Optorite DD0401 8x Burner

[powaking]

Just saw this on Livewarehouse.com They are to ship on 11/02 Optorites new DVD burner which burns DVD+/-R at 8x. Yep both +/- at 8x.

What perplexes me is Livewarehouse has 2 stores and they are advertising their drives at different prices. Not sure if anyone has picked up on this but take a look.

http://store.yahoo.com/livewarehouse/s10dd8xdvdud.html

http://www.livewarehouse.com/livewarehouse/shop/product.asp?dept%5Fid=18&pf%5Fid=%7BA4...8B146837C4C%7D

This along with HD-Burn and CDR at 40x will make this one killer drive. Much cheaper than Plextors but obviously not as robust as Plextors.

As anyone else heard about this new drive? I can't seem to find anything new regarding this drive.

[videobruce]

Have they got the issues with the 4x burner straightened out yet?

Can't see even considering this one untill the coaster and support (or lack of) issues are cleared up!

[DVD Master]

Any ideas about when this is going to be out?

[MOVIEGEEK]

The DD0401 is 8x DVD+R,4x DVD-R,4xDVD+RW,2x DVD-RW and will also be rebagded by I/O Magic.The electronics are made by Sanyo but Optorite makes the mechanism.

EDIT:My mistake on the BenQ,they make their own drives and their 8x writer is available now:
www.benqshopper.com/bedw8xdvdr.html
www.zipzoomfly.com

[powaking]

The DD0401 is 8x DVD+R,4x DVD-R,4xDVD-/+RW and will also be rebagded by I/O Magic and BenQ.

Moviegeek,

You sure? Based on the info it states 8x DVD-R and +R.

[MOVIEGEEK]

Specs:http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/News/PrinterFriendly.asp?RelatedID=4225

[-jsl-]

The DD0401 is 8x DVD+R,4x DVD-R,4xDVD+RW,2x DVD-RW and will also be rebagded by I/O Magic and BenQ.The electronics are made by Sanyo but Optorite makes the mechanism.

That BenQ will sell a rebadged DD0401 can not be correct as BenQ makes its own DVD writers now (in a joint venture with Philips). Source?