ASUS announces DRW-0402P/D dual format DVD+R/RW drive

[Jo]

Asus released 4 days ago a press release announcing that the company will start the sales of a dual format DVD recorder. The company has decided, like many other manufacturers like, Verbatim, Memorex, NEC, Plextor, NEC, TDK, Pioneer, Lite-On, LG, Mitsumi, Benq, BTC and others that they should leave the choice to consumers if they want to write DVD-R(W) or DVD+R(W) discs. The drive will have the following features:

Features DRW-0402P/D:

4X DVD-Write/2.4X DVD+RW/4X DVD-Write/2X DVD-ReWrite/12X DVD-ROM/16X CD-Write/10X CD-ReWrite/32X CD-ROM
Buffer Underrun Errors Prevention for CD and DVD Recording
UDMA33 Supported
Free Bundle of Latest CD/DVD Recording/Editing Software
Vertical and Horizontal Mounting Available
User-Oriented Front Panel Design
Air Vent Design for Optimal Drive Temperature
Supports DAO, TAO, SAO, Packet Write
Supports Windows XP/ NT/ ME/ 2000/ 98SE
Supports Multi-Formats: DVD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM Mode1, CD-ROM/XA Mode2, Photo CD, CD-I, CD-Extra, CD-Text


More information can be found on the Asus Website.

[DaithiPJ]

Ah dagnammit, my usual port of call for all things computery had NEC drives "on order" for ages but I was getting impatient and wanting to make DVDs so I plumped for the single format Asus model on the market at the minute.. the next week LG and NEC had dual format models out and now this! The final kick in the teeth. *grumbles about technology and obsolescence*