ASUS has officially announced their new LightScribe capable DVD writer, the DRW-1612BL. Along with support for LightScribe, the DRW-1612BL features 16x DVD±R, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD±R DL and 12x DVD-RAM writing speeds.
ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (ASUS), a leading provider of high-performance optical drives, today introduced the DRW-1612BL internal DVD rewriter, which incorporated LightScribe direct disc labeling technology. The innovative feature enables images to be burnt onto disc surfaces as labels using the same drive that wrote in the data. The DRW-1612BL provides high-speed 16X DVD +/-write and 8X DVD+/-R (DL), and supports 12X DVD-RAM read and write as well.
Three unique elements are needed to make LightScribeto possible: the DRW-1612BL Drive, LightScribe-compatible discs and LightScribe enabled burning software. When data writing is completed, just turn over the disc to burn graphics and text onto the disc surface as label.
At this time we have not heard if or when the DRW-1612BL will be available in the US. As soon as we find out, we'll let you know. In the mean time, ASUS's entire press release can be found here.
