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First 16x DVD+R Recording Tests Available

Posted by timothy on from the buncha-freaks dept.

An anonymous reader submits "CD Freaks.com has made a first preview of 16x DVD recording. Many people wondered if 16x DVD recording would be too fast and data could not be delivered by the hard disk. The first tests show that this is not a real problem. 16x DVD recording means that a DVD disk is written in about 6 minutes . The test drive, a BenQ DW1600, also supports dual layer writing and writing at 16x to 8x media."

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  1. Re:The need for speed by PhoenixFlare · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Why this is insightful, I don't know.

    Is really a need to have the last toy in hardware?

    If one has the money to aquire whatever the "last toy in hardware" is at the moment without (much) negative impact to the rest of their life, then yes.

    If you don't want the latest and greatest, then leave it alone. More power to ya. Hell, it's fine even if you just want to pretend you don't want it, to (as I suspect here) feel superior to those that think advances like this are neato.

    I don't think anything like that really gives you the right to tell other people how to spend their money, though :)