Sony DVD DRU-A firmware byx2

After the release of the DRU-700A, Sony decided to up the speed for

DVD+R writing from 8x to 16X. The new model to do just this is the

DRU-710A and the main differences from the previous model is the

16X recording speed for the plus format and 48X for CD, up from

40X.

Since Sony is one of the biggest optical storage manufacturers, it

will be interesting to see how this drive will perform and how it

will face the strong competittion which already supports 16X

recording for both formats, as well as 4X for Double Layer.