time and reduce acoustic seeking
noise.
The Arrgo AWD-804 is available for shipment now
according to CIS. You'll find more information about the drive here.
Source: CIS
