Today we have new information about the new "PLEXMASTER-01" CD-R/W drive from Plextor. PlexMaster-01 is "Super" Professional CD-R Drive and its price is over 700,000-1,000,000 Yen (about 6000-9000$). The PlexMaster can be used either as a PlayStation2 official and Professional Music PreMastering drive. It will replace Sony's CDW-900E drive and as it seems will not go public - sold only to few selected agencies. Product Specs:
Writing Speeds: 1x, 2x, 4x and 8x (CLV)
Re-writing Speeds: 1x, 2x (CLV)
Supported Authoring formats: CD-ROM Mode-1, CD-ROM XA Mode-2 form-1, form2, Mix Mode CD, Photo-CD, Video-CD, CD-I, CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD Text
Reading speeds: 20x (1,386 ～ 3,000Kb/s)
Burst 10.0MB/S (synchronous) - 5.0MB/S (asynchronous transfer)
Supports: CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW discs
Memory: 4MB
Weight: 1.2kg
MTBF 60,000POH
Interface: SCSI2
Access Time: 170ms
Size: 146w X 41.3h X 202d