Sharp announces 16x dual-layer laptop DVD burning laser

Sharp is doing its part in the fight for ever-faster DVD burning speeds, likely to continue until discs start flying out of their drives and someone really gets hurt. The company's latest development is a new red laser semiconductor with a maximum throughput of 350mW, sufficient to burn dual-layer +/- DVDs at 16x speeds. What's more, the laser's designed for use in laptop DVD drives, though Sharp says the drives will have low power consumption and high heat dissipation, so you shouldn't have to worry about it further fanning the flames -- well, not any more than usual. Laptops packing the speedy new drives look like they're still be a little ways off yet though, with samples of the laser just shipping to manufacturers later this month.

[Via Akihabara News]

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 18th 2006 11:53AM]

took them some time

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 18th 2006 1:09PM]

With large usb key's the need for dvd burning has greatly dimished.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 18th 2006 1:17PM]

I use a laptop as my main PC. It would be very nice to have a 16x dual layer burner on that when the need arises. I can't burn a USB key and play it on my DVD drive!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 18th 2006 2:16PM]

great news for crimers ;)

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 18th 2006 3:25PM]

I hate to see a catastrophic failure when one of those discs decides to commit suicide and shatter into a million pieces when you're backing up your laptop.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 19th 2006 1:50PM]

It burns at 32x speed when I pee. Keep up with that Sharp, I dare ya!!!