Looks like we have a new winner redarding CD burning speeds. LitOn has now revealed the specs for their upcoming 40x burner. LiteOn is a pretty popular brand because of high speed drives at a reasonable price. Of interest is also that almost only LitOn drives were able to defeat the latest Safe Disc version 2.51.xx which shipped with Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. Read more for the cool specs. Features 40X (Zone-CLV) Record, 12X (CLV) Re-Write & 48X (CAV)Read technology. E-IDE Interface, support up to Ultra-DMA mode 2. Innovated SMART-BURN® technology to automatically check media quality and set limit to burning speed to ensure successful writing sessions & data retainability. (can be turned off) Buffer underrun error free & automatically adjust writing strategy plus running OPC to meet various burning condition. (always active) Innovated SMART-X technology, support up to 48X speed Digital Audio Extration (DAE) and high speed VCD data extraction. Supporting Mt. Rainier ; Plug & Play ; emergency manual eject. Supporting Fixed & Variable Packet, TAO, SAO, DAO, Raw Mode, Over-Burn. Read/Write CD, CD-R, CD-RW Disc up to 99min. (Orange Book Part 2,3) Easy-Tray® design for both horizontally & vertically use. Gear-Driven tray disc-loading mechaniasm to improve reliability & life, no any belt-loose belt-broken issue. VAS® Vibration Absorber System Mechanisam to reduce vibration & noise during read & write. Use Flash ROM supports internet firmware upgrade. Specifications - Speed: Recording 40X(6000KB/sec) Z-CLV (20X, 24X@8min, 32X@18min, 40X@53min) - Seems like typos to me, LOL Re-writing 12X High-Speed (1800KB/sec) CLV Reading 48Xmax (7200KB/sec) CAV (20X~48X) Interface : ATAPI-E/IDE, support up to Ultra-DMA Mode2 33.3MB/sec Access Time : 80ms (typical) Buffer Memory Size: 2MB Source: LiteOn Corp.