Plextor announces PX-708UF2 8X DVD±R Recorder

Plextor, one of the leading companies for the development and production of CD-ROM drives, CD-Recorders and CD-ReWriters is expanding its range with its new Dual Format drive, the PX-708UF2.

The drive writes DVD's at 8-speed, rewrites at 4-speed using the DVD plus format. With the DVD minus format, this drive writes at 8x and rewrites at 4x. The PX-708UF2 reads DVD-ROMs at 16x.

The PX-708UF2 comes in external version with a Tray load mechanism. The Retail package includes: PX-708UF2 (DVD Recorder), USB cable, IEEE (FireWire) cable, power cable, adapter, Plextor CD/DVD Utility Software (PlexTools Professional), Nero 6 and InCD recording software, Pinnacle Studio 9 software, PowerDVD software, 16-language manual.

The PX-708UF2 is supported by a unique two-year On-Site Collect & Return** guarantee by Plextor, by which any inconveniences resulting from a defect are reduced to a minimum. The firmware is stored in FlashROM which makes it possible to quickly and easily upgrade to the latest version. CD TEXT is also completely supported.

With the PX-708UF2, the user has a perfect all-in-one product for creating own home videos, back-ups, composition of photograph collections, saving music...

PX-708UF2 Benefits

Writing DVD+R: 8x
DVD-R: 8x
CD-R: 48x
Rewriting DVD+RW: 4x
DVD-RW: 4x
CD-RW: 24x
Reading DVD-ROM: 16x
CD-ROM: 48x
Buffer Underrun Proof Technology: Stops buffer underrun errors
VariRec Technology
PoweRec Technology (Plextor Optimised Writing Error Reduction Control)
Supports Lossless Linking (DVD+R/RW)
Zero Link (DVD-R/RW)
Supports Background Formatting
Access Time <100 ms for CD; 150 ms for DVD
8MB Buffer
USB 2.0 + IEEE 1394 (FireWire) Interface
PC Compatibility:
- Pentium III 700Mhz or higher
- 128MB Memory
- 800MB-1GB of free disk space
Compatible with:
- Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP
MultiRead Compatible
Supports SPDIF (Digital Audio Output)
High Quality Digital Audio Extraction
A black tray, to reduce the jitter and to increase the quality of the burned CD
Two year* full-warranty (parts, labor and replacement) with On-Site Collect & Return** service

Compatible formats:

CD (Read/Write)
CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-ROM Mode-1, CD-ROM Mode-2, CD-ROM XA, Photo-CD, Video-CD, Multisession, CD TEXT, CD-I, CD+G, Mixed CD
CD-R/RW (Write)
Track at Once, Disc at Once, Packet Write (variable and fixed), Session at Once, CD-MRW (Mt. Rainier)

DVD (Read/Write)
DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, Multiborder, Multisession, DVD+VR, DVD-VR
DVD+R/RW (Write)
Sequential Write, Random Access Write DVD+MRW (Physical formatting in background)
DVD-R/RW (Write)
Disc at Once, Incremental recording, Multiborder recording, Restricted Overwriting, DRT-DM