[markl]

May be old news, but I just found this out, very very sad...

http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/No-more...ulls-plug.html

 

[bonesinc]

Well, I have to admit that my last experiences with Plextor DVD/CD burners weren't what I expected. I've had some Plextor drives in the past and they were great but my last model was a disaster and even the 2 replacement drives I got both died on me with the same problem as my original drive.

I'm still in search of a DVD/CD writer which does a great job ripping and burning redbook cds.

 

[markl]

What model(s) was it that gave you problems?

 

[Redo]

Plextor of the past 2 years definitely aren't what they once were.

 

[J-Pak]

Yeah, because recently they've just started buying OEMs, and branding their name on them.

If you want one of the best CD burners try and track down an original Plextor 40x (PXW4012). Probably won't be cheap from anyone that know's its worth.

 

[bonesinc]

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Originally Posted by markl /img/forum/go_quote.gif What model(s) was it that gave you problems?

It was a Plextor 708A. It stopped reading (and writing) redbook cds on all three devices. The first one got this problem after about a year and the other two after about a month.

 

[krmathis]

I have a Plextor PX-W4220T, which I think was one of their first burners (1999-2000).
Rock solid burner that served me well for 2-3 years. I am pretty sure that it still work perfectly as well...

Sad to see that they discontinue their CD/DVD burners.

 

[Uncle Erik]

That's awful. I've got three Plextor drives and they've been nothing but excellent. Guess I'll have to pick up a few more from eBay just in case.

 

[GokieKS]

Damn, that sucks. I truly love my PlexWriter Premium for DAE and audio burning, and have kept it through 3 or 4 rounds of DVD burner upgrades.

What am I gonna do when it, or the IDE standard, finally dies... =(

 

[Konig]

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Originally Posted by GokieKS /img/forum/go_quote.gif Damn, that sucks. I truly love my PlexWriter Premium for DAE and audio burning, and have kept it through 3 or 4 rounds of DVD burner upgrades. What am I gonna do when it, or the IDE standard, finally dies... =(

do u guys love plextor for its durability or for its bit for bit cd ripping capability?

If im not wrong I thought all modern drives will give u a bit perfect copy as long as you are using EAC in secure mode.