BenQ released the specifications of the new DW400A DVD+RW IDE recorder. The drive supports 4x DVD+R/+RW writing speeds. The drive supports the Seamless Link buffer underun technology and the BenQ patterned "Accurate Tilt Servo Control" (ATSC), to ensure the buring qualily.

Specifications:

Performance: Max. DVD Writing Speed: 4X (5400KBps), ZCAV
Max. DVD Re-writing Speed: 4X (5400KBps), ZCAV
Max. CD Writing Speed: 16x (2400KBps), ZCAV
Max. CD Re-writing Speed: 10x (1500KBps), ZCAV
Max. DVD Reading Speed: 12X (16200KBps), CAV
Max. CD Reading Speed: 40X (6000KBps), CAV
Seek Time: 160 ms (DVD) / 120 ms (CD)

Buffer: 8MB
Writing modes: Disc-at-once, Track-at-once, Multi-session, Packet writing, Raw writing, Direct Over write, Simulation
Disc Formats: DVD DVD single layer / Dual layer, DVD+R (Ver.1.0), DVD+RW (Ver.1.1), DVD-R (Read Only), DVD-RW (Read Only)
CD CD-DA, CD-ROM XA (m1, m2f1/m2f2), CD-R CD-RW, Bootable CD, Photo CD (single & multi-session), Video CD, Super Video CD, CD-Extra, Mixed-mode CD, CD-Text, CD-Graphics