TEAC Japan posted today the specs of 6 new optical storage drives (DVD-ROM, DVD Writers, Slim-Line) with interesting features... DVD-ROM: DV-516G

16x-Speed reading for DVD-ROM, DVD-R and DVD-RW Disc
8x-Speed reading for DVD+RW Disc
48x-Speed reading for CD-ROM Disc
ULTRA DMA Supported
ATAPI,ATA-4 interface

DVD Writer: DV-W516GB
16X(DVD-R) / 6X(DVD-RW) / 4X(DVD+R DL) / 16X(DVD+R) / 8X(DVD+RW) / 48X(CD-R) / 24X(CD-RW) / 48X(Read) / 16X(DVD-ROM)

CD Writer SlimLine: DW-224E-C
24x speed writing for CD-R & CD-RW disc
8x speed reading for DVD-ROM, DVD-R and DVD-RW disc
24x speed reading for CD-ROM disc
Buffer underrun Prevention
Supporting the disc-at-once, session-at -once, packet write, and track-at-once recording mode
Horizontal and vertical mounting for most system configuration
IDE / ATAPI interface

DVD Writer Slim-Line: DV-W28EA
8X(DVD-R) / 4X(DVD-RW) / 2.4X(DVD+R DL) / 8X(DVD+R) / 4X(DVD+RW) / 5X(DVD-RAM) /24X(CD-R) / 16X(CD-RW) / 24X(Read) / 8X(DVD-ROM)

DVD Writer Slim-Line: DV-W28SLA
8X(DVD-R) / 4X(DVD-RW) /2.4X(DVD+R DL) / 8X(DVD+R) / 4X(DVD+RW) / 5X(DVD-RAM) /24X(CD-R) / 16X(CD-RW) / 24X(Read) / 8X(DVD-ROM)

DVD-ROM SlimLine: DV-28E-N
8x-Speed reading for DVD-ROM Disc
5x-Speed reading for DVD-RAM Disc
8x-Speed reading for DVD-R Disc
24x-Speed reading for CD-ROM Disc

For more information, visit http://www.teac.co.jp/dspd/product/product.html