Earlier this month, Plextor Europe announced the upcoming availability of its new Blu-ray burning / HD DVD reading optical drive that uses the faster SATA interface. The Plextor PX-B920SA (pictured below) is capable of writing Blu-ray discs at 4X speed and also offers the disc-labeling Lightscribe technology."Plextor has developed its second Blu-ray drive to be faster, dual-format, as it reads HD-DVD discs, and utilizes the SATA interface. Plextor has a long history in providing premium, high reliability optical drives and the new PX-B920SA sets the standard again," Rudy de Meirsman, Sales & Marketing Manager of Plextor Europe, said.
Having been developed to strict environmental and recycling standards, the Plextor PX-B920SA meets EU RoHS (restriction of hazardous substances) and WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) directives. The Plextor PX-B920SA will be available from end of February 2008 at Plextor's network of dealers. It is covered by Plextor's Fast Warranty Service (2-year warranty in the EU, Norway and Switzerland (Collect & Return); other countries 1-year carry-in).
| PX-B920SA | |
| Internal/External | Internal |
| Interface | S-ATA |
| Loading mechanism | Tray |
| Buffer size | 4 MB |
| Positioning | Blu-Ray / HD DVDdrive |
| Writing speed DVD/CD | |
| BD-R (SL/DL) / Blu-Ray | 4x |
| BD-R (SL LTH) | 2x |
| BD-RE (SL/DL) | 2x |
| DVD+R / DVD-R | 16x/16x |
| DVD+R DL / DVD-R DL | 4x / 4x |
| DVD+RW / DVD-RW | 8x / 6x |
| DVD-RAM | 5x |
| CD-R | 40x |
| CD-RW | 24x |
| Reading speed DVD/CD | |
| 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 |
| Features | |
| Buffer Underrun Proof Technology | Yes |
| Lightscbribe Technology | Yes |
| Accepts 8 cm discs | Yes |