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24x DVD Burners Hit the Market

Posted by timothy on from the break-the-news-gently-to-your-cd-r-drive dept.

KingofGnG writes "There is some uncertainty on which will be the one, between Sony Optiarc and Lite-On, to market the first drive of such kind, but the fact is that DVD burners will once again exceed the maximum write speed limit going from 22x to 24x. Both companies will release the new optical drives between March and May, and though in practice the speed difference isn't amazing at all, the new breakthrough shows that firms continue to invest in a technology with a surprisingly long life."

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  1. 24x is nice but... by VampireByte · · Score: 1, Funny

    ... the question isn't whether the LiteOn or Sony is first but will either run on Vista?

    Sorry, it just had to be asked.

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    Run and catch, run and catch, the lamb is caught in the blackberry patch.

  2. Re:Writable DVD is trash anyways by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    If your post is anything to go by, maybe the data wasn't corrupted, maybe you just didn't spell anything write in the first place.

  3. Re:Moore's Law by tomhudson · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've had a couple of CDs "explode" in 52x CD burners - one started to fail, so I forcibly ejected it w. a paperclip while it was still rotating - then quickly wished I hadn't. The next time one failed, I let it take the drive with it. Sounded like a mutant hamster running their exercise wheel to death.

  4. Re:Moore's Law by ozmanjusri · · Score: 2, Funny

    Scattered over Puget Sound.

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    "I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."
  5. Re:Writable DVD is trash anyways by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    --- Begin irony ---

    maybe you just didn't spell anything write in the first place.

    -- End irony ---