Anyone seen the Teac DV-W24E Burner yet?

[zerogear]

Well, this looks like an awesome drive, if only I could find it. I read that it was going to be released to OEM in feburary, but I have not seen this drive anywhere at all.

Specs:

Recordable Speeds:
DVD-R : 2-4X ( ZCLV ), 2X ( CLV ), 1X ( CLV )
DVD-RW : 2X ( CLV ), 1X ( CLV )
DVD-RAM : 2X ( ZCLV ) Standard Speed
DVD+R : 2.4-4X ( ZCLV ), 2.4X ( CLV )
DVD+RW : 2.4-4X ( ZCLV ), 2.4X ( CLV )
CD-R : 16-8X ( ZCLV ), 8X ( CLV ), 4X ( CLV )
CD-RW : 8X ( CLV ), 4X ( CLV )

Recordable Medias:
Press CD-ROM, Recorded CD-R/RW, Press DVD-ROM, Recorded DVD-R/RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, Press DVD-RAM , Recorded DVD-RAM

Burning Formats:
CD-DA, CD-ROM Mode 1,
CD-ROM XA Mode 2 ( Form1, Form 2 )
Multi-session Photo CDTM, CD-I, Video CD,
CD Extra( CD Plus ), CD-TEXT, DVD-ROM ,
DVD-R ( General , Authoring ), DVD-Video, DVD-RW,
DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM ( 4.7GB, 2.6GB / Read only )

Buffer Size:
8MB

Power:

DC+5V??5%

Power Usage:
5W ( 2X DVD-R Recording )

Weight:
220g

Dimensions:
128W X 12.7H X 129.4D ( mm )


;_; I WANT IT!! Has anyone seen this sweet drive?

Drive Linky: Teac DV-W24E

 

[jschuk]

No, but the Pioneer DVR-K12 is available in several Toshiba models.
2X DVD-R and DVD-RW
2.4X DVD+R and DVD+RW
16X CD-R
10X CD-RW

 

[bastula]

Here's another one: Panasonic UJ-825-B

- 24X Speed CD-R Writing
- 24X Speed CD-RW Writing
- 4x Speed DVD-R Writing
- 2x Speed DVD-RW Writing
- 2.4X Speed DVD+R Writing
- 2.4X Speed DVD+RW Writing
- 2x Speed DVD-RAM Writing
- 24X Speed CD-ROM Reading
- 12X Speed DVD-ROM Reading
- Buffer Under Run Protection
- DVD MULTI Read/Write Support

Plus - I think this is the drive that is used in the recently refreshed PowerBooks and 14 inch iBook (4x SuperDrive).

I don't believe any other manufacturer makes a slim slotload DVD+/-R. Although Apple probably disabled +R/RW writing knowing what happened in the past.

 

[mauro1981]

HI,

I am after this drive aswell, but nobody has it yet. Even TEAC distributors don't have it.

It burns DVD+R at 4x which is faster than the UJ-825. However cd-r is a little slower.

Let me know if you find somebody selling it.


thanks

 

[jschuk]

Originally posted by: bastula
Here's another one: Panasonic UJ-825-B
I don't believe any other manufacturer makes a slim slotload DVD+/-R. Although Apple probably disabled +R/RW writing knowing what happened in the past.

My boss's Acer 2000 has the UJ-815 (slot loader). I have seen users at forums asking for firmwares to enable DVD+R/RW, but I have never seen the reason. Do you know what the reason is?

 

[bastula]

Originally posted by: jschuk

Originally posted by: bastula
Here's another one: Panasonic UJ-825-B
I don't believe any other manufacturer makes a slim slotload DVD+/-R. Although Apple probably disabled +R/RW writing knowing what happened in the past.

My boss's Acer 2000 has the UJ-815 (slot loader). I have seen users at forums asking for firmwares to enable DVD+R/RW, but I have never seen the reason. Do you know what the reason is?

If I recall correctly, the 815 doesn't have +R/RW writing capability.

PDF Link to specs of the UJ-815-B

The newer Panasonic drives (UJ-820, UJ-825) do have this cabability. I am not sure if the older drives would be able to be hacked in some sort of fashion to do so.

 

[zerogear]

I think they'll start selling this internationally (besides Japan) by the end of May beginning of June.

 

[PlantATree]

Originally posted by: jschuk

Originally posted by: bastula
Here's another one: Panasonic UJ-825-B
I don't believe any other manufacturer makes a slim slotload DVD+/-R. Although Apple probably disabled +R/RW writing knowing what happened in the past.

My boss's Acer 2000 has the UJ-815 (slot loader). I have seen users at forums asking for firmwares to enable DVD+R/RW, but I have never seen the reason. Do you know what the reason is?

I would also like to know the reason Apple only supports DVD-R? And what happened in the past with +R/RW? It doesn't make sense if the drive can write these formats but Apple specifically takes this capability away.

 

[imported_daguru]

It looks like CalOptic has the Teac DV-W24E for sale (195 USD).

 

[nofears]

*edited*

 

[zerogear]

I'd be interested..

 

[bastula]

Originally posted by: PlantATree

Originally posted by: jschuk

Originally posted by: bastula
Here's another one: Panasonic UJ-825-B
I don't believe any other manufacturer makes a slim slotload DVD+/-R. Although Apple probably disabled +R/RW writing knowing what happened in the past.

My boss's Acer 2000 has the UJ-815 (slot loader). I have seen users at forums asking for firmwares to enable DVD+R/RW, but I have never seen the reason. Do you know what the reason is?

I would also like to know the reason Apple only supports DVD-R? And what happened in the past with +R/RW? It doesn't make sense if the drive can write these formats but Apple specifically takes this capability away.

Well it looks like they didn't disable +R/+RW in the UJ-825's in the new PowerBooks. Take a look at the following thread: PowerBook UJ-825 DOES burn to +R and +RW, maybe -RAM.

 

[zerogear]

Does anyone else want to buy these? It is possible it can be cheaper if it is in bulk.

 

[mauro1981]

I am after the TEAC drive. Give me a price!