Both
Philips and BenQ have announced new 8x DVD writers developed and produced by
their optical storage
joint venture company. Philips' model will be named DVDRW824 and BenQ's
model will be named DW800A. The drives will use Philips' PUHs and the Nexperia
platform and have similar specifications:
Philips
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Price
and availability of the drives are not known yet but the production has already
started and samples have been supplied to large PC OEM makers. You can read the
press release from BenQ here and the press release from Philips Germany here (Babelfish
translation).
Source: BenQ/Philips
