Preview: BenQ DW1600A 16x DVD+R writing tests - The drive and specifications

[Reverend]

We have just seen the first 12x DVD-writers appearing in stores, and here we have it; the first 16X DVD-Writer! Big thanks to BenQ for sending out an early pre-release drive of their upcoming DW1600A DVD-Writer. This is not a finished product yet and the full specifications are just released. So in this short preview we will only take a look at how fast 16x speed is and look at how the writing quality is at 16x. And we will of course answer the question everyone has: Will any 8x DVD+R media work at 16x?
Read the review @ CD Freaks (http://www.cdfreaks.com/article/145)

[Big Booger]

I wonder how long it will take till these get on the shelf? I knew it was just a matter of time.
;)

But I am having trouble finding 12X media now, so I can just imagine looking for 16X media.

[Conan]

Hell, I can't even find CD rewritables that that are faster than 12X here! What's the use of having a drive capable of rewriting at 32X?