Plextor 712A

[cfitz]

Hehe, I still think we should group our orders

And have them shipped in bulk to you for distribution to the rest of us, huh? I can see it now:

"Rex, where are our drives? It's been four months and we still don't have them!"

"Don't worry guys. There was just a little delay at the vendor. They should arrive soon. Then I'll send them out as soon as they come. Be patient, you can trust me...."



cfitz

[wicked1]

I wanna see the Pioneer A08 and A09. Then let plext talk smack again.

BTW I am impressed by this drives specs hough just was very disapointed with the 708

[tazdevl]

No dual layer?

According to this article (http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/45380), Plextor is still investigating the possibility of Dual Layer recording for the PX-712A.

VEFF: Now you finally know what to do with your 2 PX-708As in April 8)

I'll believe it when I see it. I think Plex locks down specs pretty early and if the drive is going to be released next month, it's safe to say no dual layer support until the next drive comes out.

[dodecahedron]

I'll believe it when I see it. I think Plex locks down specs pretty early and if the drive is going to be released next month, it's safe to say no dual layer support until the next drive comes out.

i agree.
it's probably only going to be the 716 model.

[MediumRare]

Hehe, I still think we should group our orders

And have them shipped in bulk to you for distribution to the rest of us, huh?

Especially with the current reliability of Canada / US postal service (see Yamaha burner )

G

[aviationwiz]

OK,

I hate all of you. I'm taking the plunge, arggh! I don't even have my 107 yet and I'm taking the plunge on another drive!

[VEFF]

Hey BluRay is due out in July!
More choices! Too bad it will cost so much...

[aviationwiz]

I should be the first one here to get the PX-712 like I was the first to get the PX-708... *Robs Plextor of 1 PX-712AS, you hear it on the news*

[MadBurner]

I'll believe it when I see it. I think Plex locks down specs pretty early and if the drive is going to be released next month, it's safe to say no dual layer support until the next drive comes out.

I agree with you as well. I believe they will save that feature for the PX-716A as well. Seems logical.

So now when can I preorder one of these 712s??

MadBurner

[MadBurner]

Hey BluRay is due out in July!
More choices! Too bad it will cost so much...

Problem is that it will probably be laced with some form of DRM BS

MadBurner

[MadBurner]

OK,

I hate all of you. I'm taking the plunge, arggh! I don't even have my 107 yet and I'm taking the plunge on another drive!

So you technically don't have a Pioneer I guess your still the true Plextor fan especially since you will be one of the first to get their hands on the 712

MadBurner

[Ian]

It's show and tell time...







Please don't borrow our bandwidth by linking to these pictures on other websites.

[BMR]

OK,

I hate all of you. I'm taking the plunge, arggh! I don't even have my 107 yet and I'm taking the plunge on another drive!

I will give you $50 for the Pioneer 107 ???

BMR

[BMR]

Ian, on the the back of the 712SA, is that just the Sata connector or is the audio cable connector for cds that goes to your sound card, and the molex power connector in there as well.

BMR

[aviationwiz]

Ian has the PX-712AS on the brain. On the front page:

Other than the fact that its missing a head phone jack, the PX-712AS looks very similar to Plextor's 8x DVD±RW, the PX-712AS.

[aviationwiz]

OK,

I hate all of you. I'm taking the plunge, arggh! I don't even have my 107 yet and I'm taking the plunge on another drive!

So you technically don't have a Pioneer I guess your still the true Plextor fan especially since you will be one of the first to get their hands on the 712

MadBurner

My Pioneer will be here real soon, already have my 708 out of my main computer's case because I'm going to go put it in my second computer's case.

OK,

I hate all of you. I'm taking the plunge, arggh! I don't even have my 107 yet and I'm taking the plunge on another drive!

I will give you $50 for the Pioneer 107 ???

