Sanyo plans to release the faster ever CD-RW drive with the codename "CRD-BP1600P". This is the first recorder that will support up to 32x writing speed! The main recording technology used is Z-CLV (Zone CLV) and this time the attached buffer has been increased up to 4MB. The drive will hit the market at end of November 2001. As the current information says, no SD2 support for the new model also :(

There is a question about the availability of certified 32x media... Ritek has already announced 32x CD-R media and other manufacturers will surely follow. Who said that your 24x recorder is fast enough? :-) Product Features:
32X Write / 10X Rewrite / 40X (CAV) Read
Interface: SCSI-3 (8-bit narrow bus)and Eide/ATAPI
Buffer size: 4MB
Transfer Rate: 20 Mbytes/s
Mean random seek time: 130ms
Reading speed: 40x CAV
Writing speed: CD-R media 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 12x, 16x CLV, 16x-24x, 24x-32x (?) Z-CLV
Re-writing speed: 2x, 4x, 8x, 10x, CLV
Application Disc: CD-ROM mode 1, CD-ROM XA mode 2 form 1, mode 2 form 2, CD-DA, Photo CD single session and multi-session, CD-I, CD-G, CD-TEXT
Disc diameter: 12 cm , 8 cm
Storage capacity: 12 cm : 656 MB (mode 1), 748 MB (mode 2), 8 cm : 185 MB
Loader: Tray loader
Quality/Reliability (Mean Time Between Failure): 30,000 POH/DUTY 20%
Dimensions: 148.0(W) X 192.4(D) X42.3(H)mm
BURN-Proof & FleXSS-BP Technologies implemented