Plextor PlexWriter 8/4/32 CD-RW Burner

Pros: fast, reliable, inexpensive, quality
Cons: too bad it's not 12X write speed

Plextor Plexwriter 8/4/32

I currently own a Plextor and have tried a Yamaha and HP cd recorders. I would have to say that the Plextor Plexwriter is one of the best cd recorders out there. It has a large amount of buffer memory to ensure...

Pros: Fast speeds, easy installation, good price, nice software selection
Cons: None

After nearly 3 years of promising myself that I would get a CD-R/W drive I finally did. With a special from Buy.com (including $30 off a $150 purchase, free shipping and a killer initial price) I decided to go for the Plextor 8/4/32. I received the...

Pros: Built great, and goes Fast!!!!
Cons: Not alot of great software.

Last month my brand new Plextor Plexwriter came in the mail. At first site I could tell it was built well, Pretty heavy, and put together like a tank. I quickly installed the new drive in place of my old Hi-Val Cd-RW, and it was instantly recognized...

Pros: Fast, No burn-errors
Cons: Kinda pricy

Plextor has done a fine job at releasing quality CD-RW drives and this cd-rw drive is one of the best yet. It offers amazing speed, and has special technology that lets you use other programs while you're burning and the burn wont get damaged!. I never...

Pros: Easy installation. Very reliable burner and works with the most popular burning programs!!
Cons: NONE!!

I purchased the Plexwriter 8/4/32 EIDE about a year ago. This burner has never given me a problem. Even after a year this baby is running like new. I use my burner almost every day. I'm always backing up data and my audio cds. I can be burning my cds and...

Pros: Excellent quality and value
Cons: Not as fast as newer drives

Shortly after my Ricoh 7060A (also reviewed here) quit on me, I sent it off for warranty repairs. I learned it would be out of my hands for likely over a month, so I decided to spring for the Plextor PX-W8432Ti. I managed to find it online for a paltry...

Pros: Easy to install and use
Cons: None!

Believe me, I wanted to make the right choice when it came to buying a CD burner. I spent hours online, researching at some of the best technology sites. I took many notes, and didn't make a decision too quickly, and in the end, I came out with a great...

Pros: Quick, reliable burns, good bundled software...
Cons: ... though the software was slightly outdated and needed an update

Plextor CD-RW drives are the best. Sure, some people will tell you that Hewlett-Packard makes mean drives, that SCSI drives are the way to go, but Plextor IDE drives are cheap (compared to a SCSI setup) and will almost never ever have a buffer underrun...

Pros: fast, reliable, and low noise
Cons: none

After years of debating whether or not to buy a CD-writer, I was finally convinced by a good friend of mine to get one. He himself owned this writer and has personally never had a problem with it for about 2 years (maybe more). He has never had it fail...

Pros: speed
Cons: none

I shopped around for months before deciding to buy this model of cdrw drive, and I am more than pleased with my choice! Whether I am backing up important files on my pc or making a music cd for fun, this Plextor has never failed me. It is oh so speedy...

Pros: SPEED
Cons: NONE

I have the Scsi CDRW unit and let me tell you it was worth paying the extra money to get an adaptec 29160U scsi controller to go with the cd burner. I like everything about it including recovering from cd burning mistakes like a sudden power failure it...

Pros: It's fast, reliable, and has good software bundled with it.
Cons: IDE interface, though easier, and pretty much standard, makes it not suitable for professional use

I purchased this CD-RW drive a few months ago, and has performed nearly flawlessly ever since.

Price:
I paid $210 + shipping, which is a very reasonable price for an 8/4/32 CD-RW drive, especially a reliable one with Adaptec EZ-CD Creator...

Pros: Extremely Fast, Reliable
Cons: I can't make coasters anymore

Whoa was me, when our Yamaha SCSI Cd-R crapped out on us. It still officially "wrote", but it went from 4x to only 1x. Not acceptable, of course. And due to the fact it only had a 640k buffer, under-runs were frequent to say the least. We...

Pros: ease of use
Cons: ide not as good as scsi

this is my review of the 12x/10x/32A. there isnt a category for this burner yet.

Installation
Since this is my first CD-RW drive I cannot compare its ease of installation to other drives but I had absolutely no problems installing it. I...

Pros: very fast
Cons: none

Do you like to make your own music cds? Do you like to back up your valuable data? Do you like to do these thing FAST?! Well if you answered yes to these questions then the Plextor 8x4x32 is the product for you. This CD-RW is absolutely great. It is very...