Artec announced a new DVD+RW drive. The drive supports 4x (record), 4x (rewrite), 8x (read) maximum speeds for DVD+RW/DVD+R and 24x (CD-R record), 16x (CD-RW rewrite), 40x (CD read)for CD-R/RW. "Loss less linking" and "Justlink" are also available to prevent buffer underrun errors. Specifications

Model: DVD+RW 4*4*8 24*16*40
Interface: ATAPI
Support Media for writing: DVD+R / +RW, CD-R, CD-RW, High Speed CD-RW
Writing Speed: DVD+R:2.4x,4x; CD-R:8x,12x,16x,20x,24x CD-RW:4x,10x,16x DVD+RW:2.4x,4x CD-ROM/CD-R/CD-RW:Max. 40x
Reading Speed: DVD-ROM : Max. 8x CD-ROM/CD-R/CD-RW : Max. 40x
Buffer Memory: 2 MB
Writing Mode DVD+RW : Random Access Write, Sequential Write
CD-R/RW : Disc-at-once, Session-at-once, Track-at-once, Multi-session, Packet Write
Writing Formats DVD+RW : DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, Random Access Write
CD-R/RW : CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD Extra, CD-I, Mixed-mode CD, VideoCD, PhotoCD, CD Text, Bootable CD