Optical Tower Series from Addonics

The Addonics Optical Tower is one of the most versatile optical storage solutions that you will find in the market. The Optical Tower will enable you to attach multiple DVD burners to the eSATA ports on any computer with just one or two cables depending on the model. Once attached, multiple optical drives letter will appear on your system. You can then use these optical drives as a duplicator by simultaneous DVD burning, or to run different burning job on different drive without any waiting around. You may also share these drives over the network for access by other computers to share the DVD or CD titles.

Choice of models for 5 SATA optical drives or 9 SATA optical drives
Access 5 or 9 SATA optical drives at the same time
Connect to computer via a single eSATA port for the Optical Tower V or 2 eSATA ports for the Optical Tower IX
Great for simultaneous CD/DVD duplication and recording or drive sharing over the network.
Bundled with Ahead NERO 8 Essential.
Compatible with Ahead™ Nero Burning ROM software for simultaneous burning (not included)
Support copying of CD, DVD, DVD dual layer
High speed 22X SATA DVD target drive for maximum throughput
110/240V universal power supply for worldwide use

Note: A compatibility issue has been observed on the ADSA6GPX1-2E when used with the ST9DVRE Optical Tower IX. Only 7 out of the 9 optical drives on the ST9DVRE can be detected by Windows. For a confirmed working alternative, please click here for the ADSA3GPX1-2EM.

	Optical Tower V	Optical Tower IX
Source and Destination Drives	LG GH22NS50 - 22X+/8X- DVD+/-R/RW/DL
Write Speed	DVD-R: 2x, 4x, 6x CLV, 8x ZCLV, 8x, 12x, 16x PCAV, 18x, 22x CAV DVD-R DL: 2x, 4x, 6x CLV, 8x, 10x, 12x ZCLV DVD-RW: 1x, 2x, 4x, 6x CLV DVD-RAM: 2x, 3x ZCLV, 3x-5x PCAV (Ver.2.2), 6x ZCLV, 6x-8x PCAV, 6x-12x PCAV DVD+R: 2.4x, 4x, 6x CLV, 8x ZCLV, 8x, 12x, 16x PCAV, 18x, 20x CAV DVD+R DL: 2.4x , 4x , 6x CLV, 8x, 10x, 12X ZCLV DVD+RW: 2.4x, 4x, 6x CLV, 8x ZCLV (High Speed DVD+RW: 6x CLV, 8x ZCLV) CD-R: 4x, 8x, 16x CLV, 24x, 32x, 40x PCAV, 48x CAV CD-RW: 4x, 10x,16x CLV, 24x, 32x ZCLV (High Speed: 10x, Ultra Speed: 16x, 24x, US Plus: 16x, 24x, 32x)
Read Speed	DVD-R/RW/ROM(SL/DL): 16x/13x/16x/12x max. DVD-R DL: 12x max. DVD-RAM (Ver.1.0/2.2): 2x/ 2x, 3x-5x PCAV, 6x CLV, 6x-8x PCAV, 6x-12x PCAV DVD-Video (CSS Compliant Disc): 4.8x max. (Single/Dual layer) DVD+R/+RW: 16x / 13x max. DVD+R DL: 12x max. CD-R/RW/ROM: 48x/40x/48x max. CD-DA (DAE): 40x max. 80 mm CD: 10x max.
Read / Write Format	DVD: DVD+R DL 8.5GB; DVD+R 4.7GB; DVD+RW 4.7GB; DVD-R DL: 8.5GB;DVD-R 4.7GB(closed session); DVD-RW 4.7GB (closed session); DVD-RAM; DVD-Video CD: CD-DA; CD-ROM XA (m1, m2f1/m2f2); CD-R; CD-RW; Bootable CD; Photo CD (single & multi-session); Video CD; CD-Extra; CD-Text; CD-I FMV; CD-Bridge
Access Time	DVD-ROM: 145 ms typical (190 ms Limit) DVD-ROM DL: 220 ms typical (300 ms Limit) CD-ROM: 125 ms typical (180 ms Limit) DVD-RAM: (Ver.2.2) 270 ms typical (400 ms Limit)
Power Consumption:	320 watts Max	400 watts Max
Power Source:	110/240V
Weight:	15.5 lb (7.03kg)	21 lb (9.53kg)
Dimensions:	7.5 x 16 x 10.4 inch (W x D x H)	7.5 x 16.7 x 17.2 inch (W x D x H)
Operating Temperature and Humidity:	5°C - 35°C, 20% - 80%
Storage Temperature and Humidity:	-20°C - 50 °C, 5% - 90%
Warranty:	One Year