Kaga electron announced the FRW1640, a new external CD-R/RW drive corresponding to IEEE1394 standards.

Specifications:

16X writing speed
10X rewriting speed
40X reading speed
buffer:2MB
BURN-PROOF technology
Interface:IEEE1394(FireWire/ic.link)
Access time:80mS
power consumption:17w
size:176× 283× 63mm (width x depth x height)
weight:approximately 2.3kg
Compatible: Windows98SE/2000/ME,Mac OS 9/9.1

The FRW1640 will be available on May 25th . NULL