byte Posted October 4, 2002 Share Posted October 4, 2002 While surfing the internet I saw that our friends from CDRLabs.com noticed that Lite-On has posted the specifications of their upcoming drive, the Lite-On LTR-52246S. This drive will offer the fastest recording speeds available today and will also support ultra-speed re-writing: 52x24x52x CD-RW Drive LTR-52246S Features: Half-Height Internal Design, Fastest CD-RW Drive in the world ! Innovated SMART-BURN? technology to automatically check media quality and set limit to burning speed to ensure successful writing sessions & data retainability (*1) Buffer underrun error free & automatically adjust writing strategy plus running OPC to meet various burning condition SMART-X supporting high-speed DAE & VCD extraction for copying and automatically decreasing speed to provide smooth & noise-free playback for CD Audio/VCD titles (*2) VAS (Vibration Absorber System) to reduce vibration & noise during recording & reading Support Fixed Packet, Variable Packet, TAO, SAO, DAO, Raw Mode Burning & Over-Burn Support format of CD Family, CD-R & CD-RW media (up to 99min) Conforms to Orange Book Part 2,3, Volume 3: Ultra Speed & MMC2 commands Support Mt.Rainier Plug & Play Device with Emergency Manual Eject function E-IDE Interface, support up to Ultra-DMA mode 2 Use FlashROM supports internet firmware upgrade Specifications: Speed: 52x Write CD-R 24x Rewrite CD-RW 52x Read CD-ROM Speed Interface: ATAPI / E-IDE, support up to Ultra-DMA Mode2 (33.3MB/sec) Access Time: 80ms (typical) Buffer Size: 2MB Disc Format: CD/CD-R/CD-RW formats both 8cm & 12cm discs (up to 99 mins) MTBF (Life): 70,000 Hours I wonder how this new Lite-On drive will perform and if 52X writing is worth the upgrade from a 48X drive for instance... We'll have to wait for the first reviews to find out! Source: CDFreaks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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