The Japanese company MelcoInc/Buffalo has announced a 4x/2x DVD-R/RW writer, the DVR-R42FB, based on the coming Toshiba SD-R5112. The drive is also capable of reading DVD-RAM and of course writing CD-R/RW in 16x/10x. The retail version of the Toshiba SD-R5112 will probably have the same specifications:
| Write speed:
Read speed:
Buffer size: 2 MB Available/Price: In May in Japan for 27500 Yen (~ $ 230) |
You can read the Babelfish translation of the press release here. Thanks to Kennyshin, moderator of our DVD Hardware Forum, for finding the news.
Source: MelcoInc
