sata optical drives?

[kcbass]

Do SATA optical drives (dvd/dvd burners/etc) exist yet? 

 

[UnklSnappy]

The only ones I know of are the Plextor 716sa and the 712sa. Be sure to check the compatability list and the Plextor forum at cdfreaks.com before purchasing one.

 

[Googer]

It has been around for almost 2-2.5 years now.

 

[blackinches]

not really worth the trouble.

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: Googer
It has been around for almost 2-2.5 years now.

This is an older Plextor SATA DVD Drive 712SA. It was
initialy launched soon after the Intel 875 Chipset was first brought to market. But there is no advantage to using SATA Over PATA for Burining CD\DVD's. Stick with PATA for Optical Devices and save your SATA ports for HDD's

 

[kcbass]

That was my thought too. I posted a thread earlier about athlon 64 mobo's and which to go for, and someone kept shooting down all the others that people recommended saying that they didn't support full SATA capability, so if you wanted to go all SATA with both HDD and optical, you couldn't (which I never really wanted to do in the first place...). So just out of curiousity I started looking around on pricewatch and noticed that they don't have any SATA optical drives listed, so I didn't know if anyone actually made them yet.

 

[Blain]

Plextor does make a SATA DVD burner... But it's not any faster than its PATA brother, and it hits the CPU harder. :shocked:

 

[daniel1113]

Originally posted by: Googer

Originally posted by: Googer
It has been around for almost 2-2.5 years now.

This is an older Plextor SATA DVD Drive 712SA. It was
initialy launched soon after the Intel 875 Chipset was first brought to market. But there is no advantage to using SATA Over PATA for Burining CD\DVD's. Stick with PATA for Optical Devices and save your SATA ports for HDD's

Sure there is... the smaller cable is a huge advantage. Plus, if you don't have any IDE slots open, SATA works well.

 

[Zepper]

The Plextor 712 SATA came out early middle of last year. AFAIK it was the first one. MSI has one also - and perhaps there are others but I haven't done an exhaustive search.
. They only work with the SATA controller in some Intel and Silicon Image chipsets. Should work with ALL SATA II compliant controllers. Nothing to be gained by using them right now...

.bh.

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: Zepper
The Plextor 712 SATA came out early middle of last year. AFAIK it was the first one. MSI has one also - and perhaps there are others but I haven't done an exhaustive search.
. They only work with the SATA controller in some Intel and Silicon Image chipsets. Should work with ALL SATA II compliant controllers. Nothing to be gained by using them right now...

.bh.

Maybe you are thinking of the Plextor 716sa it is a differant drive from the Plextor 712sa. The 712sa came out in early 2003. I will check my records, I have the approximate date marked since It came out just before I purchased my Plextor Premieum.

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: daniel1113

Originally posted by: Googer

Originally posted by: Googer
It has been around for almost 2-2.5 years now.

This is an older Plextor SATA DVD Drive 712SA. It was
initialy launched soon after the Intel 875 Chipset was first brought to market. But there is no advantage to using SATA Over PATA for Burining CD\DVD's. Stick with PATA for Optical Devices and save your SATA ports for HDD's

Sure there is... the smaller cable is a huge advantage. Plus, if you don't have any IDE slots open, SATA works well.

You are correct, but I was refering to actual drive performance. There is not a bit of differance in performance between SATA and PATA optical drives.

 

[daniel1113]

Originally posted by: Googer
You are correct, but I was refering to actual drive performance. There is not a bit of differance in performance between SATA and PATA optical drives.

Correct :thumbsup:

 

[daniel49]

funny you should ask I was just doing a search a couple days ago.
http://www.gamepc.com/labs/vie...page=1&cookie%5Ftest=1

 

[Zepper]

The PX-712a came out in early 2004, the PX-712sa followed - only been out around one year...

.bh.

 

[imported_Computer MAn]

How much of a price premium do these carry. I might look at one just for the smaller cable

 

[Pariah]

Originally posted by: Googer

Originally posted by: Zepper
The Plextor 712 SATA came out early middle of last year. AFAIK it was the first one. MSI has one also - and perhaps there are others but I haven't done an exhaustive search.
. They only work with the SATA controller in some Intel and Silicon Image chipsets. Should work with ALL SATA II compliant controllers. Nothing to be gained by using them right now...

.bh.

Maybe you are thinking of the Plextor 716sa it is a differant drive from the Plextor 712sa. The 712sa came out in early 2003. I will check my records, I have the approximate date marked since It came out just before I purchased my Plextor Premieum.

According to Plextor, it came out in 2004: Plextor Drive History

And here's the initial press release from March 10, 2004, announcing availability in May: Plextor Announces 12X DVD±R/RW Drive with Serial ATA Interface

 

[Googer]

Thanks for the reminder, boy time has gone by quiker than I remember it. Maybe It is 'cause I'm gettin older.

Must have been Early 2004, (jan or feb) because I know It has been out for at least a year.

 

[Zepper]

ComputerMan - There doesn't seem to be much difference between the 712a and the 712sa right now, but they were about 20-30 higher before the 716a (dual layer) hit the streets. The 712a is getting harder to find while the sa version is easy to find - under $110. shipped on newegg.
. The 716sa hasn't shown its face yet and it has been due for some time. Remember that some Plextor models have a $30. rebate going on them (thru end of March) so there is still about a $30. difference after rebate as the SATA models don't have rebates. I got a 712a at the end of October and my rebate check came just yesterday...
.bh.

Update: I did find the 716sa on some sites at around the same price that Newegg is charging for the 716a - but the 716a has the $30. rebate available.bh.

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: Zepper
ComputerMan - There doesn't seem to be much difference between the 712a and the 712sa right now, but they were about 20-30 higher before the 716a (dual layer) hit the streets. The 712a is getting harder to find while the sa version is easy to find - under $110. shipped on newegg.
. The 716sa hasn't shown its face yet and it has been due for some time. Remember that some Plextor models have a $30. rebate going on them (thru end of March) so there is still about a $30. difference after rebate as the SATA models don't have rebates. I got a 712a at the end of October and my rebate check came just yesterday...
.bh.

http://www.newegg.com/app/view...tion=27-131-351&depa=1

 

[Zepper]

Update: The Plextor 712SA DOES have a $30. rebate but ONLY AT NEWEGG. - Only visible while in the full description page. Beige is $76. shipped AR, Black is $80. !
.bh.