Sata DVD Burner
SATA DVD burner allows transfer speeds of up to 150 MBs while PATA gives up to 133 MBs. However, to use SATA, you will need a Serial ATA controller, a SATA drive and a SATA power cable. The speed difference between SATA and PATA is also not significant unless you have a high-end SATA drive.
The new internal drive is the first Plextor product to feature an integrated Serial ATA connection, enabling OEMs and System Integrators to influence the benefits of Serial ATA. Serial ATA that extends bandwidth to 150 MB/sec, is an evolutionary replacement for the Parallel ATA (E-IDE) physical storage interface. The interface supports one device per controller connection, removing master/slave configuration jumper issues. SATA also provides a substantial pin count reduction from Parallel ATA, while thinner cables facilitate airflow and improve cable routing.
The architecture of many PCs is shifting to Serial ATA as the preferred internal interface, which opens significant market opportunities for optical drives that take advantage of this new interface. Plextor and Intel have tested Plextor’s integrated Serial ATA PlexWriter drive and SATA Conversion Kits to ensure compatibility on a broad platform. Plextor’s strong support for SATA will help stimulate adoption of this new interface standard in the optical disk drive market. Plextor entirely embraces the PC industry’s transition to SATA, By adding this fifth interface technology to our product line, Plextor now offers more interfaces than any optical disk drive manufacturer – ATAPI, SCSI, USB 2.0, FireWire, and the new SATA.
The PX-712SA with integrated SATA interfaces supports 8X DVD-R Writing and 12X DVD+R; 4X DVD+RW and 4X DVD-RW Rewriting; and 16X max DVD-Reading. The DVD/CD burner also boasts high-speed 48X CD-R Writing, 48X max CD-Reading and 24X CD-RW Rewriting. The drive includes a bundle of premium digital media software from Roxio (NASDAQ:ROXI), including Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator 6 - DVD Edition, and Roxio PhotoSuite 5 SE.
For customers who want to evaluate SATA DVD burner performance, Plextor also offers a SATA Conversion Kit for its PlexWriter PX-5224A, PX-708A DVD±R/RW dual format 8X R-DVD drive and the Premium 52/32/52A CD-R/RW drives. Plextor’s SATA Conversion Kit includes a SATA cable bind and IDE/Parallel ATA-to-SATA daughter board, enabling OEMs and systems integrators to evaluate SATA prior to availability of the PX-712SA. With the PX-712SA, the user has a perfect all-in-one product for creating own home videos, back-ups, composition of photograph collections, saving music and etc. SATA Conversion Kits are available on a limited basis and no charge to qualified original equipment manufacturers, systems integrators, and other developers of PC-based systems.