Samsung unveils new 12x and 16x DVD writers

At Samsung ODD's website the user manuals of the company's new 12x and 16x DVD writers are now available for download and they also reveal the specifications of the new drives, the TS-H542A and the TS-H552B. The former supports 12x DVD+R and 8x DVD-R while the latter supports 16x DVD+R, 12x DVD-R and 2.4x DVD+R DL. Both drives can also burn DVD±RW at 4x and CD-R at 40x while the CD-RW write speed is 24x for the TS-H542A and 32x for the TS-H552B.

Samsung TS-H542A TS-H552B Write speed DVD+R DL - 2.4x (CLV) DVD+R 12x (PCAV) 16x (PCAV) DVD+RW 4x (CLV) 4x (CLV) DVD-R 8x (PCAV) 12x (PCAV) DVD-RW 4x (CLV) 4x (CLV) CD-R 40x (PCAV) 40x (PCAV) CD-RW 24x (PCAV) 32x (PCAV) Read speed DVD-ROM SL 12x (CAV) 16x (CAV) DVD-ROM DL 8x (CAV) 8x (CAV) DVD±R/RW 8x (CAV) 8x (CAV) CD-ROM/R 40x (CAV) 48x (CAV) CD-RW 32x (CAV) 32x (CAV) Access time DVD/CD-ROM 110/90 ms 110/90 ms Buffer size 2 MB 2 MB

As you may know Samsung has now a joint venture with Toshiba called Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology (TSST) which explains the new model naming scheme. While Samsung's 8x DVD writer, the SH-W08A, looks like a Toshiba drive too Samsung's new writers will however have a look similar to its combo and CD writers. More information about the TS-H542A and the TS-H552B is available here.

Source: Samsung ODD