4x SATA Blu-ray Drive From Plextor Playing HD-DVD discs

Plextor announces a new 4x Blu-ray DVD ReWriter drive using the SATA interface – the PX-B920SA.

Building on the success of its previous version, the internal dual-format drive is capable of writing Blu-ray discs at 4x (BD-R) and also plays HD-DVD ROM discs.

In addition, Plextor has added extra convenience by including LightScribe technology to enable custom text and designs to be printed/burned onto discs.

Rudy de Meirsman, Sales & Marketing Manager of Plextor Europe, says:“ Plextor has developed its second Blu-ray drive to be faster, dual-format, a it reads HD-DVD discs, and utilises the SATA interface. Plextor has a long history in providing premium, high reliability optical drives and the new PX-B920SA sets the standard again.”

The PX-B920SA not only uses the latest Blu-ray technology (and reads HD-DVDs), but is also a highly versatile dual-layer DVD drive that combines multiple formats – DVD R/RW and RAM – into one. It can accept both 12cm and 8cm discs (in the horizontal position) and has a large 4MB buffer to ensure there is no data interruption. Write speeds: 4x BD-R, 2X BD-RE, 16x DVDGR, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 4x DVDR DL, 5x DVD-RAM, 40x CD-R and 24x CD-RW.

A comprehensive range of software is included: InterVideo WinDVD 8, Ulead Burn.Now 4.5 SE & Ulead MovieFactory 5.5 SE.

Specifications and features:

* Internal/External Internal
* Interface S-ATA
* Loading mechanism tray
* Buffer size MB
* Positioning Blu-Ray/HD DVD driv
* Buffer Underrun Proof Technology
* Lightscribe Technology
* Accepts 8cm discs

Writing speed
* BD-R (SL/DL)/Blu-Ray 4x
* BD-R (SL LTH) 2x
* BD-RE (SL/DL) 2x
* DVD+R/A-ï¿½R 16x/16x
* DVD+R DL/DVD-R DL 4x/4x
* DVD+RW/DVA-RW 8x/6x
* DVD-RAM 5x
* CD-R 40x
* CD-RW 24x

Reading speed
* BD-ROM (Blu-Ray) 6x
* BD-R (SL/DL) 6x
* BD-R (S LTH) 3,8x
* BD-RE (SL/DL) 2x
* BDMV 4,8x
* HD DVD-ROM 3x
* HD DVD-Video 3x
* DVD-RAM 5x
* DVD-ROM 16x
* CD-ROM 40x

The Plextor PX-B920SA will be available from end of February 2008.

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