Mad Dog Multimedia is now shipping their newest MegaSTOR 16X DVD +/- RW drives. The MegaSTOR 16X burner is able to write to DVD+R Double Layer media at 8X speed and DVD-R Double Layer at 6X speed. The internal MegaSTOR supports all Windows formats and delivers up to 8.5GB of storage on a single piece of Double Layer media. MegaSTOR is manufactured Pb free making it the first DVD-RW which conforms to the strictest new lead-free manufacturing environmental rules around the world. The internal MegaSTOR 6-in-1 drive includes Nero DVD creation and audio ripping software.

The external MegaSTOR is a USB 2.0 device which supports both PC and Macintosh operating systems and transfers data up to 480MBs. Additionally, the MegaSTOR is backward compatible to USB 1.1 devices. The MegaSTOR 7-in-1 includes Nero DVD creation and audio ripping software.

The internal MegaSTOR 6-in-1 has an MSRP of $79.99 and the external MegaSTOR 7-in-1 has an MSRP of $119.99. Both are currently available through American TV, CompUSA, Micro Center, AAFES, NEXCOM, Datavision, PC Richards, Nebraska Furniture, RC Wiley, and Office Depot Canada. For more information visit www.mdmm.com. The MegaSTOR is backed by the company's two-year warranty.