TSST announces DVD writer with SATA interface

So far Plextor has been the only company shipping internal half height DVD writers with SATA interface but now TSST (Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology) has also announced a DVD writer with SATA interface, the SH-W163A/TS-H553A. Besides the SATA interface the specifications are the same as for the SH-W162D/TS-H552D:

TSST SH-W163A/TS-H553A specs Write speed Read speed DVD+R 16x 12x DVD+R DL 8x 8x DVD+RW 8x 8x DVD-R 16x 12x DVD-R DL 4x 8x DVD-RW 6x 8x DVD-ROM SL - 16x DVD-ROM DL - 8x CD-R 48x 40x CD-RW 32x 40x CD-ROM - 48x

TSST Korea's announcement can be found here and the manual to the burner including the specifications can be found here.

Source: TSST