Plextor DVD-RW 12X/4X/16X ( PX-712A/SW )

by Plextor

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000205GIO
• Item model number: PX-712A/SW
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #160,460 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 17, 2005

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The PX-712A supports 12X DVD+R and 8X DVD-R Writing; 4X DVD+RW and 4X DVD-RW Rewriting; and 16X max DVD-Reading. The DVD/CD burner also boasts high-speed 48X CD-R Writing, 24X CD-RW Rewriting, and 48X max CD-Reading. The drive includes a bundle of premium Microsoft Windows - PlexTools Professional, compatible software from Roxio, including Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator 6 - DVD Edition, and Roxio PhotoSuite 5 SE.

The PX-712A extends Plextor’s family of award-winning dual-format DVD drives into the high-speed realm of 12X recording," said Howard Wing, vice president of sales and marketing for Plextor. "It offers the enhanced set of recording tools of our PlexWriter Premium CD-R/RW drive family, including GigaRec, SecuRec, Q-Check, Silent Mode, and VariRec. PlexWriter Premium drive users who require user-controllable recording tools now can easily migrate to dual-format DVD recording with the new PX-712A drive and PlexTools Professional software.

Plextor PX-712A DVD±R/RW Drive
The Plextor PX-712A is a highly versatile DVD/CD burner specifically designed to deliver high-quality recording performance. All Plextor DVD/CD drives are designed for easy installation with Microsoft Windows-based personal computer systems and Apple Computer’s Power Macintosh desktop line. The PX-712A features an ATA/ATAPI-5 (EIDE) interface, support for horizontal or vertical drive bay orientation, and Plug & Play compatibility with Microsoft Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP operating systems and Apple Computer’s Macintosh OS 9.2 or later. The PX-712A has an 8 MB buffer and features Buffer Underrun Proof Technology to prevent buffer underrun errors and allow multi-tasking.

Lossless Linking/Zero Link technology enables users to perform basic editing tasks directly on the DVD disc, so there is no need to reload DVD content back to a PC to make minor changes, and no need to re-burn an entire DVD after making small edits.

Features

• High storage capacity -- Holds 4.7 GB of storage on DVD media
• Lossless linking technology enables users to perform basic editing tasks directly on the DVD disc
• Buffer UnderRun Proof technology prevents buffer under run errors
• POWEREC a sophisticated write strategy for superior quality and stable recording at maximum speed
• GIGAREC allows high capacity storage up to 900 MB on a 700 MB disc
• Q-CHECK checks and reports written disc quality
• SECUREC password protection for your CD-R discs
• SILENT MODE enables user to tailor drive operations for specific environments
• Support DVD+RW background format
• Support DVD+VR format
• Horizontal or vertical mounting orientation
• Black CD tray minimizes jitter
• OS Support - Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP
• One-year full warranty (parts and labor)
• Unlimited toll-free tech support

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent device, August 9, 2004

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D. Christen "dan_chris" (Rushville, IN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Plextor DVD-RW 12X/4X/16X ( PX-712A/SW ) (Personal Computers)

I use the 'Firewire/USB2' version of this DVD-RW and I am absolutely satisfied with the performance and the features of this writer. I use it on both, a Mac (under OS X with firewire) and PC (under Windows XP with USB2) and it works flawless. This is truely 'plug and play'. The writing speeds are excellent and I have not burned any 'coasters' so far. It supports all DVD and CD medias and the DVDs (DVD+R and DVD-R) play on all of my DVD players. The picture quality is excellent. The bundled software is very good as well, for Apple (Toast 6.0 lite) and for PC (Roxia software bundle).
This drive comes also with some excellent Plextor tools (e.g. overburning of CDs, error diagnostics and my favorite, drag and drop to disk which makes moving files to and from a DVD very easy).

5.0 out of 5 stars Quick and cheap, December 5, 2008

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Aleksandr S. Romanenko - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Plextor DVD-RW 12X/4X/16X ( PX-712A/SW ) (Personal Computers)

This is a great quality item for the price, this is not a professional grade burner, but it is great for burning DVD's and CD's at home. The price makes the deal especially if you get free shipping with it.