Plextor 40x/12x/40x Plexwriter for $138.95 shipped

[Daaavo]

Here you go: Link.

 

[superlie]

Needles to say this is another good deal from Plextor.

I wonder why anyone need it so fast where the performance is not really 40x. I'm still using my 16x Sony (8mb buffer) and it just take 7 mins for a full CD

 

[toant103]

nice deal. But i'm going to stick with my 24X TDK

 

[sony145]

STAPLES INGRAM ALSO HAS IT.

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SAVE ANOTHER 30BUCKS.

 

[J3anyus]

Gah, these things are getting less and less expensive each day. I remember a little more than a year ago when I paid $150 for my 12X Plextor burner. Great deal that you found.

 

[Strych9]

<< STAPLES INGRAM ALSO HAS IT. >>

Link? I don't see it on their site.

 

[ACCobra427]

What is the deal with these untrue Write speeds? My 8x (yes, ancient) burns a CD in about 8 minutes, so a 40x should burn a CD in 8/5= 1.6 minutes. But it doesn't. My guess would be that older burners wrote at constant speed, while newer burners write at variable speeds, with 40x being the max speed.

 

[cmatthes1]

It ramps up the speed as it gets to the outer part of the disc. Cause it has to spin so much faster in the middle to keep constant write speed all the way though. Anyway, the Lite-On 40x actually burned faster according to a www.gotapex.com review with benchmarking.

 

[Devistater]

<< What is the deal with these untrue Write speeds? My 8x (yes, ancient) burns a CD in about 8 minutes, so a 40x should burn a CD in 8/5= 1.6 minutes. But it doesn't. My guess would be that older burners wrote at constant speed, while newer burners write at variable speeds, with 40x being the max speed. >>



Correct, same as cd reader drives. Those 50x drives you see are 50x max. Its the differance between CAV, P-CAV, and CLV drives. (C=Constant, A=Angular, V=Velocity, P=Partial, L=Linear), and one or two others. I think plextor uses some sorta zone CAV tech or something. Anyway, for writers and readers anything past about 16x-20x is not constant, but instead a max (except perhaps the notable exception of the 72x kenwood readers that splits the laser beam up and reads like 7 tracks at once). So, get used to thinking the speed is a max speed if its about around 16 or 20x. I'm happy though, my 24x plextor takes 3-4 mins per cd so I'm satisfied.

 

[FSUpaintball]

I have to say, even though it's probably not true 40X, it's damn fast. I just got one. I like it a lot.

My first burner was a Yamaha 16X. It burned a full CD in about 5 minutes. It stopped working after 4 months.

I just got the Plextor. From what I can tell, it burns a whole CD in about 2 minutes. It's also VERY quiet. It's also very fast - put a CD in the drive, and it'll start right up immediately. My Yamaha was REALLY loud (filled the room with noise) and slow to recognize CDs. I thought Yamaha was the best, but I'm sticking with Plextor from now on.

 

[Pothead]

40x burner does not mean it is 5x faster than 8x in burning time. I thpught we all knew that by now?

 

[glc650]

<< It ramps up the speed as it gets to the outer part of the disc. Cause it has to spin so much faster in the middle to keep constant write speed all the way though. Anyway, the Lite-On 40x actually burned faster according to a www.gotapex.com review with benchmarking. >>

There's a big quality difference between the two. Lite-on isn't exactly known for great quality. Also, the Plex has unique features -- VeriRec and a more advanced OPC system. Lite-on doesn't even disclose any info about the buffer underrun prevention system used or OPC. Plextor's OPC system monitors burn quality during recording and and verifys data integrity of each recorded zone to decide if a speed increase will be successful. Anyway, I'm personally leaning towards the new 40x12x48 Teac.

 

[Emo]

There is a very good review on the 40x Plextor comparing it to other 40x burners (Lite-on, Cendyne, Asus but not TDK). The reviewers didn't like it as much as the Lite-on, plus it was generally slower. BTW, I own a Plextor (albeit an older model) and am satisifed with it so don't assume I'm being biased here. If I recall correctly, the fastest 40x burners could finish a disk in a bit less than 4 min.

 

[glc650]

<< There is a very good review on the 40x Plextor comparing it to other 40x burners (Lite-on, Cendyne, Asus but not TDK). The reviewers didn't like it as much as the Lite-on, plus it was generally slower. BTW, I own a Plextor (albeit an older model) and am satisifed with it so don't assume I'm being biased here. If I recall correctly, the fastest 40x burners could finish a disk in a bit less than 4 min. >>

3:00-3:30 depending on media, disc capacity and actual record size.

Here's another Plex 40x review: http://www.cdrlabs.com/reviews/index.php?reviewid=102

Two TDK 40x12x48 reviews: http://www.cdrlabs.com/reviews/index.php?reviewid=115
http://www.cdfreaks.com/document.php3?Doc=71