Traxdata has announced the availability of Europe's first 16x DVD+R DL media. According to their press release, an entire 8.5GB disc can be written in as little as 10 minutes.

Traxdata, a leading optical and flash media storage vendor, has today announced a European market first with the availability of its Double Layer(DL) DVD+R 16x media enabling users to store 8.5GB on one disc.

Traxdata’s DVD+R DL 16x can burn 8.5GB of audio, video or data files in just 10 minutes compared to the standard DVD+R DL 8x which takes nearly 20 minutes to burn the same amount of content. This equates to up to four hours of DVD quality video, 16 hours of VHS quality video, or more than 120 hours of MP3 audio.
Traxdata's 16x DVD+R DL media is available now in packs of five. Full details can be found here.