Sony released 18x DVD burner

This speed is expressed with the DVD ± R device with AWG170A code on single-layer disc. DVD-RAM discs (recorded several times) also reached 12x with Sony products.

Sony AWG170A drive.Photo: Reg Hardware .

Sony admits this 18x recording capability is still not the fastest but much higher than other products. When recorded with this drive, dual-layer DVD ± R discs reach speeds of 8x, DVD-RW reaches 6x and CD-R / RW at 48x.

This is the first collaboration between Sony and NEC in the field of optical drives. Products have 4 different colors for customer options. The price on the UK Kelkoo site is 44 USD.

In June, Samsung also introduced WriteMaster SH-S182D at nearly the same speed.