Plextor 8x4x32 CD-RW Drive

by Plextor

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.8 x 1.6 inches ; 2.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004SYWH
• Item model number: 8x4x32
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #303,462 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Plextor W8432Ti CD-R/RW internal drive features 8x write, 4x rewrite, and 32x read capabilities. For those who want to create customized CDs and download MP3 files, the Plextor PX-W8432Ti serves as a powerful home studio. It is also useful for multimedia and interactive CD authoring, backup and archiving, storing and updating graphic files, exchanging data files between computers, and mastering new software.

The Plextor W8432Ti has an average random access time of 170 milliseconds and creates a 650 MB disc in less than 10 minutes. It supports track at once, session at once, multisession, disc at once, and fixed and variable packet writing methods. Solid construction minimizes disc vibration to ensure error-free execution, fast burst rates, low CPU utilization, and synchronous data transfer. PlextorManager 2000 allows you to choose from a variety of CD media and automatically detects it to provide the appropriate laser power for that specific medium. Flash ROM lets you download upgrades directly from the Internet, optimizing the Plextor W8432Ti's performance.

Installation is made easier with an ATAPI/EIDE interface and plug-and-play compatibility. All the necessary cables and connectors are included.

Plextor offers a one-year warranty on parts and labor and provides toll-free technical support.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

50 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't bother with the rest, buy the plextor CD-RW drive!, October 24, 2000

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Ann Westland "Tarotist" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Plextor 8x4x32 CD-RW Drive (Personal Computers)

This was one of the easiest installations I've experienced. Within 15 minutes I'd popped this in, set up the drivers, and was ready to burn. The software included (Adaptec Direct Cd, plextor manager) is easy to use (although personally I like Nero more). I have yet to make a "coaster". I've made a variety of cd's--from strictly storage, audio cd's to vcd's. All have gone without a hitch. Minor disclaimer: I made the vcd's using Nero. Of all the drives I researched prior to my purchase, plextor had the most compliments and the least complaints on usenet.

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Product, July 23, 2000

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Michael J. Lu (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Plextor 8x4x32 CD-RW Drive (Personal Computers)

The Plextor 8x4x32 is a flawless piece of equipment. Not only is it very well design, it's also very much supported by Plextor. Plextor's website has firmware updates for the drive which are painless to install. Instructions are comprehensive and installation was quick.

For those of you that don't bother reading the instructions when you install it, know that the jumper settings on the back of the drive are defaulted to Master, not Slave.

The drive speed is impeckable. Using Nero, I can burn a full 650MB in just under 10 minutes.

If you're also looking at the TDK veloCD, another highly recommended CD-RW drive, don't bother with it and get this one. I bought one to compare and found out that they are _the exact same drive_. The only difference is cosmetical and the increased price for the TDK drive.

Small bad thing...very minor. The tray on this has an extraordinarly slow speed. Very minor.

39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice, July 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Plextor 8x4x32 CD-RW Drive (Personal Computers)

I have been very pleased with this cd-writer. The first thing I noticed was that it came with everything anyone could need. It has both a users guide and an operations manual, along with an ide cable, EZ CD Creator 3.5, and Plextor Manager 2000.

As usual, software installation took longer than anything else, and that was only 10-15 minutes.

I can burn a full cd in about 11 minutes, but you might get better times on a newer system. (Mines almost 2 years old)

I was choosing between the Hp 9100i and this, and for 20 bucks less, I think you get an equally as good, if not better product.