Via our friends from CDRLabs.com we can read that Lite-On
IT has posted the specifications of a new drive, the SOHC-5232K combo writer, on their
website. The combo drive can write and read CD(-R) media at 52x and re-write
CD-RW media at 32x. Besides that the drive can also read DVD
media at 16x maximum:
 Lite-On 52x 32x 52x + 16x Combo Drive:
- SMART-BURN avoiding Buffer Under Run
error, Automatically adjusting writing strategy & running OPC to
provide the best burning quality
- SMART-X Smart Monitoring &
Adjusting Read-speed Technology for eXtraction
- VAS® to reduce vibration & noise
during recording & reading
- Support Fixed Packet, Variable Packet,
TAO, SAO, DAO, Raw Mode Burning & Over-Burn
- Support formats of CD Family, CD-R
& CD-RW discs (up to 99 min)
- Support formats fo DVD Family, single
/ dual layer (PTP / OPT), DVD+R / RW, and DVD-R / RW
- Conforms to Orange Book Part 2, 3,
Volume 2: High Speed & MMC2 commands
- Support PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2 and
Ultra DMA mode 2
- Support Mt.
Rainier
Specifications:
- Speed: Writing 52x (7800KB/sec)
maximum by CAV, Rewriting 32x (4800KB/sec) maximum by Z-CLV in Ultra
Plus Speed disc, Reading CD Family 52x (7800KB/sec) maximum by CAV, DVD
Family 16x (21600KB/sec) maximum by CAV
- Access Time: CD Family 120 ms,DVD
Family 140 ms
- Buffer Size:
2MB
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At
the time of posting this news there is no information available on when the
drive will be available and what it's going to cost. For now you're welcome to
discuss this new Lite-On combo drive in our
Lite-On
Forum.
Source: Lite-On IT
