While checking CDRLabs.com I found a link to a press release from TEAC. In this press release they announce their first DVD-RW writer, the DV-W50E:
The TEAC DV-W50E burns DVD-Rs at 4x speed and DVD-RWs at 2x speed. CD-Rs are burnt at 16x speed, CD-RWs at 8x speed. In addition to current CD and CD-R/RW formats, the recorder supports DVD-ROM and DVD-Video (single + dual layer) as well as DVD-R and DVD-RW. According to the producers,  transfer rates of up to 5.54 MB/s are reached in the DVD-R mode, 2.77 MB/s in DVD-RW mode, 2.4 MB/s in CD-R and 1.2 MB/s in the CD-RW mode. Access times are 140 ms in the DVD-ROM mode and 130 ms with CD-ROMs. |
The ATAPI/IDE drive has a 2 MB buffer memory and can be installed horizontally or vertically in the computer. TEAC has integrated 'Regional Playback Control" (RPC, phase II mode) in the disk drive's firmware. Changes to the DVD country codes can be made up to 5 times. TEAC brings the DVD burner to the market with the 'Studio" software from Pinnacle (version 8).
According to CDRLabs.com this TEAC drive might be based on the Pioneer DVR-A05 DVD-RW writer. You can find a complete listing of the TEAC DV-W50E specifications here.
Source: TEAC
