Waitec's presents its first external 16x DVD+/-R(W) DL drive

November 4, 2004

Today I found on the Waitec website that the company presented its first external USB2.0 16x DVD+/-R DL drive, the Action 16EX. According to an e-mail I received from Waitec the drive will be available in December 2004.

See here a quote from the brochure found on the Waitec website:

For those who love to bring their favourite and most used item with them, for those who travel and need the best burners to save their works in the fastest time, and for all the music lovers and for all the video collectors, Waitec presents the ultimate must-have product: Action 16EX.

Action 16EX is the 1st USB 2.0 external DVD Burner which can record all your DVD+R Media at the incredible speed of 16x. Currently the fastest DVD burning capacity at the moment, Action 16EX is not just an external 16x DVD Burner: Action 16EX is also Double Layer and Dual Format!!!!!!!! Thanks to its Double Layer technology, Action 16EX can practically double the capacity of all your media!! Record at the speed of 2.4x up to 8.5GB of data by storing more than 2,000 songs or 4 hours of your videos!!!

Moreover, are you still puzzled whether buying a + or '“ DVD Burner??? No problem, Action 16EX supports both formats!! Bring the best technology with you: Action 16EX will be your best companion wherever you decide to go.

Write speed

DVD-R 8x

DVD-RW 4x

DVD+R 16x

DVD+R9 2.4x

DVD+RW 4x

CD-R 48x

CD-RW 24x

Read speed

DVD-ROM (single) 16x

CD-ROM 48x

Those who want more information about this drive can download the 1.5 MB brochure here.