Plextor First With A 12x DVD+R Drive

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Plextor First With A 12x DVD+R Drive

Posted by timothy on Sunday May 9, 2004 @12:06PM from the far-faster-than-average-burners-remember dept.

Tesko writes "It seems the first 12x DVD+R drive has been released by none other than Plextor, with their Model PX-712A (Product link here). The drive's write speed includes, 48X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 12X DVD+R, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD+RW, 4X DVD-RW. And it's read speed comes in at 48X CD-ROM/CD-R, and 16X DVD-ROM. Also noteworthy, the drive apparently has a 8MB buffer."

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Are you fucking kidding me!? by Fecal+Troll+Matter · 2004-05-09 12:07 · Score: 0, Funny

I was just at CompUSA buying a new dvdr drive. Shitheads! [fp?]
I'd never buy one of these! by Eric+Smith · 2004-05-09 12:08 · Score: 5, Funny

If they can't keep their web page from blinking, I'm not going to trust the product. That's incredibly obnoxious!
[I've used other Plextor products and been happy with them.]
1. Re:I'd never buy one of these! by radoni · 2004-05-09 12:21 · Score: 2, Funny
  
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  with drives so fast, you might miss the burn process if you blink
  
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2. Re:I'd never buy one of these! by Bill_Royle · 2004-05-09 12:43 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  They may be good at making burners, but their web developer needs to be thrown a good beating.
  
  Perhaps though, that's the problem. Maybe they locked him in a closet 5-6 years ago, and are too cheap to buy him new training materials?
The good old days by LordoftheFrings · 2004-05-09 12:08 · Score: 5, Funny

Remember the good old days when you could list your optical drive specs with only 3 numbers? For example, "I just got a new CD Burner! It's 32x16x8" Now, it's what? 48x12x8x8x8x32x32x48. Just freaking perfect. This is what multiple standards do to us.

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1. Re:The good old days by PacoTaco · 2004-05-09 12:30 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I just got a new CD Burner! It's 32x16x8
  That's the "old days?" I've got a 1x CD burner in my closet. We're talking 1x read and 1x write with a sweet proprietary controller. 150 KB/s is all you really need anyway.
2. Re:The good old days by York+the+Mysterious · 2004-05-09 12:38 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Let me guess $1500 too right? Damn those old burners burned more than just coasters. They burned a sweet hole in your wallet.
  
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3. Re:The good old days by rspress · 2004-05-09 14:52 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  You guys are all too young! In 1978 I was saving my programs to cassette tape! Speedy read times ran from 5 minutes for a small program to 30 minutes or more for larger ones. Write times were longer of course.
  
  Now I get pissed when it takes more than 5 seconds for a program to launch.
4. Re:The good old days by IdleTime · 2004-05-09 15:12 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Cassette tape? Hah! Noob!
  I used paper tape and punch cards, I even knew how to read the paper tape we used on a teletype terminal connected via an acoustic coupler to the computer.
  Cassette tape... That's so 80's!
  
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Re:please explain. by Planky · 2004-05-09 12:21 · Score: 5, Funny

Just like Red makes cars go faster, black must stablize it. ----- Your everyday 4x2
Ooo... by daishin · 2004-05-09 12:22 · Score: 2, Funny

This is great, now the bootleggers over here will be able to produce more dvds!

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Re:please explain. by Planky · 2004-05-09 12:24 · Score: 5, Funny

*Changes Windows appearance to black*
Psshht! by AssProphet · 2004-05-09 12:28 · Score: 5, Funny

Optical storage is for wimps.
Real nerds memorize their data!
1. Re:Psshht! by Quasar1999 · 2004-05-09 14:04 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Optical storage is for wimps.
  Real nerds memorize their data!
  
  Hmm... so since I store my passwords on a post-it note on my monitor, I use must be using optical storage then?
  
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So... by JessLeah · 2004-05-09 12:28 · Score: 2, Funny

How many DVD burners is that the "equivalent" of? ;)

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Re:Hmm... by cynical+kane · 2004-05-09 12:35 · Score: 5, Funny

Because R=2, clearly.
Nice, but by dbretton · 2004-05-09 12:41 · Score: 4, Funny

If it's not Dual Layer, then it's just not cutting edge for the "/." crowd.

Now, if the drive was DL AND 12x DVD+R AND could perform a 34 priority crawl of the internet for Natalie Portman pics AND burn them to media automatically, then, AND ONLY THEN, would it be a "/."-worty article.
1. Re:Nice, but by 403Forbidden · 2004-05-09 12:58 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Error! The comment you have submitted is too packed with stereotypical superlatives. Please hang yourself and try again later.
Re:Stupid comment by Spad · 2004-05-09 13:31 · Score: 2, Funny

Exactly, how are we supposed to back up our hundreds of gigs of warez quickly and efficiently without faster DVD burners?

Blah, blah, source code, blah, blah, Linux images, blah, blah, porn, and soforth :)
Re:SATA version too by sharkey · 2004-05-09 14:27 · Score: 4, Funny

It's super fast and easy to hook up drives, what more coudl you want?
A pony.

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Woohoo by lewko · 2004-05-09 14:55 · Score: 3, Funny

Now I can produce drink coasters even faster!

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Marketing by Bugmaster · 2004-05-09 19:24 · Score: 2, Funny

Haha I love their marketing. One of the features is,
Black CD tray minimizes jitter
How does it do that, exactly ?

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