NEC ND-3530A to support 8x DVD+R DL?
Posted on 12/01/05 03:06 by Johnny                             
NEC ND-3530A to support 8x DVD+R DL?

At FCC.gov there has showed up information about a new NEC burner (again). 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  Read speed 
DVD+R DL 8x ZCLV DVD-ROM SL 16x
DVD+R 16x CAV DVD-ROM DL 12x
DVD+RW 8x ZCLV DVD±R 16x
DVD-R DL ??? DVD±RW 12x
DVD-R 16x CAV DVD-Video CSS 5x
DVD-RW 6x ZCLV CD-ROM 48x
CD-R 48x CAV CD-R 48x
CD-RW 32x ZCLV 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. If you check the detailed schematics you can also see that the PWB (Printed Wiring Board) of the ND-3530A has number PWA-3070 while the PWB of the ND-3520A has number PWA-3059. I guess we will have to wait for the ND-3530A to be released before we know for sure and that might take a while as it wasn't long ago the ND-3520A was announced.

If you want to check the FCC data yourself you can type "ND-35" in the product code field and "NEC" in the applicant name at FCC's search page here.

Source: FCC.gov

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By jdub, Wednesday 12 January 2005 03:21
Ahh damnit not again... can't we just have firmware upgrades instead?
By Wesociety, Wednesday 12 January 2005 03:36
WesocietyNice scoop Johnny! I heard about the 3530A while at CES. supergrin
By brantdk, Wednesday 12 January 2005 09:04
brantdkDamn, we just barely got the 3520 on the shelfs before they send out a new drive. Couldnt they wait until the 3530 and jump over the 3520? puke
By FreqNasty, Wednesday 12 January 2005 12:48
I agree. They probably could have released this 3530 now but chose to make some money out of a less spec'd drive before releasing another higher spec'd drive. I guess soon they will be reaching the techincal speed limits on all the formats and they won't be able to release drives with any new speed improvements.
By cerberus, Wednesday 12 January 2005 13:21
cerberusit was like in nd 2500 and nd-2510 Smilie nothing new
By brantdk, Wednesday 12 January 2005 13:40
brantdkYour right, but the 2500 could be flashed to a 2510. No extra investment needed.
By adam.mt, Wednesday 12 January 2005 15:43
I think NEC just want to be top of the market in terms of format support, and trying to be first to market with everything. Hence, why the constant releases. This is no bad thing (if you don't HAVE to have the latest and greatest) and is basically what all the companies aim for. The situation is identical to CD-burners, and for that matter CD-readers; with very SLIGHTLY faster speeds be announced virtually every month. I guess they know they have to make their money now, since when the speed limits are reached (and we're getting ever so closer) everybody will just buy the cheapest possible regardless of make.
By adam.mt, Wednesday 12 January 2005 15:46
The whole of the PC industry is like this now........oh, for the days of the 8- and 16-bit home computers (Spectrum, C64, Amiga, Atari ST) when there was only a new release when major changes happened. However, it also usually meant time to scrap your software/perpherial collection cry (just try to not get caught up having to have the latest of everything and you're be fine).
By powaking, Wednesday 12 January 2005 17:09
Sign me up.
By CORRSA, Wednesday 12 January 2005 19:25
money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money moneymoney money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money money moneymoney money money money u muppets biggrin
By code65536, Thursday 13 January 2005 03:29
code6553612x DVD9 read speeds? Hmm...
By brantdk, Thursday 13 January 2005 08:45
brantdkThe question is, can the 3520 flashes to the 3530?
By _chef_, Thursday 13 January 2005 11:21
_chef_...pointless. Where is the media???
By I Have Piles, Thursday 13 January 2005 12:24
It has to be 3520 based, there is no chance NEC would develop 2 new chipsets and release a one given the R&D costs so soon after other.
By bcn_246, Friday 14 January 2005 17:45
bcn_246What I think happened. NEC 3500 was a very good burner, so NEC decided to improve it with -DL recording, however this required whole new hardware, so they re-did it completely, however not very well, they realised the 3520 was poor, so have decided to bring out the 3530, hopefully with good burn quality. Ben Smilie btw, A few weeks ago I had to choose between the 3500 and the 3520, I went for the 3500, and am glad I did Smilie
By warforpeace, Sunday 16 January 2005 00:02
warforpeaceI SO agree!!! Where's the damn media??? Here in Romania I couldn't get a simple DVD+R DL disc without having to travel 300 miles to the country capital, and the prices are HUGE. Yes, it's pointless...
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