This is the reponse I received from Ubid regarding the ND-1100A.
(Personal names edited out)
We have received your request for assistance regarding lot #8551491.
After an initial investigation, we have determined that the correct description is as the main title lists,
a +R/RW format DVD writer.
If you would like to see a more detailed description of the product you can go to our suppliers web site
http://www.hypermicro.com/store/index.htm.
Thank you for your patience in this matter.
Thank You,
Ubid Customer Care
Research Dept.
However, they are still continuing to auction these drives with the exact same description
From an auction ending today:
Product Description
Features and Benefits
NEC has launched the NEC MultiSpin ND-1100A, one of the world's first
DVD drive able to write both DVD-R and DVD+R media at 4x speed.
The ND-1100A provides a complete solution for data backup,
storage and distribution - from sharing films and music to archiving a
massive 4.7 Gb/s of content on one DVD disk alone.
It removes the compatibility issues that have slowed the take-up of DVD re-writers by
incorporating all eight optical storage formats in one product.
Competing standards in the DVD re-writing market have left hardware manufacturers,
dealers and consumers wondering which horse to back.
The ND-1100A removes the guesswork once and for all,
enabling end-users to create disks for play-back in virtually all
DVD video players and DVD ROM drives with no compromise in performance.
The ND-1100A delivers the fastest and most reliable performance at both reading
and writing media of any multi-format DVD drive available today.
It supports 2.4x DVD+RW; 2x DVD-RW; 16x CD-R and 10x CD-RW recording,
and reads DVD-ROM at maximum 12x and CD-Rom at maximum 40x,
outstripping competitor solutions emphatically. This performance enables the ND-1100A
to record one hour of DVD Video in just 15 minutes, for example.