TEAC Japan announced a new slim-lin DVD/CD-RW combo drive with the codename "DW-285PU". The drive supports 8x writing, 8x re-writing, 24x (CD) and 8x (DVD) reading speeds. It supports 2Mb of Buffer, JustLink anti-coaster technology, USB 2.0 interface and TEAC's superb 85ms access time. The new combo recorder is expected to hit the Japanese market at the end of December 2001...