Plextor PX-B940SA gives 12X Blu-Ray burning

Plextor jumps into the world of 12x Blu-Ray burning with its new PX-B940SA 12x Blu-ray Writer. We reported recently on the first deployment of Pioneer in 12x blu-ray burning here. Plextor comes next with an internal blu-ray drive that through the SATA interface brings us 12x single-layer and dual-layer blu-ray burning goodness on all Blu-ray discs. Read more from Gadgets-guide.com:

The PX-B940SA not only uses the latest Blu-ray technology, but also a dual-layer DVD-ROM that combines multiple formats – DVD R/RW and RAM – into one. It accepts disk of 8cm and 12cm (in horizontal position) and has an 8MB buffer, to ensure continuity of data.

The write speeds: 12X BD-R DL/SL, 2x BD-RE, 16x DVD+R/-R, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+/-R DL, 5x DVD-RAM 40x CD-R and 24x CD-RW.

Here’s the full article at Gadgets-guide.com.

Although the market is still young for Blu-ray, advancements like this would surely bring greater acceptability to a format now gaining momentum. If one checks the listings of desktops and laptops that will be coming out during the holiday season, most of them already provide an option for Blu-Ray as a matter of choice.

For Macbook users, mum’s still the word from Cupertino on whether we’ll be seeing a Blu-ray drive for Macs very soon. All you Mac lovers still have to make do with a USB Blu-ray drive for your Macs.