Kudos for Toshiba for continuing their HD DVD push (someone has to do it right?). They’ve announced the world’s first slim HD DVD drive for mobile PCs in the form of the SD-L912A. This new drive can read, write, and rewrite to the HD DVD-RW format, as well as read and write to HD DVD-R discs. Of course it also supports reading and writing to DVD and CDs.

Here are the main specs to the SD-L912A:

Write speeds

  • 2X HD DVD-R SL
  • 1X HD DVD-R DL
  • 1X HD DVD-RW SL
  • 1X HD DVD-RW DL
  • 3X DVD-RAM
  • 4X DVD-R SL
  • 2X DVD-R DL
  • 4X DVD-RW
  • 4X DVD+R SL
  • 2.4X DVD+R DL

Read speeds

  • 2.4X HD DVD-R SL
  • 1X HD DVD-R DL
  • 1x HD DVD-RW SL
  • 1X HD DVD-RW DL
  • 2.4X HD DVD-ROM
  • 8X DVD
  • 24X CD

Specs:

  • ATAPI interface
  • 8MB buffer
  • Horizontal or Vertical Mount
  • External dimensions – 128 x 12.7 x 126 mm
  • Weighs 170 grams

 

The SD-L912A is scheduled for sample shipments starting in July and is being featured at Computex 2007 at Toshiba’s booth.

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