Plextor answers my plea

Previously, in “More info on DVD”, I wished that Plextor would make a DVD burner that is R+ and R- compatible. In their latest burner, they did exactly that. I would have to call it a next generation product for it has upped the record speed to 8x. Here is a bit of info on the Plextor PX-708A.

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 first Dual Format drive: PX-708A, which writes DVD’s at 8-speed, rewrites at 4-speed using the DVD plus format. With the DVD minus format, this drive writes at 4x and rewrites at 2x.
The PX-708A reads DVD-ROMs at 12x.

The PX-708A comes in internal version with a Tray load mechanism.
The Retail package includes: PX-708A (DVD Recorder), E-IDE (ATAPI) cable, Plextor CD/DVD Utility Software (PlexTools Professional), Nero 5.5 and InCD recording software, Pinnacle Studio 8 software, PowerDVD software, 16-language manual.

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

As you can probably tell, I still haven’t purchased a DVD burner. I think I have waited long enough and with the arrival of Plextor’s dual format burner, priced at $299.99, I have to make it mine. I will wait just a tad longer till I find a review. I am sure that there are some out there, I just haven’t looked yet. Plextor has a long spec list on this unit, go check it out.