Plextor 40x12x40 CD-RW $70.74 shipped in Amazon Gold Box

[Rio Rebel]

solar, if Plextor made a scsi drive beyond 12x, it's news to me. The last I knew of a Plextor SCSI burner was the 12X - which I understand is a hell of a drive, but awfully obsolete at this point.

 

[abfpat]

Yes, this is a good deal. Lite-On's are very good burners for most things. Don't try and copy Karaoke discs with them though. They won't work. You need a higher end burner for that, and the Plextor fits the bill.

 

[jcuadrado]

seems like a good deal for Plextors...

but youre rite on with lite on!

 

[solarsx]

Originally posted by: Rio Rebel
solar, if Plextor made a scsi drive beyond 12x, it's news to me. The last I knew of a Plextor SCSI burner was the 12X - which I understand is a hell of a drive, but awfully obsolete at this point.

yep appears they did! just too bad i can't find any good reviews on it!

Info SCSI CDRW Drives @ Plextor
Buy SCSI CDRW Drives @ Hypermicro

here's a list of worth looking at scsi drives... really wanna see LiteOn join with some scsi drives!!! ... and wanna check some good reviews! anyone know of any?

PlexWriter? 40/12/40S internal Ultra SCSI drive
Yamaha SCSI Internal 44X24X44 CD-RW CRW-F1ZS/ZSN
Yamaha SCSI Internal 24x10x40 CD-RW CRW3200SZ 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X, 12X, (CLV), 16X, 18-24X (Partial CAV) <--this may sux
Yamaha SCSI Internal 20x10x40 CD-RW CRW2200SZ
Yamaha SCSI Internal 16x10x40 CD-RW CRW2100SZ

 

[Rio Rebel]

Interesting, solar. Thanks for the info.

 

[huesmann]

Liteon is a better deal than Plex, I think. If you're going to be repeatedly buying a new burner every 6-12 months, it's a little cheaper to spend $30 each time than $60.

 

[linuxthinker]

Originally posted by: huesmann
Liteon is a better deal than Plex, I think. If you're going to be repeatedly buying a new burner every 6-12 months, it's a little cheaper to spend $30 each time than $60.

Why would I be buying a burner every 6-12 months? I bought my last 12X plextor in December of 2000.. and it's still working fine!

 

[jodhas]

Originally posted by: Rio Rebel
I can't speak to the newer models, but the quality of the Plextor SCSI drives is unsurpassed. I have two of the 8X20 (CDR, no CDRW) and both of them just won't die or make a bad burn no matter what I throw at them. I also had a 4X Plextor, and two 4X Plextor CD readers with the caddies. They were fantastic as well - I never saw any of them die (ended up selling them).

Dude, SCSI or No SCSI, 8x is a 8x. Go get a 48x.

 

[jodhas]

Originally posted by: huesmann
Liteon is a better deal than Plex, I think. If you're going to be repeatedly buying a new burner every 6-12 months, it's a little cheaper to spend $30 each time than $60.

LoL.

Dude, we won't be buying new ones every 6-12 months, I think we hit the ceiling in terms of CD burning speeds. I say it's safe to stick with the 52x or even 48x burners for now.

 

[Rio Rebel]

I agree, jodhas. As I mentioned earlier in the thread, I also have a Lite-On (I think it's 40x). As you said - 8x is just 8x, even if it is SCSI.