Similar to the height / width
race that's always
going on in the land of
HDTV, the
write speed race is also one that never seems to cease. While you can toast a blank DVD
at 20x, the dual-layer
variety demands a bit more
patience, but thanks to
Pioneer's latest, the waiting game is getting ever shorter. The DVR-A12J lineup comes in piano black, silver, and white color schemes, claims Windows XP compatibility, and offers up 10x write speeds on dual-layer DVD+/-R media. Additionally, it touts
Labelflash technology (similar to
LightScribe), writes to single-layer DVD media at 18x, and takes care of DVD-RAM at 12x. Moreover, it boasts a 2MB cache and a rather stout Cyberlink software bundle, including PowerDVD6, PowerProducer, and Power2Go. So if you're still holding out on those pricey (and sluggish) Blu-ray burners, you can snap this sucka up for just ¥10,000 ($86) later this month.
[Via
Impress]
