PlexWriter 48/24/48U Hi-Speed USB CD-RW drive, with built-in BURN-Proof technology, delivers exceptionally fast reliability. It works with any computer that has a USB interface and... more
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Supported CD Formats: CD Text, CD Extra, CD-DA (audio), CD-I, CD-ROM XA, Mixed-mode CD, Photo CD, Video CD, CD-ROM, CD+G (Karaoke CD)
Supported Media Types: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW
Media Load Type: Tray
Access Time: 120 ms
Buffer Size: 4 MB
Buffer Underrun Protection: BURN-Proof
Features: Volume control wheel, headphone jack
Compliant Standards: Video CD, Mount Rainier
Expansion / connectivity
Interfaces:
1 x Hi-Speed USB
1 x headphones - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
Manufacturer's product description
PlexWriter 48/24/48U Hi-Speed USB CD-RW drive, with built-in BURN-Proof technology, delivers exceptionally fast reliability. It works with any computer that has a USB interface and a supported operating system, recording CDs quickly and accurately. Create a 650 MB disc for work in less than 3 minutes, recording at 48X. Rewrite at a remarkable 24X or browse through a disc at a speed-reading 48X. The PlexWriter will deliver top performance no matter how you spend your time, project after project, year after year.
Miscellaneous
MTBF: 60,000 hour(s)
Software / system requirements
Software Included: Drivers & Utilities, Roxio Easy CD Creator, Roxio DirectCD, SimpliCD, Click'N Design 3d, Plextor Liquid Player +
OS Required: Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft Windows XP
...Plextor have a reputation for providing good CDR drives weather it being IDE or scsi interface and this drive is no different.
It is very stable and very easy to set up in a Windows environment. It works with all major CDR software programs like Nero, Discjuggler, CDRWIN and also Clone CD.
Although it is not the cheapest CDR drive available I would recommend this drive basically because it is fast enough for most home users and also very easy to use. Whilst using this drive it is possible to overburn CD's whilst using Nero.
If it has to be an IDE writer then it has to be a plextor they are far superior to the competion, shame its not a burnproof drive...
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Advantages: fast, reliable in short almost perfect!!!!!!! Disadvantages: none really
...4 years of owning cd writers, hours of wasted time and 3 writers later and finally i have one that works how it should!!!!! When I read about the new burn proof technology developed by sanyo I had to get a recorder using it. Burn-proof stops Buffer under-runs by sensing when the buffer is about to run out of data and pauses the recording until the buffer is full again! this means no more coasters!!!
The plextor was simple to install and after a few rough starts due to the presence of software from a previous recorder I was ready to go!! now recording after recording the plextor is amazing ive wasted no-cd's and writing at 12 speed means no more hanging around. Overall a fast cd writer that does what it says on the box!!!!!!...
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somewhat helpful 23.12.2000
early writer Review ofPlextorPlexWriter CD-R driveby
BonzoBanana
Advantages: Plextor are THE cdwriters Disadvantages: its old now and there are better available
...this caddy based cdwriter was perhaps the classic writer. Although annoyingly caddy based it featured 4x writing and good 12x reading in its day. It has no rewrite ability at all.
Capable of important stuff like DAO raw writing it still today is better equipped for copying protected CDs compared to many current models like Yamaha. Build quality is heavy and strong. The drive I'm reviewing had massive use before coming my way and yet still operated well.
My high opinion of Plextor drives is founded on this drive. Lets hope modern Plextor drives are up to the standard of this one.
The only downer is that scsi installation was tricky. It seemed to prefer the scsi cards with built in cache to those without. I can't explain why but would guess that the timeouts on its scsi connection were perhaps slighltly too fast.
One reason I liked...
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I've had this external dvd burner for about a week now and i have to say it was money well spent.
It can record on pretty much every type of disc out there, at a really high speed:
CD-R (48X)
CD-RW (32X)
CD-ROM (48X)
DVD+/-R (18X)
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