Sony DRU 700A 8x8x2.4x DL (*dual layer*) DVD±RW Drive for "$176.99 or $166.99 w/coupon Shipped

[MysticMan1]

Sony DRU700A 8x8x2.4x DL (dual layer) DVD±RW Drive (Now shipping)

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Bestbuy.com has it for $199.99 shipped LINK

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The amazing new DRU-700A is Sony?s 5th generation dual format DVD burner. This exciting new drive can record on new DVD+R DL Double layer discs capable of storing up to 4 hours of MPEG-2 video or up to 8.5GB of data on a single sided disc with 2 recordable layers. Once recorded, DVD+R DL discs are compatible with home DVD players and DVD-ROM drives. Of course, the DRU-700A can also record standard 4.7GB DVD+R and DVD+RW discs and CDs too! Want more? The DRU-700A comes bundled with award winning Nero? software suite so all your burning projects will turn out perfectly!

Now burning your home movies, digital pictures, music, and data onto DVD & CD is faster and more convenient than ever. Internal EIDE/ATAPI interface drive is easy to install and can take the place of an existing CD-RW or CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive. What hasn?t changed is legendary Sony quality and reliability, and our worry free technical support if you need assistance. Choose the brand that invented dual format burners, and still does it best.

Key Features At-A- Glance

2.4X DVD+R DL Double Layer burning
8X max. DVD+R/-R burning
4X max. DVD+RW/-RW burning
40X max. CD-R & 24X max. CD-RW burning
Impressive Software Suite: Nero? 6 Express, NeroVision? Express, InCD? 4, Nero BackItUp?, Nero Showtime?, Nero Cover Designer?, Nero Toolkit?, Nero SoundTrax?, Nero ImageDrive?, Nero WaveEditor?
Includes free black replacement bezel
Internal, EIDE/ATAPI interface drive with short length form factor
Works With Windows® 2000 Professional and Windows® XP Home/Professional
1 Year Warranty
Toll Free telephone Technical Support and web-based ?Live Chat? Support

Sonyburners.com/news LINK to more info

The Sony DRU 700A is manufactured by LiteOn for Sony.
Compare Specs on Sony DRU 700A & Lite-On SOHW-832S LINK to Specs

Here's a Anandtech preproduction review of the Sony DRU700A LINK to review

Since the Sony DRU 700A is a rebaged Lite-On SOHW-832S I added this review of the Lite-On SOHW-832S Dual Layer drive LINK to review

 

[GoodToGo]

Originally posted by: MysticMan1
Sony DRU 700A 8x8x2.4x DL (dual layer) DVD±RW Drive $217.53 + Shipping at CDW.com

CDW.com LINK

The amazing new DRU-700A is Sony's 5th generation dual format DVD burner. This exciting new drive can record on new DVD+R DL Double layer discs capable of storing up to 4 hours of MPEG-2 video or up to 8.5GB of data on a single sided disc with 2 recordable layers. Once recorded, DVD+R DL discs are compatible with home DVD players and DVD-ROM drives. Of course, the DRU-700A can also record standard 4.7GB DVD+R and DVD+RW discs and CDs too! Want more? The DRU-700A comes bundled with award winning Nero software suite so all your burning projects will turn out perfectly!

sonyburners.com/news LINK to more info

The Sony DRU 700A is manufactured by LiteOn for Sony.
Compare Specs on Sony DRU 700A & Lite-On SOHW-832S LINK to Specs

OMG, its finally here:Q It would go great with my new comp but I am saving up for the summer Hopefully it will be cheaper by the end of summer. Also why the big difference between the LiteOn and the Sony? By looks of specs both are very similar and the engine is upplied by LiteOn.

 

[weepul]

what's the going price for 8x +/- R media?

//krunk (^_^x)

 

[sumrtym]

CHEAPER AT BUY.COM

Buy.com link

They have it for $198.99. Not in stock anywhere or shipping yet.

According to Verbatim, the first to offer DVD+R DL discs, the media won't be widely available (read "spindles") until 4 to 5 months after the drives are on the shelves. Given the premium you'll have to pay, probably be a good idea to wait those months and then purchase a drive when you can get affordable media spindles (not to mention some certain software apps *cough, cough* DVDShrink *cough, cough* add support for the new drives / media.

