"LaCie's 16X d2 DVD±RW Double Layer burner enters the battle for the fastest (and most chic) DVD±R burner on the block. The d2 can burn up to 8.5GB onto a double-layer disc at almost twice the speed of its predecessor, the 8X d2 DVD±RW ( Oct/04, p62), and it burns single-layer DVD±R media at 16X. We thought the 8X d2 was fast—the 16X d2's speed is even more impressive"- MacWorld