Here it is in the flesh—Toshiba’s SD-H903A, the first HD DVD write drive for PCs. Speed-wise, you’ll see faster drives in the future, but if you’re jonesing for a writeable HD DVD drive, Toshiba’s 1x drive is the first out there.
https://gizmodo.com/toshibas-1x-hd-dvd-write-drive-is-worlds-first-226340