Toshiba has a new combination HD DVD/DVD/CD writer for laptops.
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/ ... 6/tsst.htm
Here are some of the specs:
Write:
DVD±R/RW: 4x
DVD-RAM: 3x
CD-R: 16x
CD-RW: 10x
Read:
HD DVD-ROM: 1x
DVD-ROM: 8x
CD-ROM: 24x
Buffer: 8MB
The drive also supposedly supports DVD±R DL but I'm guessing that is read only.