Plextor (officially) announces first Serial ATA 12x DVD-writer

The PX-712SA is Plextor's first product with a Serial ATA
(SATA) interface, which offers PC makers new possibilities: SATA increases
the bandwidth to 150 MB per second and replaces the traditional Parallel
ATA (E-IDE) interface. The technology supports one device per controller
connection and consigns fiddling with jumpers in the conventional
Master/Slave configuration to the past. In addition, SATA works with far
fewer pins and thinner cables, which greatly simplifies heat conduction
and installation.

Plextor PX-712A and PX-712SA
drives. You can also see the S-ATA cables.

Advanced error
correction

High write speeds open the way for errors
during writing. But not with the PX-712SA:the buffer memory of 8 MB and
the built-in Buffer Underrun Proof (CD), Lossless Linking (DVD+R/W) and
Zero Link (DVD-R/W) technologies eliminate the dreaded buffer underruns
definitively. The PoweRec error correction (Plextor Optimised Writing
Error Reduction Control) ensures that every disc is always used at the
optimum write speed. The Q-check (C1/C2 error, FE/TE check, Beta/Jitter
check and PI/PO check) provides you with the necessary information about
the quality of the DVD or CD disc used. The PX-712SA is equipped with the
GigaRec technology of its predecessor, the PX-712A: it enables you to
store up to 1 GB of data on a CD recordable disc of 99 minutes - a gain in
capacity of over 30%.

Secure and
convenient

With Plextor's VariRec technology, you can
optimise the sound quality of your recordings via 8 presets, and using the
Background Formatting function, you can format the media at the same time
as adding more data to the disc to be burnt. You can protect personal data
with the SecuRec (CD) password protection: this ensures that you always
have to enter a password before you can open the files - ideal, for
example, for making and storing master discs with important
data.