One nice thing....the Sony drive ships with the Nero software package. That might account for some of the price difference between the lite-on and Sony drives.

 

[iwearnosox]

Nothing to see here, move along. See ya in 6 months when the drives, media and software are all in sync.

 

[sumrtym]

Looks like everything I'm seeing suggests it won't be on the shelves (shipped) till June. Ordering now is kind of a waste as MSRP is $230 on that Sony.

 

[corinthos]

think i'll wait for triple layer

 

[machintos]

I think I'm gonna wait until the price comes down.... I don't need dual-layer just yet. But thanks for the link op.

 

[rpgfan]

I'm looking for the quadra-layer burner.

 

[Tsunami982]

man ive been waiting for this DL for what seems like forever. i guess ill have to wait a couple more months until the media comes out. what good is a burner without the media (rhetorical question, dont answer)?

 

[sumrtym]

Well, they're saying that when the drives are on the shelf, there will be media. It's just not being manufactured in enough quantity to sell in SPINDLES (bulk), meaning more expensive 10, 5, and 3 pack will be what is available for many months after introduction.

 

[Kremerica]

now that the dual layers are out, I might be able to actually buy a dvd burner.

pretty soon the 2X and 4X drives will be on sale after rebates for like 19.99 and 29.99 like cdrw drives are. then I might buy one!

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: Kremerica
now that the dual layers are out, I might be able to actually buy a dvd burner.

pretty soon the 2X and 4X drives will be on sale after rebates for like 19.99 and 29.99 like cdrw drives are. then I might buy one!

They already are. I picked up a 4x for $37.50 after $20 rebate. Someone PM'ed an 8x and walked out with one for $36 AR.

 

[ianbergman]

CDW does say shipping in 4-6 days... we'll see.

I've been waiting for these dual-layers for a while, so I'm psyched. Finally a big enough jump in single-sided capacity to start archiving old work on these.

 

[huesmann]

Originally posted by: weepul
what's the going price for 8x +/- R media?

//krunk (^_^x)

What about the price for dual-layer media?

 

[sumrtym]

Some people are floating $20 to $50 per disc, which is nuts.

Sony themselves said the price would probably by $2-$5 per disc. For the first 6 months, I'd bet on $4-$5 myself, eventually next year falling down to the $2 range on spindles.

 

[ams30gts]

Originally posted by: huesmann

Originally posted by: weepul
what's the going price for 8x +/- R media?

//krunk (^_^x)

What about the price for dual-layer media?

exactly. just regular 4x dvd+r media is around $0.80 - $1.00 still

 

[BooGiMaN]

are these the blue laser dvd writers then?

 

[huesmann]

Don't think so.

 

[MIDIman]

Another new generation of drives. I think with this, we'll finally see every computer standard with at least 2x DVD burners instead of CDRW's. Its all finally quite affordable!

I'm sure I'll be a sucker and buy dual-layer as soon as the media shows up...

 

[MysticMan1]

Here are some early Dual Layer media test results.

At cdrinfo.com using the Lite-On SOHW-832S LINK
At cdrlabs.com using the Sony DRU 700A drive LINK

 

[SirPappy]

what version of NERO does it come with?

 

[Ian@CDRlabs]

Originally posted by: SirPappy
what version of NERO does it come with?

It's the standard Nero 6 OEM suite with NeroExpress.

btw.. Sony has dropped the suggested retail price of the DRU-700A down to $199.99. I wouldn't pay any more than that.

You can preorder it through Sony for $199.99

 

[MysticMan1]

Here's a Anandtech preproduction review of the Sony DRU700A drive LINK to review

 

[JackBurton]

Yeah, in Anadtech review, the dual layer tests came up with error. But to Sony's defense, Anandtech didn't know if those were actually errors or just the software not reporting right on DL media. Anyway, I think I'll be picking up Plextor's 12X single layer DVD burner on May 11th and wait for the DL burners to mature a little more. I'm going to be using my burner for backups so I want as accurate of a burn as I possibly can get.