Memorex announced its own 16X dual-layer DVD burner Wednesday morning, with plans to deliver both an internal and external model by August.
The Memorex D2 drives record to single-layer discs at 16X speeds, dropping down to burn the second layer at the slower 2.4X speed. Double-layer discs add additional storage, so that consumers can burn 8.5 GB on a dual-layer disc, versus 4.7 GB on a single-layer disc.
The Memorex D2 internal 16X drive will be in stores in early August at an estimated street price of $149.99. The D2 external model will be in stores by mid-August at an estimated street price of $229.99. Packages will include an undisclosed amount of Memorex media.
Dual-layer drives have become the next frontier, with the DVD race "X race" essentially over for the current generation of single-layer burners.
The Memorex 16X D2 drives also write to DVD-R discs at 8X and CD-R discs at 48X; rewrite DVD+RW discs at 4X, DVD-RW discs at 4X and CD-RW discs at 24X; and read DVD-ROM at 16X and CD-ROM at 48X speeds. Featuring both USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394a FireWire interfaces, the external drive offers universal connectivity via USB 2.0 and FireWire, while the internal model uses a standard E-IDE (ATAPI) interface.
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