weird looking dual-layer DVD-ROM pic, no?
or do all dual-layer DVD-ROM (not -Video) discs look that way ?
hmm...it appears to be quite a thorough reivew...
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the land of Mordor, where the Shadows lie
-- JRRT
M.C. Escher - Reptilien
Will this drive be released in the USA? If so, what price? I'd probably use it for DVD-ROM only, but that drive looks sweet, and it's, of course, SATA, so a thinner cable.
The quality looks good, well, make that *VERY* good. Does anyone know if this drive will be availible in the US, and if so, for how much? I like the SATA goodness.
EDIT: Just saw this,
supports only few chipsets: Intel 875P / 865PE / 865G / 865GV / 865P / 848P
good thing I have an 875P, but I doubght an optical drive compatible with those few chipsets is going to make it to market.
It appears to have a regular power connector, not a true SATA power connector. Not that PSU's have a lot of SATA of power connectors on them anyway. Both of mine are used with my hard drives.
I ordered a Koutech pata-sata adapter from Newegg to test out on my optical drives. If this works out, I'm going to buy a few more of these adapters from Newegg for all of my optical drives.