FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 27, 2003--
Plextor® Corporation, a leading developer and manufacturer of DVD and CD
recording equipment, today announced the new PX-504UF DVD+R/RW drive. The
external DVD/CD burner delivers fast 4X DVD+R Writing, 2.4X DVD+RW Rewriting,
and 12X max DVD-Reading; the versatile 6-in-1 drive also supports 16X CD
Writing, 10X CD-Rewriting, and 40X CD-Reading.
The PX-504UF DVD+R/RW drive features Plextor's
first dual interface to support both Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and full-speed compliant
IEEE-1394 FireWire for high-speed data transfer. Now PlexWriter customers can
easily share a single DVD/CD recorder among multiple Apple® Macintosh® and
Microsoft® Windows®-based personal computer systems. The new Plextor drive also
bundles a package of premium digital media software from Roxio including Easy CD Creator® 5.3 DVD Edition, and PhotoSuite®
5 SE and Toast 5 Lite.
"Many of the people who purchase PlexWriter drives
also use Apple Macintosh computers, and we want them to be able to take
advantage of the performance and convenience of FireWire connectivity," said
Howard Wing, vice president of sales and marketing for Plextor. "It's not
uncommon for a single household to have both Windows PCs and Apple Macintoshes.
With the new PX-504UF, Mom and Dad can use the PlexWriter drive on the Windows
PC to backup work data to a CD, and then five minutes later the kids can use the
exact same external drive to play a DVD on the Macintosh in their room."
"We're pleased to be expanding our relationship
with a leader in the CD and DVD burning market," said Brad Duea, vice president
of worldwide OEM sales for Roxio. "By integrating Easy CD Creator 5.3 DVD
Edition, PhotoSuite 5 SE and Toast 5 Lite with its new external PX-504UF drive,
Plextor is providing its customers with a flexible and powerful package of
hardware and software so users can easily create and manage their digital media,
whether they have a Mac, a PC or both."
Plextor PX-504UF DVD+R/RW Drive
The Plextor PX-504UF is a highly versatile DVD/CD
burner specifically designed to deliver high-quality recording performance. The
drive gives users the ability to create, edit, and share customized DVDs and CDs
using video, photos, audio, and data. Users can use the Roxio applications to
back up and archive up to 4.7GB on a single-sided Recordable DVD disc and create
photo albums for viewing with DVD players.
Lossless-linking technology enables users to
perform basic editing tasks directly on the DVD disc, so there is no need to
reload DVD content back to a PC to make minor changes, and no need to re-burn an
entire DVD after making small edits. The unit features a 2MB data buffer and
burst data transfer rates of 5.5 MB/sec., allowing users to burn a 4.7GB CD disc
in less than fifteen minutes.
Software Bundle - Roxio Easy CD Creator® 5.3 DVD
Edition, PhotoSuite® 5 SE, and Toast® 5 Lite
Roxio Easy CD Creator 5.3 DVD Edition includes DVD
Builder(TM), Roxio's DVD authoring application that allows consumers to capture
digital video, add transitions and background music, create animated menus,
organize clips and photos into custom slide shows, and burn to a DVD or CD that
can be played in set-top DVD players. Easy CD Creator 5.3 DVD Edition combines
the power of Easy CD Creator Basic and DVD Builder into one complete, easy to
use, integrated solution. Easy CD Creator 5.3 DVD Edition includes DirectCD
(packet writing), CD and DVD pre-mastering, DVD video authoring, one-button CD
copier, and the ability to create enhanced and mixed-mode CDs. Easy CD Creator
5.3 DVD Edition simplifies the production of DVD videos while also providing the
ability to create music CDs, photo slide shows synchronized with music, data CDs
and DVDs, and back up copies of personal discs.
Roxio PhotoSuite 5 SE allows consumers to capture,
organize, edit and share digital photos. It includes simple electronic albums
and a combination of automated and advanced photo editing tools, including the
ability to easily remove red-eye and wrinkles, lighten or darken, crop and
rotate. Consumers can also print and share online or quickly E-mail them without
leaving the program. With PhotoSuite 5 SE's integrated Easy CD Creator burning
technology, Plextor consumers will be able to burn photos to CD, Video CD or
DVD.
Roxio Toast 5 Lite is a limited version of Toast 5
Titanium, the comprehensive, all-in-one DVD and CD burner software that enables
consumers to create, organize, share and store all of their digital content on
CDs or DVDs. Roxio's award winning Toast DVD and CD burner software works with
Mac OS X and Mac OS 9.1.
Pricing and Availability
The Plextor PX-504UF DVD+R/RW drive is scheduled
for shipment to distributors and resellers in North and South America in June
2003. It will also be available nationwide through Best Buy stores. The PX-504UF
drive has a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $ 329.00 USD. All
retail packages include unlimited toll-free technical support and one-year full
warranty
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