Plextor LLC today announced the availability of the PX-240A 3-in-1 CD-RW Drive. The PX-240A 3-in-1 CD-RW drive delivers fast CD recording speeds of 52X CD-R and 32X CD-RW, as well as 52X CD-ROM playback, with broad-base CD media compatibility. The drive features a 2MB buffer and Buffer Underrun Proof Technology to prevent buffer underrun errors and allow multi-tasking. The PX-240A also supports Ultra DMA-2 and S/PDIF connector for digital audio equipment. For easy connectivity with personal computers running the Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista operating systems, the new internal Plextor drive features an E-IDE ATAPI interface.

The PX-240A drive retails at $59.00, which is a good value when you consider that the drive supports Windows Vista and includes the latest version of Roxio Easy Media Creator.