Asus announces 52/24/52 CD-RW drive: CRW-5224A


After Teac, also Asus has released information on their 52x drive. This drive uses the CAV write strategy and features FlextraLink to prevent buffer under runs and FlextraSpeed (Optimal Writing Speed Adjustment Technology).

The drive supports Mount Rainier is able to do DAE at a maximum of 52x. The drive should be able to write a 650 MB CD-R in less then 2.5 minutes.



The ASUS CRW-5224A delivers cutting edge CD-RW performance with innovative CAV (constant angular velocity) writing strategy. The result is ultimate reliability and performance for music compilation, data backups and smooth audio playback. And of course, ASUS patented technologies such as FlextraLink™, FlextraSpeed™, DDSS II and AI auto-speed adjustment are also available in this top-quality optical drive to allow 24X/52X re/writing speeds.

More information can be found on the website of Asus here.

Source: Asus.com

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