Lite-On announces slim-type and external DVD burners

Lite-On has updated its website and added the specifications of a new slim-type DVD+R/RW burner, the SDW-421S, as well as an external USB 2.0 version of its half-height dual format drive, the LDW-411SX. The SDW-421S is one of the first slim-type DVD burners with 4x DVD write speed.

SDW-421S LDW-411SX Write speed DVD+R 4x (CLV) 4x (CLV) DVD+RW 2.4x (CLV) 4x (CLV) DVD-R - 4x (CLV) DVD-RW - 2x (CLV) CD-R 24x (Z-CLV) 40x (P-CAV) CD-RW 10x (CLV) 24x (P-CAV) Read speed DVD-ROM 8x (CAV) 12x (CAV) CD-ROM 24x (CAV) 40x (CAV) Access time DVD-ROM 100 ms 160 ms CD-ROM 95 ms 140 ms Buffer size 2 MB 2 MB

According to Digitimes the launch of the SDW-421S comes 2 months before its original schedule. You can find the full specifications of the SDW-421S here and of the LDW-411SX here.

Source: Lite-On IT