Plextor PX-708A: 8x/4x/12x DVD+RW, 4x/2x/12x DVD-RW, 40x/24x/40x CD-RW Burner with Roxio Software (Plextor-PX708ASW)

Reviewed by: Poseidonas

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Unique Plextor features (read specs on website), excellent reliability, quiet, not a single coaster after ~200 burns

Weaknesses: NERO not included, but Roxio/Sonic instead. Not a big deal if you already own Nero like myself.

Overall Evaluation: Plextor is still the king :) Not a single coaster yet, and that is while on the internet downloading a file, while playing Dungeon Siege, and McAfee I.S. suite running 100%, plus BOINC (SETI@Home) doing analysis in the background. You can see when there was a buffer-underrun by the color of the blinking light - but BURN-Proof works flawlessly. Add the fact that a 40x CD-Audio disc is the exact same quality as one burned at 2x (PoweRec...adjust laser beam strength automatically) - and that it's a Plextor invention, you got a burner that'll do everything you will desire. You'll never be disappointed! (My 12x CDRW Plextor has done over 800 CD's ~~not a single coaster!). One more thing - the quality of the burn has never been anything less than fantastic, and it plays in every drive I ever placed discs into (friend's & family's devices (car, home, PC) ).