NEC ND-3520A to support 4x DVD-R DL, 6x DVD-RW and 8x DVD+RW

Some information about a new DVD
writer from NEC, the ND-3520A, has showed up at the Federal Communications
Commision (FCC) website. The user
manual reveals that the main new features compared to the ND-3500A are support
for 4x DVD-R DL, 6x DVD-RW and 8x DVD+RW (but please note that the
specifications are subject to change).

If you thought that you would be
able to flash your ND-3500A to a ND-3520A you will however probably be
disappointed because the ND-3520A seems to be based on new hardware. The block
design shows for example that the ND-3520A uses a µPD63641 DSP and a µPC3340 ASP
while the ND-3500A uses a µPD63635 DSP and a µPC3335 ASP.

NEC ND-3520A preliminary specs Write speed  Read speed  DVD+R DL 4x CLV DVD-ROM SL 16x DVD+R 16x CAV DVD-ROM DL 7.3x DVD+RW 8x ZCLV DVD±R 16x DVD-R DL 4x CLV DVD±RW 8x DVD-R 16x CAV DVD-Video CSS 5x DVD-RW 6x ZCLV CD-ROM 48x CD-R 48x CAV CD-R 48x CD-RW 24x ZCLV CD-RW 32x     Access time DVD/CD: 140/120 ms Buffer size:  2 MB

To find more information
about the ND-3520A go to FCC's website here and do a search for ND-3520A in the product code field.
There is also a thread started about this drive in our popular NEC forum here.

Source: FCC.gov