Here are more details about the new Sony CRX200E-RP DDCD recorder:

Features:
12X CD-R, 8X CD-RW, 32X CD-ROM
4MB Buffer
125ms average access speed
Compatible with double density disks
Available: March/April 2001
Interface:IDE/ATAPI
Transfer Rate Burst: 16.7 MB/s PIO Mode 4, DMA Mode 2
MTBF: 100,000 POH