It reads HD-DVD ROM at 1x, DVD at 8x and CD at 24x.
This drive is not able to burn HD-DVD R media, but can burn DVD as well as CD media.
It should become available in Q1 2006. Of course this is a typical marketing-oriented announcement, in order to keep the pressure on the Blu-Ray alliance. Indeed, there is almost no chance that HD-DVD media will be available when this drive will be on the market...
