Do you have this DVD-RW drive?

http://www.plextor.be/​english/products/PX708​A.html

Any comments?

Pekka wrote:
http://www.plextor.be/​english/products/PX708​A.html

Any comments?

Not yet... but it's one of the candidates on my list... and for 169 Euro (+shipping)...

Plextor is a good brand ... (http://www.dvdrhelp.co​m ….php?DVDname=pl​extor+708a)

I once had a plextor cd-burner, never had a better (unfortunately it stopped working, but others I know, never had problems)

Pioneer have an 8x dvd-r drive out now. I can't find any 8x disks for it though

http://www.bigpockets.​co.uk/product.php?prod​uct_id=1330

And don't forget dual layer burners are coming as well. If you need that sort of thing of course.

Cheers

Ian

I purchased he external version in Early February PX-708UF & it's awesome!!! All reviews from any Major PC or Gamer Mags gives this a thumbs up. I've used only Sony & Memorex media so far and has had no problems. I've chose this media due to Best Buy has been putting it on sale for about $1.00 each.
It's a good buy & the company has a good rep. I've also purchased thier CD-R/RW and never has had a problem with it.
I use Roxio for burning software

What's so spectacular about the Plextor drive - its 8x speed?

I recently read that Philips now has a DVD writer that can write dual layer DVDs, which means you can store 9 GB on one disc.

Also, manufacturers are working on the next generation of DVD. There are two different standards on which they are working - one is Blu Ray by Philips, and I forgot the name of the other one. Anyway, on those new discs it will be possible to store something like 30 to 50 GB - on ONE disc!!

i Pekka,
i was looking at that one, but bought the Sony instead. it has the same
burn speeds. it's working really well, plus it was in stock. i'm sure
the Plextor is just as good. i have a Plextor CD burner, it's great.
i have an old Pioneer DVD burner thats good too, just burn CD's too
slow(8x).

thanks,
eric1

Jesper,
the Plextor and the Sony burn DVD+ & - at 8x. plus they burn CD's
at 40x.

thanks,
eric1

The 8X Sony and Pioneer should be as good as the Plextor, and may cost a little less. I have an older Pioneer 2X DVD-RW that has worked flawlessly for a few years now.

My expeireinces with Plextor CD-RW drives has been very positive as well.

err, read the specs again for that plextor - it only burns dvd-r at 4x NOT 8x.
There are loads of drives around that burn dvd+r at 8x already.

I have the PX-708A. I bought it in February, and it is awaiting installation.

My main interest is in DVD RW to do data backups. When I was looking, there were several like this one, that burn +RW at 4x and -RW at 2x or 2.4x. I couldn't find anything faster in the retail stores or online. Plus, the media must be 'up to speed' as well. So I resolved myself to using +RW, and got the Plextor.

I couldn't find much bad info on the Plextor, here or on other sites, plus some limited asking around.

Have Fun
Rick 8)

I did alot of research and ended up purchasing the sony 8x dvd-rw.

I've had good experiences with Plextor products, so I'd recommend this based on reviews I've read on the Net.