New Sony DVD-R, DVD+R Drive for $314 Shipped!

[volfan]

I was going to post this in the announcement post about this drive, but it had been locked. This is from Sony's site:

Overview Fast Facts:
? Supports all popular DVD formats for maximum compatibility
? 2.4X Recording (DVD+RW and DVD+R), 2X Recording (DVD-RW), 4X Recording (DVD-R) 8X Reading (DVD-ROM Max.)
? 24X CD-R Recording (Max.) 10 X CD-RW Recording (Max.) 32X Reading (Max.)

This drive is available at PCNation for $313.53 with free shipping. This is a Hot Deal right now, but we'll hope it keeps coming down real soon!

 

[bigi]

Usually Ships: 2+ Weeks

I don't think it is in stock then

 

[autodestruct]

I've been looking for a DVD burner, but I'm unsure if I should go with this drive over the A04.

My main interest is in using it for XBox, PS2, and possibly movies. What benefit (other than the 4x) would I have in using the Sony over the A04? What is the benefit of DVD+R?

TIA,
-AD

 

[cliftonite]

I need a new cd burner and I was thinking about getting the new plextor 48x or that yamaha crf1, but both of those are 150+ and for another 150 i can get this :-/

 

[nataraj]

There is an interesting article here about the format war.

DVD+R is no more compatible than dvd-r, so for all practical purposes only benefit of this sony drive is 4x speed. In the unlikely case of dvd+r becoming the "standard" ... we should be able to find 10x or faster dvd+r for about $100.

How many remeber getting 2x HP cd-rw for $300+ and upgrading to 4x by paying $100 more ? Story of dvd-r may follow the cd-rw story ... anyway, I hope it will.

 

[SimMike2]

You should edit your post title, because it is a: DVD-RW and DVD+RW. You left out the "W", which is confusing people.

 

[cliftonite]

Isnt this the new Sony drive that burns all the formats?

 

[LiQiCE]

Product information link from sonystyle.com:
Link

 

[anxman69]

Cool. I bought this drive from PCNation. Best price I could find. I'll let you guys know how it is once I get it.

-Ankur

 

[mchammer187]

if this is anything like their CD-RW drives stay far far away

 

[Mday]

these sony drives are due to come out in mid october.

i plan on getting them when they come out, after some initial reviews.

 

[krackato]

Yeah, Sony drives do kind of suck, but considering this is all pretty new technology, they might not have had time to add DO NOT COPY PS2 GAMES firmwares as of yet. (BTW, buy your PS2 games. They're purrty!) I'm waiting of the reviews, but hopefully Plextor and Lite-On will have some competing drives soon. Still, the thought of across the board compatibility (well, not DVD-RAM, but who cares) makes me drool.

 

[anxman69]

This thing is ETA 10/5/2002 by the way.

-Ankur

 

[jeepers94]

I was in Staples today,and they say they have the Cendyne(or Verbatim,I forget which) in stock.They claim they got the product last week.Their price was stated at $314 too. But ,with the Staples coupons,it could be as low as $264! They didn't have them on display yet,so I can not confirm they are indeed +/- drives.They do not show up online!