Logitec announces external slimtype DVD+R/RW writer

May 23, 2003

The
Japanese company Logitec has announced it's going to release an external
2.4x/2.4x DVD+R/RW writer, the LDR-PR22U2, in the end of May. The drive uses the
USB 2.0 interface and is based on Ricoh's coming MP8160.

Logitec
LDR-PR22U2 specifications

Write speed: DVD+R/RW: 2.4x/2.4x, CD-R/RW:
16x/8x

Read speed: CD/DVD-ROM:
24x/8x

Buffer
size: 8 MB

Interface:
USB 2.0/1.1

Size:
145é—160é—24 mm

Weight:
400 g

You can
read the Babelfish translation of the Japanese press release here.
Logitec's recommended price for the LDR-PR22U2 is 44000 yen (~375 USD). More
drives based on Ricoh's slimtype DVD writer are likely to show up soon
too.

Source: Logitec