The DVD burner DSW1218P from AOpen is a half-height (5 1/4") optical disc drive that can read and write DVD +/- R/RW, DVD +/- R DL, DVD-RAM, and CD-R/RW formats at speed up to 18X. The drive burns DVD+R/-R at 18X, DVD+RW at 8X, DVD-RW at 6X, CD-R at 48X and CD-RW at 32X. With 2MB buffer memory, DSW1812P provides more stable and faster burning which is very suitable for personal and working purposes. And it equips the special silent technology that can help to remain quiet working environment while burning.

DSW1812P is not only with the high burning speed, but also built-in many core technologies developed by AOpen. They are: Auto Balance System (ABS) for decreasing the vibration of disc caused by high speed burning and ensuring the burning quality; Noise-control System (NCS) for dropping noise by unique tray design; and Running Optimum Power Control (ROPC) for high precession of LASER power control.

AOpen DSW1812P supports many disc formats such as VCD, Photo CD, data, music CD, images, and many more. For compliant to different color PC housings, DSW1812P is sold with bezels in different colors.