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Earlier this year, Plextor introduced two combination Blu-ray/HD DVD drives, the PX-B920SA and PX-B300SA. Plextor Japan has now released some details on a new Blu-ray Disc writer, the PX-B910SA. While lacking support for HD DVD, the PX-B910SA is capable of writing to both single and dual layer BD-R media at 4x. Here are some of the drive's specs:



Writing Speeds:
BD-R: 4x
BD-R DL: 4x
BD-RE: 2x
DVD±R: 16x
DVD±R DL: 8x
DVD+RW: 8x
DVD-RW: 6x
DVD-RAM: 5x
CD-R: 40x
CD-RW: 24x

Read Speeds:
BD-ROM: 4x
BD-R: 4x
BD-R DL: 4x
BD-RE: 2x
DVD-ROM (Single): 16x Max
DVD-ROM (Dual): 12x Max
DVD±R: 16x Max
DVD±RW: 8x Max
DVD±R DL: 8x Max
DVD-RAM: 5x Max
CD-R/ROM: 40x Max
CD-RW: 32x Max

Access Times:
BD-ROM: 210ms
DVD-ROM: 170ms
DVD-RAM: 1200ms
CD-ROM: 150ms

Buffer Size: 8MB


Judging by its specs, the PX-B910SA is most likely based on the Panasonic SW-5583. The PX-B910SA is shipping now and can be picked up for about 40,000 Yen ($379US). More information, including a full list of specs, can be found here.

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