4x DVD±RW Firewire/USB 2.0 for $315?

[Kennyshin]

http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=57113
http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=60118

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20021122/ni_i_dd.html#drx500ul

Sony DRX-500UL for 59,800 Yen on November 22 in Tokyo

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20021214/ni_i_dd.html#dvm4222iu2

Melcoinc Buffalo DVM-4222IU2 based on Sony DRX-500UL for 37,800 Yen on December 14 in Tokyo

I feel we can see 4x DVD+R/-R drives with both USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394 connectors for under 25,000 Yen in a few weeks.

ALL TYPES of DVD writers in Japan are getting cheaper and cheaper almost every week. TEAC has also released 4x DVD-R drives based on the Pioneer DVR-A05 and the price is the lowest ever for 4x DVD-R writers. IO DATA 4x DVD+R drives based on the NEC ND-1100A cost even less (just $30 more than Ricoh MP5125A now).

[EDIT] It was TEAC, not TDK. Corrected.[/EDIT]

[Kennyshin]

I've ordered two units. Maybe I'll get them during this week (Monday morning here.) I'll pay about 700 USD for the drives alone and I have to get USB 2.0/IEEE 1394 cards and +R/-R/+RW/-RW media separately. One small problem is that though this drive is basically the same as Sony DRU-500A, there is only me who's going to have this one from Buffalo in all the forums I go to. I'm trying to persuade some of my South Korean forum friends to buy the same drive so as to minimize the efforts for transition.

[Kennyshin]

The number of units will be at least six. I successfully persuaded every potential Pioneer buyer to buy Sony instead.

They will arrive to each end-user by Friday (Saturday for distant cities - too heavy door-to-door traffics these days thanks to Christmas).

The next will be Sanyo writers with 4x DVD+RW and Mt. Rainier!

[byron23]

Erased

[Kennyshin]

Logitec LDR-N21FU2 DVD Multi IEEE 1394 & USB 2.0 for 42,799 Yen

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20021228/ni_i_dd.html

http://www.logitec.co.jp/products/dvd/ldrn21fu2.html

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