Plextor has announced a very small, USB bus powered burner, which means you need no external power supply, that is also RAM compliant! This is a very neat concept and it will be interesting to know how much this thing will cost and also what software it will come bundled with. Looks like you need to be running Windows 2000 or XP to use it though. From this press release over at Hartware.net, we also learn that the PX-608CU features lower power consumption, for example, just 4.8 Watt during DVD-R 8x writing, and includes tilt adjustment '“ a new technology in OPU design.

Rudy de Meirsman, Sales & Marketing Manager of Plextor Europe, says: 'The PX-608CU is the new king of ultra portable DVD writers, until portable Blu-ray units are developed, yet it is not much bigger than the discs themselves. Our new clamshell design looks great and performs even better with Plextor reliability built-in as standard. In addition, it is an ideal complement to our existing range of optical and hard disk storage drives."

Separately, Plextor is also announcing its slot-loading PX-608AL version which is designed to be built internally into laptops. A small shot of this drive can be seen in the press release as well.

A good place to discuss this drive, would be our Plextor DVD Burner subforum, where astute and esteemed member, bichonn, spotted this drive several hours ago and already started a discussion thread.

Source: Hartware