Plextor PX-712A 12x beige & black DVD +/- HOT!!!

[kesod]

New Egg has a sale going: $126 for the beige unit and $129 for the black unit. But it gets better.....as there is a $30 mail in rebate for either unit bringing the price to $96 and $99 respectively. And.....free FedEx Saver shipping.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-131-326&depa=0 (beige)

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-131-327&depa=0 (black)

These are both retail versions of the product.....not OEM.

**Also, don't forget to order your free DVD-R 5-pack (Combo Special) that is available with either unit**

 

[RaymondY]

nice find. I have the 708A and I paid $200 for mine. excellent deal

 

[zodder]

I was just about to post this. Hot, hot, hot!!!

 

[chiragp]

Wondering, is this firm ware upgradable to Dual Layer ?

 

[overclock]

Originally posted by: chiragp
Wondering, is this firm ware upgradable to Dual Layer ?

No. Plextor hardly wanted to give 8x DVD-R support to the 708a. Plextor fights with their customers on every aspect.

Plextor, overpriced and behind the curve.

 

[mofo69]

Nice deal! Thanks.

 

[gshock888]

i love plextor but i wont go for it unless i can burn 1x media at 8x like i do with my hacked nec 2500a and pioneer dvr107

i burn so many dvd's for me to get a burner, i want it to burn 1x media at faster speed like 4, 6, or 8x

can the plextor do that? or any hacked firmware that does this?

 

[Zim]

This is NOT hot. I have a Plextor and they aren't the same quality they used to be. Anything over $100 for a DVD burner is not a great deal. Also, this thing doesn't burn the new dual format.

 

[Aravot]

This Sunday I bought the new Pioneer 16X DVR-108 for $83, that's hot.

 

[gshock888]

$83 for 108? where? linky?

 

[zodder]

I disagree. This may not be hot if you just want a cheap burner, but if you've been waiting to buy a Plextor, this is a sweet price.

 

[Shyatic]

Originally posted by: overclock

Originally posted by: chiragp
Wondering, is this firm ware upgradable to Dual Layer ?

No. Plextor hardly wanted to give 8x DVD-R support to the 708a. Plextor fights with their customers on every aspect.

Plextor, overpriced and behind the curve.

Yea... I'll stick with my Lite-On that burns all protections and media at a fraction of the cost.

 

[Soapy Bones]

Originally posted by: Aravot
This Sunday I bought the new Pioneer 16X DVR-108 for $83, that's hot.

Yeah wehre did you get this at? That is a killer deal!

 

[Tab]

If it did dual layer maybe...

 

[imported_sjaxkingpin]

When Plextor initially stopped making SCSI drives, I think 40x reader, was when they started downhill. Now, I think they're just rebadged NEC drives, and still carry the pricing they did when they were top shelf.

I can't imagine why anyone would look away from Lite-On. They Are old-school Plextor quality, at bargain prices.

 

[Slappy00]

nice find. I have the 708A and I paid $200 for mine. excellent deal

I have a PX708A and although it burns well I think Lite-On and other companies make quite comperable products. Would i do it again? Probably not.

 

[firerock]

Originally posted by: lather164

Originally posted by: Aravot
This Sunday I bought the new Pioneer 16X DVR-108 for $83, that's hot.

Yeah wehre did you get this at? That is a killer deal!

I want it too! Where, where?

 

[Anomander]

Originally posted by: sjaxkingpin
I can't imagine why anyone would look away from Lite-On. They Are old-school Plextor quality, at bargain prices.

I read a thread before at CDRLabs about "worst DVD burner you ever owned" and there were a lot of votes for LiteOns, although of course those were just opinions. Looking at the new LiteOn SOHW-1213S though, every review I've read has been bad. Bought one before I saw reviews and regretted it; my personal experience mirrored the reviews I've found. In 2 days, I had more data errors & coasters than I have in about 8 years/3 DVD burners total, even after 2 firmware upgrades on the LiteOn. Hopefully future LiteOn/hacked firmware can fix it, but since I bought it at Costco it's going back & I'll pick up a Pioneer 108 or NEC 3500a.

 

[fleshconsumed]

Nice deal, 712 is not a bad drive, there are certain quirks with combination of hardware/firmware but IMO their drives are still better than anyone elses. I bet none of you guys read liteon woes on cdrlabs forums where ppl had liteon cd burners fail every three months, after that I'm not much of a liteon lover... Check out burn tests on cd/dvd review sites, in general plextor outbeats every one of them. And for only $30 more than NEC2510 it's a sweet deal. Who cares for dual-layer media when it costs $5 a piece and burn quality of the second layer is plain horrible.

PS as far as I can remember plextor always used to offer MIR on older model drives when it was about to put out a new model on the market. There have been no official word from plextor on its new model, but this may be a sign that plextor is ready, besides it's time already for a new model...

 

[hytek369]

sweet