DigiTimes, citing industry sources, says that we may finally see the end of IDE DVD burners by the end of 2007:

SATA has been adopted for several DVD-burner models, such as the Sony AW-Q160S, Asustek DRW-1814BLT and DVD-E616A3T, the sources indicated. Samsung, Pioneer and the Taiwan-based Lite-On IT and BenQ will launch SATA DVD burners this quarter, the sources noted.

According to DigiTimes, Samsung, Pioneer, Lite-On, and BenQ all plan to launch new Serial ATA DVD burners before the end of the year. Their drives will complement current SATA offerings from Plextor, but they may not carry the same hefty price premiums: a Lite-On SATA combo drive listed on Newegg has a price tag of just $28.49, for instance, although it's currently out of stock.