FirewireDirect today announced the UltraBURN II FireWire DVD-R/RW external drive, featuring the new Pioneer DVR-A05/105 mechanism that supports 4x writing and 2x re-writing with new high speed discs. In addition, the drive will write CD-R at 16x and CD-RW at 8x, and is also available as a Combo FireWire/USB 2.0 unit. Both units come bundled with DVD recording software for Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X. The FireWire (US$399) and FireWire/USB 2.0 ($439) drives will ship next week, and are available now for pre-order.