TEAC Japan recently unveiled a new "Super Multi" drive for the desktop market. Along with 16x DVD±R and 8x DVD±R DL writing speeds, DV-W516GDM can write to DVD-RAM media at 5x.



Writing Speeds:
DVD+R: 16x CAV
DVD+RW: 8x Z-CLV
DVD+R DL: 8x Z-CLV
DVD-R: 16x CAV
DVD-RW: 6x CLV
DVD-R DL: 8x Z-CLV
DVD-RAM: 5x CLV
CD-R: 48x CAV
CD-RW: 24x CAV

Access Times:

DVD-ROM: 160ms
CD-ROM: 160ms

Read Speeds:
DVD-ROM (Single): 16x CAV
DVD-ROM (Dual): 8x CAV
DVD-Video: 6x CAV
DVD±R: 16x CAV
DVD±RW: 12x CAV
DVD±R DL: 8x CAV
DVD-RAM: 5x P-CAV
CD-ROM: 48x CAV
CD-DA (DAE): 48x CAV

Buffer Size: 2MB


Not much else is known about TEAC's new Super Multi drive. As we find out more about the DV-W516GDM, we'll let you know. Until then, a list of specs can be found on TEAC Japan's website.