BTC enters the 8X dual DVD recording market with the new BTC DRW 1008IM. The ATAPI drive supports 8x DVD+R/ 4x DVD-R write, 4x DVD+RW/2x DVD-RW rewrite, 40x CD-R write, 24x CD-RW rewrite, 40x CD-ROM and 12X DVD-ROM read. Availability of the drive is expected early next year. Specifications:

- Model name: DRW 1008IM
- Interface: E-IDE/ATAPI , MMC compliant
- Supports Buffer Underrun Prevention technology
- Disc data capacity (CD):
74min/650MB, 80min/700MB
(DVD) 4.7GB
- Supported media for writing:
DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, CD-R, CD-RW
- Writing formats:
(DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW) DVD-ROM, DVD-Video(CD) CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-Extra, CD-I, Mixed-Mode CD, Video CD, Photo CD, CD-TEXT, Bootable CD, CD-R, CD-RW, Multi-Session
- Writing methods:
(DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW) Random Access Write, Sequential Write(CD-R/RW) Track at Once, Disc at Once, Session at Once, Multi-Session, Packet Writing
- Writing speeds:
(DVD+R) 1x, 2x, 4x,6x,8x
(DVD-R) 1x, 2x, 4x
(DVD+RW) 1x, 2x , 4x
(DVD-RW) 1x, 2x
(CD-R) 16x, 24x, 32x, 40x
(CD-RW) 4x, 10x, 16x, 24x
- Reading speed: 12x DVD-ROm
- Access time:
(DVD) 160 ms (12X)
(CD) 130 ms (40X)
- Data buffer: 2 MB