Home About Us Donate Forum (Offline) News Links Contact Us Salesforce Database Cooling DVD±R/RW Graphics Cards Hard Disks Networking Traxdata Media Review Title: Plextor PX-712A DVD±R/RW Writer Reviewer: Phired Date Of Review: November 2004 PX-712A Provided By: Plextor Blank DVDs Provided By: Verbatim Introduction Released 10th March 2004, the Plextor PX-712A is plextors second Dual Format drive writing DVD-R at 8x and DVD+R at 12x. Below are a few pictures of the drive: Click the picture to view it enlarged Click the picture to view it enlarged Click the picture to view it enlarged The boxed writer and its contents: Manufacturer's Specifications Read DVD max. 16x (22160 kByte/s) CD max. 48x (7200 kByte/s) Write DVD +R: 12x CLV (max. 16620 kByte/s) +RW: 4x CLV (max. 5520 kByte/s) -R: 8x CLV (max. 11040 kByte/s) -RW: 4x CLV (max. 5520 kByte/s) CD -R: 48x CLV (max. 7200 kByte/s) -RW: 24x CLV (max. 3600 kByte/s) Interface ATAPI Ultra DMA 33 mode 2 Audio connections Supports SPDIF (Digital Audio Output) Avg Access time DVD-ROM < 150msec CD-ROM < 100msec Data buffer 8 Mbytes Mounting Orientation Horizontal and Vertical Dimensions (WxDxH) 146mm x 190mm x 41.3mm Weight 1kg Contents: Page1 - Introduction Page2 - Software 1 Page3 - Software 2 Page4 - CD Speed Tests Page5 - DVD Speed Tests 1 Page6 - DVD Speed Tests 2 Page7 - DAE Quality Tests Page8 - Clone CD Ripping Tests Page9 - EAC Audio CD Ripping Tests Page10 - CD-R Writing Tests Page11 - CD-RW Writing Tests Page12 - DVD-R Writing Tests Page13 - DVD-RW Writing Tests Page14 - DVD+R Writing Tests Page15 - DVD+RW Writing Tests Page16 - Conclusion Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 © 2002-2006 Phired.co.uk and the Phired.co.uk logo are all registered trademarks of Phired.co.uk. It is illegal to copy any information from this page! Without prior permission from the author. Privacy Statement