CDR Labs release Plextor PX-504A DVD+R Drive review
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Posted on Friday 21st of March, 2003 at 20:41 by SirQUK
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CDRLabs have released a review of Plextors PX-504A DVD+R Drive. It tests all the features in detail and with lots of different type of software and types of media at different speeds.
Model: PlexWriter PX-504A DVD+R/RW
Manufacturer: Plextor
Provided By: Plextor America
For more than a decade, Plextor has been one of the most trusted names in the optical storage industry. Considered by many to be the professional's choice, their CD-RW and CD-ROM drives are known around the world for their performance, quality and features. Over the years they've repeatedly raised the bar for the entire industry by being one of the first companies to bring new and innovative technologies to market.
With the popularity of DVD writers at an all time high, it shouldn't be surprising that Plextor has jumped into this market with both feet. Announced this January, the PX-504A has been one of the most highly anticipated products of the year. Banking on the popularity of the DVD+R/+RW format, the PX-504A is one of the first drives to support 4x DVD+R and 2.4x DVD+RW writing speeds. Of course Plextor hasn't stopped there. They've also included support for their PoweRec technology, buffer underrun protection and lossless linking technology.
With features and specs like this, the PX-504A sounds like it's worthy of the Plextor name. If you're like us though, you'll want to know what is fact and what is only marketing hype. In this review we'll take a look at some of the features Plextor has incorporated into their new writer and then see how it performs. Does the PX-504A deliver the level of performance we've come to expect from Plextor's CD writers? Is it the best DVD+R/RW drive currently available? Keep reading to find out.
Highs:
Writes to DVD+R discs at 4x and DVD+RW discs at 2.4x
Reads DVD-ROM's at 12x
Good transfer speeds with all types of CD media
Writes to CD's at 16x and rewrites at 10x
Good seek times
Rips audio CD's at 32x
The drive has a 2MB buffer and buffer underrun protection to prevent coasters
Can format DVD+RW discs in the background. Ready to write in about a minute!
Features Plextor's PoweRec technology
Great looking design
Uses a black CD tray to reduce jitter and C1 error rates
Includes software from Roxio, CyberLink and Dantz
Supports UDMA 33
Very good writing quality
Lows:
Reads DVD-Video, DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW discs at only 5x
Limited number of writing speeds
Problems recognizing discs larger than 90 minutes
No Mt. Rainier support
Expensive
You can check out the full in depth review over Here
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