BMR

Sure, Done Deal. Unopened, 50 USD. Shipping will be 100 USD

[Morpheus]

Interesting. I just bought the 708A in November to watch DVDs and backup my data, and I haven't used it much at all due to my computer has been screwed up the past 4 months. The 708A came out in September and now in April their next drive is coming out. I suppose by December the 16x drive will be out. I rather wait until then and get the 16x drive which will hopefully have dual-layer recording.

I'm planning on getting a DVD-Rom drive and I thought about the Plextor Premium but with this 12x drive the CD speeds are 48x/24x/48x which is one step down from the Premium's 52x/32x/52x speeds. So, it looks like there is no point in getting the Plextor Premium. I read some articles a few months back that said DVD 16x is probably where their going to top out. The only other feature will be dual-layer. I guess its better to ship the 12x drive and go from the 708A to the 16x.

Ian, on the the back of the 712SA, is that just the Sata connector or is the audio cable connector for cds that goes to your sound card, and the molex power connector in there as well.

It looks to me that it is the SATA data cable and the SATA power cable and thats it. The 2 little notches on the ends could be for Western Digital's intergrated cable which combines the 2 SATA cable into one large connector. I could be wrong though.

[bac]

I wonder when the external SATA standard will get finalized. Would be nice to put one of these in an external enclosure without having to worry about bridge board issues.

[VEFF]

Is it 712AS or 712SA?
The pic Ian posted has '712SA' stamped on the drive's bezel, but the story says '712AS'.

[Ian]

Is it 712AS or 712SA?
The pic Ian posted has '712SA' stamped on the drive's bezel, but the story says '712AS'.

It's SA. Can you tell I've had a long week?

[Alejandra]

I'll get the SATA version if it will work with the current motherboards.

My motherboard doesn't have SATA so I'll just get a new motherboard at the same time.

Slim

My motherboard has it but already connected to 2 HDs in RAID, so I will get a extra SATA pci card.

[Alejandra]

Ian, I'm with you!

Let's order two European drives (mine SATA) to save on the shipping. I need that Q-Check to add to my arsenal

But seriously, let's order together

Yea, we all, maybe we have a volume discount

[Alejandra]

I guess that Japanese Pioneer A07 that is due to arrive in the US soon no longer interests you guys ???

BMR

I didn't give up.

[VEFF]

Is it 712AS or 712SA?
The pic Ian posted has '712SA' stamped on the drive's bezel, but the story says '712AS'.

It's SA. Can you tell I've had a long week?

I sure can RJ

[Laserburn]

I have bought the Plextor 708a a few weeks ago for 180 euro.
A fantastic drive for the money, en yes 2 years warranty is great !!
And YES, 8x writing is fast !

I'm not feel sorry 'bout the fact that I've not been waiting till April to buy the 712SA !!!

What did it offer more to me, than my 708A ?

DVD+R 8 x ---> 12 x , sounds great but it's just +2 minutes faster !

DVD-R 4 x ---> 8 x , It's a lot faster, but I'm not often using dvd-r

CD-R 40 x ---> 48 x , It's just a little 1 minute faster !

DVD-RW 2,4 x ---> 4x , It's about 6 - 8 minutes faster, but do I use the
dvd - standard a lot ? NO

The only fat +++point is the buffer that was build up from 2 to 8 MB buffer !!!

Yes, 2 MB buffer is very small in my Plextor, but nowadays you can use your PC buffer in some burnprogramms to let it burn smoothly with more than 20 MB buffer extra ! (Nero, Clone CD e.m.a.)


No I enjoy my Plextor 708A and wait about 1,5 - 2 years, maybe there will be 8 x dual-layer burners at that time !

No, my Plextor 708A is a very solid/fast drive with 2 years collect en return warranty for the coming 2 years !!

Conclusion: If you can't wait 2 minutes longer to wait for a dvd/cd-burn, than you have to buy the px-712a, but it cost you 50 euro's more for that little faster speeds !!!