According to sources, Plextor will announce next week a new recorder with the codename PX-716A. The new drive supports the fastest writing/reading speed for all CD/DVD formats... The final specs of the drive will announced at Monday so there might be differences from our , current, information:

Writing
DVD+R: 16x (CAV)
DVD+R DL: 4X (CLV)
DVD-R: 16x (CAV)
CD-R: 48x (CAV)

Rewriting
DVD+RW: 8x (P-CAV)
DVD-RW: 4x (CLV)
CD-RW: 24x (P-CAV)

Reading
DVD-ROM: 16x (CAV)
CD-ROM: 48x (CAV)
Buffer Underrun Proof Technology: Stops buffer underrun errors
GigaRec Technology
SecuRec Technology
Silent Mode
Q-Check
VariRec Technology
PoweRec Technology (Plextor Optimised Writing Error Reduction Control)
Supports Lossless Linking (DVD+R/RW)
Zero Link (DVD-R/RW)
Supports Background Formatting
Access Time <100 ms for CD; 150 ms for DVD
8MB Buffer

As soon as Plextor announces the drive officially, we will cover the whole story! Stay tuned!