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| Plextor Offers PX-755SA DVD+/-R/RW CD-R/RW Optical Disc Drive Plextor Corp. has announced the immediate availability of the PX-755SA DVD+/-R/RW CD-R/RW optical disc drive. The PX-755SA replaces the PX-716SA, completing Plextor's conversion to drive designs that comply with the European Union's Reduction of Hazardous Substances legislation. The multifunction internal PX-755SA drive is aimed at Value Added Resellers and System Integrators who require Serial ATA (SATA) connectivity, industry leading reliability, and premium recording features. The PX-755SA delivers recording speeds of 16X DVD+/-R on certified 16X DVD+/-R media. Users can burn up to four hours of high-quality MPEG-2/DVD video on a single 8.5 GB disc using 10X DVD+R on Double-Layer media and 6X DVD-R on Dual Layer media. The drive also supports 8X DVD+RW, 6X DVD-RW Rewriting; 16X max DVD-Reading; 48X CD-R Writing, 24X CD-RW Rewriting, and 48X max CD-Reading. The internal PX-755SA drive features an integrated Serial ATA interface, enabling resellers and integrators to leverage the benefits of SATA connectivity, which includes 150 MB/sec bandwidth, elimination of master/slave configuration jumper issues, substantial pin count reduction, and thinner cables to help air-flow and improve cable routing. The PX-755SA has a 2 MB buffer and features Buffer Underrun Proof Technology to prevent buffer underrun errors and allow multi-tasking. The PX-755SA also features AUTOSTRATEGY, a technology that selects the optimized write strategy for every DVD disc and, if necessary, creates a new write strategy for unknown media. (DVD+/-R). PoweRec adjusts laser power and writing speed to optimum levels for a particular disc The PX-755SA Series drive includes PlexTools Professional software, a unique combination of user-controllable CD recording and CD/DVD media test features, including PlexEraser, Q-Check, GigaRec, SecureRecording, Silent Mode, and VariRec. Plextor's bundled software package offers ease-of-use and extensive functionality for Windows platforms. The PX-755SA drive ships with the award-winning Roxio Easy Media Creator 7, Basic DVD Edition software suite for burning video, music, photos, and data to DVD or CD. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Computing News :: home page |