Plextor launched internal Blu-ray DVD re-writer PX-B940SA, which writes at 12-speed (BD-R DL/SL), using Serial ATA interface
Rudy de Meirsman, Sales & Marketing Manager of Plextor Europe, says: “As Blu-ray is becoming the de-facto standard for consumer players, within PCs and even laptops, volumes rise and technology accelerates. Plextor is showing its continued innovative ability to stay on top of the optical market – bringing out the latest Blu-ray technology in an extremely high quality and high reliability package.”
The PX-B940SA uses the latest Blu-ray technology and 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 8MB buffer to ensure there is no data interruption. Write speeds: 12x BD-R DL/SL, 2x BD-RE, 16x DVD+R/-R, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+/-R DL, 5x DVD-RAM, 40x CD-R and 24x CD-RW.
The Plextor PX-B940SA will be available from November 2009.
Software is included: InterVideo WinDVD 8, Ulead MusicFactory 5 and Ulead Burn.NOW 4.5
specifications & features
| Interface | SATA |
| Loading mechanism | Tray |
| Buffer Size | 4 MB |
| Writing speed | |
|---|---|
| BD-R (SL/DL) | 12x |
| BD-R LtH | 6x |
| BD-RE SL | 2x |
| BD-RE DL | 2x |
| BD-RE LtH | – |
| BD-ROM (SL/DL) | – |
| DVD+/-R DL | 8x |
| DVD+/-R | 16x |
| DVD+RW | 8x |
| DVD-RW | 6x |
| DVD-RAM (read & write) | 5x |
| DVD-ROM SL | – |
| DVD-ROM DL | – |
| CD-R | 40x |
| CD-RW | 24x |
| CD-ROM | – |
| Reading speed | |
| BR-R (SL/DL) | 8x |
| BR-R LtH | 6x |
| BD-RE SL | 8x |
| BD-RE DL | 6x |
| BD-RE LtH | 6x |
| BD-ROM (SL/DL) | 8x |
| DVD+/-R DL | 12x |
| DVD+/-R | 16x |
| DVD+RW | 12x |
| DVD-RW | 12x |
| DVD-RAM (read & write) | 5x |
| DVD-ROM SL | 16x |
| DVD-ROM DL | 12x |
| CD-R | 40x |
| CD-RW | 24x |
| CD-ROM | 40x |