The SD-R1612 is Toshiba's seventh generation combination drive capable of reading DVD media (incl. DVD-R/-RW and DVD+R/+RW) and also writing to CD-R and CD-RW media.The multifunctional SD-R1612 drive offers much improved all-round high performance specifications. This seventh generation combination drive is capable of 52x CD-R and 32x CD-RW recording as well as 16x/52x read speed for DVD/CD-ROM. The increased CD writing ability of these drive benefit fans of quick and versatile downloading on more cost effective optical media.