The drive writes DVD's at 8-speed, rewrites at 4-speed using the DVD plus format. With the DVD minus format, this drive writes at 8x and rewrites at 4x. The PX-708UF2 reads DVD-ROMs at 16x.

The PX-708UF2 comes in external version with a Tray load mechanism. The Retail package includes: PX-708UF2 (DVD Recorder), USB cable, IEEE (FireWire) cable, power cable, adapter, Plextor CD/DVD Utility Software (PlexTools Professional), Nero 6 and InCD recording software, Pinnacle Studio 9 software, PowerDVD software, 16-language manual.

The PX-708UF2 is supported by a unique two-year On-Site Collect & Return** guarantee by Plextor, by which any inconveniences resulting from a defect are reduced to a minimum. The firmware is stored in FlashROM which makes it possible to quickly and easily upgrade to the latest version. CD TEXT is also completely supported.

With the PX-708UF2, the user has a perfect all-in-one product for creating own home videos, back-ups, composition of photograph collections, saving music...

PX-708UF2 Benefits

• Writing DVD+R: 8x
•           DVD-R: 8x
•           CD-R: 48x
• Rewriting DVD+RW: 4x
•              DVD-RW: 4x
•              CD-RW: 24x
• Reading DVD-ROM: 16x
•            CD-ROM: 48x
• Buffer Underrun Proof Technology: Stops buffer underrun errors
• VariRec Technology
• PoweRec Technology (Plextor Optimised Writing Error Reduction Control)
• Supports Lossless Linking (DVD+R/RW)
• Zero Link (DVD-R/RW)
• Supports Background Formatting
• Access Time <100 ms for CD; 150 ms for DVD
• 8MB Buffer
• USB 2.0 + IEEE 1394 (FireWire) Interface
• PC Compatibility:
  
  • Pentium III 700Mhz or higher
  • 128MB Memory
  • 800MB-1GB of free disk space
• Compatible with:
  
  • Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP
• MultiRead Compatible
• Supports SPDIF (Digital Audio Output)
• High Quality Digital Audio Extraction
• A black tray, to reduce the jitter and to increase the quality of the burned CD
• Two year* full-warranty (parts, labor and replacement) with On-Site Collect & Return** service
• Compatible formats:

  CD (Read/Write) CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-ROM Mode-1, CD-ROM Mode-2, CD-ROM XA, Photo-CD, Video-CD, Multisession, CD TEXT, CD-I, CD+G, Mixed CD CD-R/RW (Write) Track at Once, Disc at Once, Packet Write (variable and fixed), Session at Once, CD-MRW (Mt. Rainier)

  DVD (Read/Write) DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, Multiborder, Multisession, DVD+VR, DVD-VR DVD+R/RW (Write) Sequential Write, Random Access Write DVD+MRW (Physical formatting in background) DVD-R/RW (Write) Disc at Once, Incremental recording, Multiborder recording, Restricted Overwriting, DRT-DM

• Wide CD-R and CD-RW media compatibility
• Wide range DVD+R/RW media compatibility
• Includes PlexTools Professional