Hi,

I'm looking for a new DVD writer and would like to buy one that
can handle the 8x DVD+RWs in this announcement.

CES: Verbatim to ship 8x DVD+RWs, prepares 8x DVD+R DL

http://www.tomshardware.com/hardnews/20050105_172245.html

The industry trend has been to announce drive abilities well before the availability of the media. I've been buying
Pioneer drives to date (A04 and A08), but they seem to be
very picky with regard to their IDE behavior.

Here is my list so far :

DVD-R DVD+R DVD-RW DVD+RW DVD+R DL
----- ----- ------ ------ --------
Pioneer DVR-108D 16x 16x 4x 4x 4x
BenQ DW1620 16x 16x 4x 4x 4x
MSI DR16-B 16x 16x 4x 4x 2.4x
NEC ND-3500AG 16x 16x 4x 4x 4x
Sony DRU-710A 16x 16x 4x 4x 4x
NuTech DDW-163
LG GSA-4160B 8x 16x 4x 4x 2.4x
LiteOn SHOW-1633s 8x 16x 4x 4x 2.4x
LaCie 16X d2 16x 16x 4x 4x 4x
Memorex

The new Pioneer DVR-109, announced recently, will apparently
do 8x DVD-RW and faster Dual Layer writing.

http://www.abcd.com.au/d/pioneer_dvd-rw-109.htm

http://www.pioneer-eur.com/eur/company_news_pressrelease.jsp?category=DVR109

http://www.cdfreaks.com/news2.php?ID=11177

The new NEC drive does faster DVD-RW and DVD+RW, for those
of you that use the RW disks for storing masters. I've read that
RW disks last longer than the +/- R disks.

NEC ND-3520A-GW : DVD+/-RW 16X Dual Layer Internal IDE

The ND3520A-GW is the second generation 16x DVD re-writer. The new model delivers both plus and minus* dual layer recording at 4x and improves on the RW functionality of its predecessor, the NEC ND3500A. It offers RW speeds of 8x for plus and 6x for minus to ensure superb performance across both formats.



Specifications:



Model:
NEC ND-3520A-GW (Bulk)



Color:

Beige



Interface:
IDE/ATAPI Ultra DMA 33 mode 2



Access time:
CD-ROM: 120 ms

DVD-ROM: 120 ms



Read:

DVD: 16x CAV (max. 22,000 Kbyte/s)

CD: 48x CAV (max. 7,200 Kbyte/s)



Write:

DVD-R:16x (max.22,000 Kbyte/s)

DVD-RW: 6x ZCLV (max8,200 Kbyte/s)

DVD-R DL1: 4x (max. 5,500)

DVD+R: 16x (max22,000 Kbyte/s)

DVD+R9: 4x CLV (max 5,500 Kbyte/s)

DVD+RW: 8x ZCLV (max11,500 Kbyte/s)

CD-R: 48x (max 7,200 Kbyte/s)

CD-RW: 24X (MAX. 3,600 Kbyte/s)



Rewrite:

DVD+RW: 4x max

DVD-RW: 4x

CD-RW: 24x max



Buffer Size:
2MB



Writing Methods-CD:

DAO (disc at once), SAO (session at once), TAO (track at once with zero gap, variable or fixed packet, multi-session



Writing Methods - DVD:

Random Access Writing (DVD+- RW) Sequential Writing (DVD+-R/DVD+-RW)



Disc Format Supported:
DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD+R9, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, CD-ROM, CD-R AND CD-RW WITH 80mm AND 120mm diameter



Dimensions:

148 x 42 x 190 mm



Features:
- Launching the first 16x dual layer +/- DVD Recorder to include high speed CD function
- Doubling the speed of previous recording to allow 1 hour of DVD to be recorded in 4 minutes
- Offering high capacity storage with up to 8.5 GB being written onto one DVD

Also for 6-8 RW writing :

LG GSA-4163B : DVD+/-RW/Ram 16X Dual Layer Internal IDE Beige (Bulk)

Model:
LG GSA-4163B (Bulk)

Color:
Beige

Interface:
ATAPI/E-IDE

Write:
[DVD+R]:DL 2.4x, 4x CLV
[DVD-R]: 2x, 4x CLV , 8x ZCLV, 16x PCAV
[DVD-RW]: 1x, 2x, 4x , 6X CLV
[DVD-RAM]: 2x, 3xZCLV(VER.2.2) ,3x-5x PCAV(VER.2.2)
[DVD+RW]: 2.4x 4x CLV, 8x ZCLV
[CD-R]: 4x, 8x, 16x CLV, 24x, 32x, 40x ZCLV
[CD-RW]: 4x, 8x, 10x, 16x CLV, 24x ZCLV

Read:
[DVD-ROM]: 16x Max.
[DVD+R Double Layer]: 8x
[CD-ROM]: 40x Max.
[DVD-R,DVD+R]: 10x Max
[DVD-RW,DVD+RW]: 8x Max
[DVD-RAM]:2x(Ver 1.0), 2x, 3x ZCLV(Ver 2.2), 3-5X PCAV(Ver.2.2)

Data Transfer Rate (Max.):
[DVD-ROM]: Max22,160KB/s
[CD-ROM]: Max 6,00KB/s

Access Time:
[DVD-ROM]: 145ms

[DVD-RAM]: 165ms
[CD-ROM]: 125ms

Buffer Size:

2Mbytes

Loading Type:
Motorized Tray

Interface Type:
E-IDE/ATAPI/Ultra DMA66

Mounting Method:
Horizontal / Vertical

Compatible Format:
Write: DVD-RAM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-R/RW
Read: DVD-RAM, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD-ROM. CD-R/RW,CD-ROM Mode 1,2 CD-DA,CD-I FMV, CD ROM XA MIXED CD CD EXTRA, CD TEXT ,CD-PLUS, PHOTO-CD,VIDEO CD

Writing Method:
[DVD-RAM/+RW]: Random Write [DVD-R/RW]: Disk-at-once incremental recording
[DVD-R/RW]: Disk-at-once, Incremental Recording,Restricted Overwright (DVD-RW only)
[DVD+R]: Sequential Recording
[CD-R/RW]: Disk-at-once, Session-at-once,Track-at-once, Packet write

Buffer Size:
2MB

OS Compatibility:
Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, Professional, Media Center Edition


Power:
+12V/+5V DC

Features:

- Enhanced IDE (ATAPI) interface

- Internal Half-height Drive

- CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW/RAM/ +R/+R DL (Double Layer)/+RW read and write compatible

- CD Family and DVD-ROM read compatible

- Buffer Under-run prevention function embedded

- 2 MB buffer memory

- Power loading and power eject of a disc. Bare media loading

- MTBF: 100,000 POH

- Vertical and Horizontal installable