Plextor releases fastest dual-format DVD-recorder, 8x!
Posted on 10/07/03 10:07 by Dennis                             
Plextor releases fastest dual-format DVD-recorder, 8x!

When I checked my e-mail this morning I was pleasantly surprised when I saw a press release send to me by Plextor Europe. Plextor has announced their latest dual format DVD-recorder, the PX-708A/UF, which will be the first drive supporting 8x DVD+R! This means that you will be able to burn 4.7GB of data in less than 10 minutes!

Besides the high DVD-recording speeds, the new Plextor drive will also support 40x CD-R recording and 24x CD-RW recording, making it an ideal drive to do all your burning needs with:

Fastest dual format DVD writers on the market

 

Thanks to the new PX-708A and PX-708UF Plextor DVD writers you can now forget all about the format war. Both drives can indeed be used with both DVD plus and DVD minus formats.

Both DVD recorders can also burn a full DVD disc of 4.7GB in less than ten minutes! Back-ups of your favourite DVDs, your CD collection, photo albums or other data are now made in next to no time at all. The recorders write in DVD plus format at a top speed of 8x and rewrite at 4x. For DVD minus format these speeds are 4x and 2x respectively. DVD- ROMs are read at 12x, and the drives can obviously also be used with CDs. These discs are written and read at 40x with rewriting at 24x.

The hardware

 

The PX-708A has an E-IDE (ATAPI) interface and is available with a white or black front. The retail version consists of: the PX-708A, 1 E-IDE (ATAPI) cable and a full manual in 16 languages.

 

An extensive software package for processing videos, photographs, audio and data is also supplied as standard: Ahead Nero (CD/DVD Mastering software), Ahead InCD (Packet Writing software), Pinnacle Studio 8 (Video Editing and Authoring software), Cyberlink  Power DVD (DVD Player software) and PlexTools Professional (CD/DVD Utility software).

 

The external version PX-708UF has a USB 2.0 and an IEEE 1394 (FireWire) interface. The retail version consists of: the PX-708UF, 1 USB interface cable, 1 IEEE 1394 (FireWire) interface cable, a manual in 16 languages and the same full software package as the internal version. 

The Plextor PX-708A/UF will use Buffer Underrun Proof technology (for CDs), Lossless Linking (for DVD+R/RW) and Zero Link technology (for DVD-R/RW). The PX-708A and the PX-708UF drives will be available from the end of August and the end of September 2003 respectively.

Last but certainly not least the drives come at a very attractive price, 275 EUR (excl. VAT) for the PX-708A and 349 EUR (excl. VAT) for the PX-708UF. Discuss these new Plextor drives in our Plextor Forum!

Source: Plextor Europe

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By nOZ, Thursday 10 July 2003 10:33
This sounds like Plextor's own creation and not a rebranded model. loveit
By straycat, Thursday 10 July 2003 10:46
Oh my goodness, I _need_ this drive ...
By Poulpy, Thursday 10 July 2003 12:13
Are 8x DVD+R media already available ?
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By quirky9, Thursday 10 July 2003 12:16
quirky9seems the time to buy a drive is near...... countdown 49...48..47... Smilie
By tazdevl, Thursday 10 July 2003 15:16
tazdevlBah its going to be quite some time before 8X media hit the market. 4X +RW should be available in a month... its been 6 months since it was announced and 4 since a few manufacturers met the spec. Same thing is going to happen. External does look pretty slick though. Only 2 MB buffer.
[edited by tazdevl on 10.07.2003 15:17]
By Lord KiRon, Thursday 10 July 2003 15:53
Plextor always (except for laptop & slims) has used Sanyo chipsets and about 1/2 year ago Sanyo released x8 dual format chipset Smilie Defenite buy for me, it has almos everythinhg I need (DVD read speed could be a bit higher).
By indieman0, Thursday 10 July 2003 16:14
they should make it 8x +-r and 4x +-rw as most media is dvd-r that should be the 8x!
By ferraman, Thursday 10 July 2003 18:30
It seems that is more difficult to increase the speed of the - tech. see: http://www.cdfreaks.com/article/113 ferraman
By Wookie, Thursday 10 July 2003 23:01
WookieHmm... what price will it take for this drive to switch owner. Wink
By Phil Dx, Friday 11 July 2003 02:21
Drive technology seems to be way ahead of high-speed media supply. 4X +RW only just emerging now, and very expensive at that. Still, it should drive the price of 4X burners down....
By Hypnosis4U2NV, Friday 11 July 2003 02:41
Hypnosis4U2NVFinally!
By stratman, Saturday 12 July 2003 17:25
Pity there is no Mount Rainer support, it's one step short of the perfect driveSmilie
By stratman, Saturday 12 July 2003 17:28
sorry typo error Mount Rainier support was what it's supposed to bebiggrin
By jsl, Saturday 12 July 2003 18:50
According to Plextor's Japanese site the PX-708 supports Mt. Rainier for both CD-RW and DVD+RW.
By intercept, Tuesday 15 July 2003 04:48
After reading the specs on this new baby @ www.plextor.be there is no other contender on the market this is the only dvd writer to have as part of your system. Forget Lite -on the promised x4 model never appeared and as for the x8 model is that another pipe-dream?Wink Greetz from a Happy Scsi Plextor ownerloveit
By Lord KiRon, Monday 21 July 2003 23:54
Checked every on-line store in europe, mentioned on www.plextor.be - no PX-708 anywhere yet Frown
By Lord KiRon, Monday 21 July 2003 23:58
Unfortunatly, here is information from the Japaneese site (badly translated) : PX-708A/JP Open price The middle of September ATAPI built-in type (BASIC model) PX-708A/JPB Open price The middle of October ATAPI built-in type (Æ’uÆ’'°Æ’bÆ’NÆ’xÆ’[Æ’'¹Æ’'šÆ’fÆ’'¹ Frown
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By intercept, Saturday 16 August 2003 04:07
Release Date September this year had an e-mail from plextor.be Wink Greets The Diplomatbiggrin
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By MATA7, Saturday 16 August 2003 11:55
MATA7In my opinion I am really happy with my 4x,I mean with 8x you can make u backup in 10min,well with 4x u make it in 15,is that I really big different? if i wait 1 year,i will get the same driver,but a half price My 2 cents
[edited by MATA7 on 16.08.2003 11:59]
By jenade, Tuesday 19 August 2003 23:00
will the price b around £210 or more:supergrin
By rcacraman, Wednesday 27 August 2003 10:35
Can pre-order at £202.71 with an unconfirmed release date of Sept 12th 2003. here http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?action=info&p=38507&t=1897&l=2&AvdID=1&CatID=3&GrpID=10&s=pl Anyone seen cheaper? However, unconfirmed release dates are notorious for slippingcry
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