<br><blockquote><i>Taipei, Taiwan; Jan 19, 2005 – What is the ultimate speed for DVD dual nowadays? The answer definitely is 16X, but how about the speed of re-writing? All current DVD dual drives on the market have 4X DVD+/-RW rewriting speeds at best. GIGABYTE Technology, a worldwide leader of high-performance optical devices, today unveils its latest model of internal DVD Dual Drives – the GO-W1616A. It supports both 16X DVD+/-R writing and 4X DVD+R double layer writing technology. The distinct advantage this product has is an impressive rewriting speed of up to 8X DVD+RW and 6X DVD-RW. GIGABYTE has broken through the physical limit with its superior RD team.<p>
With the rapid growth of digital multimedia entertainment and increased demand for larger storage capacity for video and audio content, the GO-W1616A has become a useful device providing both faster 16X DVD+R and DVD-R writing speed and full support of the most popular DVD write formats. The GO-W1616A creates DVD discs up to 8.5GB or 4 hours playback time which can be played or read by most DVD-ROM drives and DVD players. It offers the most for providing flexibility and high speed in multimedia data storage. The GO-W1616A’s advanced technology and high compatibility, coupled with GIGABYTE experience makes it the perfect solution for beginners and power-users.<p>
Adopting a dual DVD±R/RW design, the GO-W1616A supports 16X DVD+R Write / 16X DVD-R write / 4X double layer DVD+R / 8X DVD+ ReWrite / 6X DVD-ReWrite / 16X DVD-ROM-Read / 48X CD-Write / 24X CD Re-Write / 48X CD-ROM-Read. In addition, with GIGABYTE I.B.S technology, it prevents buffer under-run problems eliminating the creation of CD and DVD coasters. Furthermore, i-Speed Technology can intelligently adjust reading speed and innovative i-Burn Technology will automatically adjust to the optimum burning speed during the recording process according to media type therein providing safety and quality throughout your burning process.<p>
The GO-W1616A is a powerful solution for fast data accessing and keeps stable and reliable data. It’s able to satisfy a variety of multimedia needs from reproducing memory-intensive video sequences on DVD with optimal digital image quality or playing</i></blockquote><p>