This drive appears to be identical with the Sony 500ULX (which was discontinued?). But it sells for approx. $150 less than the Sony.
It's in-stock (tonight) at mwave.com and buy.com for about $250 (Cendyne model #CDICD00227). Even though it's in an external drive kit configuration, that price is still $50-$100 cheaper than the Sony IDE/internal version (500A).
The drive kit has both USB2 and Firewire capability. DVD write speeds are 4X for -R/+R and 2X/2.4X for -RW/+RW (16X/10X for CD-R/RW). Software and tutorials are included.
