CDFreaks has got the scoop on another new NEC DVD writer that will be coming out soon. It has the model name ND-3530A and the most interesting about this drive is that user manual shows support for 8x DVD+R DL burning! For some reason support for writing DVD-R DL is not mentioned in the manual though.
NEC ND-3530A preliminary specs
Write speed
DVD+R DL 8x ZCLV
DVD+R / DVD-R 16x CAV
DVD+RW 8x ZCLV
DVD-RW 6x ZCLV
CD-R 48x CAV
CD-RW 32x ZCLV
Read speed
DVD-Video CSS 5x
DVD-ROM SL 16x
DVD-ROM DL 12x
DVD±R 16x
DVD±RW 12x
CD-ROM / CD-R 48x
CD-RW 40x
Access time DVD/CD: 140/120 ms
Buffer size: 2 MB
Comparing the specs with the ND-3520A you can see that the CD-RW write speed has increased too, as well as the read speed of CD-RW, DVD-ROM DL and DVD±RW. Please also note that the specifications are subject to change and should be considered as preliminary.
So will the ND-3530A be just a ND-3520A with new firmware then? Well, the block diagrams of the ND-3530A and ND-3520A seem to be identical but the ND-3530A is however a complete new submission to FCC and that indicates that there might be some changes.
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