Fostex PD-606 Now Here-ish!
If they had arrived yet, we'd be saying:
Come and get them! The new Fostex PD-606 is here and it's super awesome!
But they haven't arrived yet, so call first. They should be here Wednesday the 12th.

Fostex PD-6 Media Discontinued
As anticipated, Maxell is going to stop selling the DVD-RAM in its current form, but fear not! There is a solution. From Fostex:

In an effort to make media more readily available for the PD 6, Fostex and Hitachi Maxell Ltd. have come to an agreement. The shuttered cartridge-held 8cm DVD-RAM disk (model DRMS-V28R.1P*) will be discontinued in its present form beginning March 2008.

No need to panic! The following solution for PD-6 users will be as follows. Bare 8cm DVD-RAM disks will continue to be manufactured and supplied in the regular plastic case package due to high demand from various market segments.

Fostex will begin supplying a dedicated caddy adapter approx. March 2008. This adapter accommodates the bare 8cm DVD-RAM disks for PD 6 use. It offers PD-6 users the ability to purchase bare 8cm disks off-the-shelf that are more cost effective and readily avaailable.

The discs are easily put it into the Fostex caddy to adapt to the PD-6 optical drive. Users may re-use the shuttered cartridge adapters for multiple discs. There is no need to purchase one per disc.