BenQ posted today the specs of the upcoming 1232C DVD/CD-RW drive. The new combo drive supports 32X writing (Z-CLV), 10X (Re-writing), 40X reading (CD) and 12X reading (DVD). Seamless Link is used to protect buffer underruns, Thermo Balanced Writing Strategy will produce good discs and Mt. Rainier is present according to the EasyWrite standard, as BenQ claims. Performance
Max. Writing Speed 32X (4800KBps), ZCLV
Max. Re-Writing Speed 10X (1500KBps)
Max. DVD Reading Speed 12X (16200KBps), CAV
Max. CD Reading Speed 40X (6000KBps), CAV
CD Access Time 125ms
DVD Access Time 150ms
Max. DAE Speed 32X (4800KBps)

Physical characteristics
Dimension (W x H x D): 146 x 42 x 193 mm
Weight: 1,0 kg

Buffer Size: 2 MB
Interface: E-IDE/ATAPI
Disc Size: 80 mm and 120 mm CD discs
Writing Mode: Disc-at-once, Track-at-once, Session-at-once, Multisession, Packet writing, Raw writing
Disc Formats: CD-R/RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CDROM/XA, VCD, CD-I, CD-Extra, CD-Text, DVD 4.7GB