Nah it's not dual layer, couldnt be arsed stumping out another ?20 for a dual layer drive. these are the specs:
It was ?56 from Aria (OEM)
Write (DVD-RAM) 2x 3x ZCLV (Ver 2.1)
Write (DVD-R) 2x 4x CLV 8x ZCLV
Write (DVD-RW) 1x 2x 4x CLV
Write (DVD+R) 2.4x 4x CLV 8x ZCLV
Write (DVD+RW) 2.4x 4x CLV
Write (CD-R) 4x 8x CLV 16x 24x ZCLV
Write (CD-RW) 4x 8x 10x CLV 16x ZCLV
Read (DVD-RAM) Ver 1.0 - 2x, Ver 2.1 - 2x 3x
Read (DVD-RW/-R/+RW) 8x max
Read (DVD-Video) 8x max (Single/Dual layer)
Read (DVD-ROM) 12x max
Read (CD-RW/-R/ROM) 24x / 32x / 32x max
Data transfer rate: - (DVD-RAM) Ver 1.0 - 2.77Mb/s, Ver 2.1 - 4.155MB/s
- (DVD-ROM) 16.62 Mb/s
- (CD-RW/-R/ROM) 4.8Mb/s
Access time: - (DVD-RAM) Ver 2.1 - 165ms
- (DVD-ROM) 145ms
- (CD-ROM) 125ms
Buffer Memory 2MB with buffer under run proof technology
Disc Loading Method Motorised tray
Mounting Method Horizontal and vertical
Interface type E-IDE / ATAPI
Writing Method DVD-R /RW: Disc at once, incremental recording, restricted overwrite (DVD-RW only)
DVD-RAM /+RW: Random write
Supported disc Formats CD-RW, CD-R, CD-DA, Photo CD, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-I, Video CD, CD-Extra, CD-Text, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-ROM
OS-Compatability Windows XP / 2000/ ME / 98SE
Front Pannel controls Open / close button, busy indicator, emergency eject hole
Dust protection Full dust seal
Dimensions W x D x H (mm) 146 x 184.6 x 41.3
Weight (kg) 0.9
will do a review when i get the hang of it. burned 2 dvd's so far backing up my media
yeah i know, they were like ?200 last year. ?56 for an 8x multi format writer is a bargain imo. burned 70 gigs worth of stuff last night, all backed up and happy didn't get one duff disk either which was nice
