Plextor has announced a BD (Blu-ray Disc) drive for the PC. It’s the model PX-B900A and it’ll be available in October. It’ll have an MSRP of $999.99 and come bundled with a BD-RE disc, Ulead VideoStudio 10, and InterVideo WinDVD BD. (Hm, wasn’t InterVideo just bought by Corel? I only remember that because Corel is a former employer.)

Supposedly distributors, retailers, and consumers have been “clamoring” for a Plextor brand Blu-ray drive. It does more than just BD, however. “The PX-B900A drive delivers fast recording speeds of 2X BD-R/RE (9 MBytes/sec transfer rate) on single layer and double-layer media. For DVD, the driver delivers 8X DVDR on single-layer media, 4X DVD+/-R on Double-Layer and Dual-Layer (DL) media, and 5X DVD-RAM. The drive also supports 8X DVD+RW, 6X DVD-RW, 6X max DVD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 16X CD-RW, and 32X CD-ROM. The PX-B900A drive features an 8MB data buffer.”

Plextor Announces Blu-ray Disc Drive for North American Market