I think this review is really not worth a cent, at least it doesn't give you a good view on the drives, because the tests are to short and too less.
If you want extensive, quality CD-RW reviews, that clearly explain what is important and that tests all features, there is only one site CD Freaks.com !
Check out their reviews here:
Lite-On 40xPlextor 40xTeac 40x
Intresting note to add that most of the times when discussing high speed CD-RW drives people are going to talk about the speeds and exploding CDs etc.
You should know that there is a difference between reading and writing discs. Writing at high speeds is not really a problem because you are mainly using new CD-Rs you get out of plastic or whatever, there is no label on it, or an other print, in other words the CDs is stable and not likely to be damaged.
If you are reading a CD you read CDs with label, damaged plastic, dust, and other stuff that make the CD unstable, and if you have the slighest scratch in the plastic the CD might even break in pieces at high speed !
So to conclude: 40x, 48x, 52x, 56x writing is not a problem, above 40x reading is unsafe !
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The original source of this story is this thread on the CD Freaks Plextor DVD Burner Forum. I guess the comments in that thread tell a lot about what long time customers of Plextor think at the moment.
Here's also a great site on the EUCD
Here is another interview of the CEO of 321 studioos and how they would like you to participate in their companies cause.
http://www.cdfreaks.com/news2.php3?ID=5389
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I think this review is really not worth a cent, at least it doesn't give you a good view on the drives, because the tests are to short and too less. If you want extensive, quality CD-RW reviews, that clearly explain what is important and that tests all features, there is only one site CD Freaks.com ! Check out their reviews here: Lite-On 40x Plextor 40x Teac 40x Intresting note to add that most of the times when discussing high speed CD-RW drives people are going to talk about the speeds and exploding CDs etc. You should know that there is a difference between reading and writing discs. Writing at high speeds is not really a problem because you are mainly using new CD-Rs you get out of plastic or whatever, there is no label on it, or an other print, in other words the CDs is stable and not likely to be damaged. If you are reading a CD you read CDs with label, damaged plastic, dust, and other stuff that make the CD unstable, and if you have the slighest scratch in the plastic the CD might even break in pieces at high speed ! So to conclude: 40x, 48x, 52x, 56x writing is not a problem, above 40x reading is unsafe !