Asus unveiled the DRW-1608P2S, a new Super-Multi DVD DL burner, which supports DVD-RAM writing.

According to the company's press release, the drive will be available in Taiwan early October for less than $65.

Asus is not the only Taiwanese manufacturer to support the DVD-RAM format. LiteOn and BenQ will also introduce DVD super-multi burners next month. In addition, Pioneer will launch a the DVR-110 (BK) 16x Super-Multi DVD DL burner next month.





Specifications:

	Write	Read
DVD+R	16x
DVD-R	16x
DVD+R DL	8x
DVD-R DL	8x
DVD+RW	8x
DVD-RW	6x
DVD-RAM	5x	5x
CD-R	40x
CD-RW	32x
CD-ROM		40x
DVD-ROM		16x
Supports DVD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-Video, DVD-RAM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM Mode1, CD-ROM/XA Mode2, Photo CD, CD-I, CD-Extra, CD-Text
FlextraLink, FlextraSpeed, DDSS II, LCT (Liquid Crystal Tilt Technology)