Panasonic Japan has announced a
slim external USB 2.0 DVD burner, the LF-P667C, which supports writing all DVD
formats including DVD-RAM. Previously Panasonic has only supported the
DVD-R/RW/RAM formats but by adding support for the DVD+R/RW format to its
new writer Panasonic is now the second manufacturer of 'Super Multi" DVD
writers.
Write speed
Read speed
DVD-R/RW
4x/2x
4x/4x
DVD+R/RW
2.4x/2.4x
4x/4x
DVD-RAM
2x
2x
CD-R/RW
16/8x
24x/12x
CD/DVD-ROM
24x/8x
Access time
140 ms
Buffer size
2 MB
Interface
USB 2.0
Size (WxHxD)
130x17x154 mm
Weight
~315 g
Panasonic seems to mainly focus on the Japanase market with its DVD writers so if we will see the LF-P667C outside Japan is uncertain. More details about the drive is available here (Babelfish translation).
Source: Panasonic Japan