Plextor PX-716AL - DVDRW (R DL) drive - IDE ( PX-716AL/SW )

by Plextor

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009MUEWS
• Item model number: PX-716AL/SW
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #191,369 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

Plextor (PX-716AL/SW) SLOTLOAD DVD R/RW- CD-R/RW BLK

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Shoddy CD loader., January 12, 2006

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Alacrities - See all my reviews

This review is from: Plextor PX-716AL - DVDRW (R DL) drive - IDE ( PX-716AL/SW ) (Personal Computers)

I was a bit apprehensive about getting a trayless DVD drive but I thought Plextor had a decent reputation. After the first few DVDs, the drive broke. It is no longer possible to load a DVD. I would not recommend buying this drive. If you are dead set on the Plextor 716 get the one with the tray loading.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Plextor product that is a Big Disappointment, May 10, 2007

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Frodo "Frodo" (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Plextor PX-716AL - DVDRW (R DL) drive - IDE ( PX-716AL/SW ) (Personal Computers)

I bought this drive from Tigerdirect.ca. I wasn't able to return it since I brought it with me to Calgary right away. At that time, I just trusted the Plextor brand name (wow! 16MB buffer!). I was wrong about the Plextor brand. This drive is simply a big disappointment. It could not even create a backup disk of the Roxio and other software that came with it. When I tried to backup my hard drive to a Verbatim DVD-R disk, it could not write to it saying it was read only. When I tested burning to the Pioneer DVD writer, the backup went smooth. When I tried writing to a Philips DVD+RDL disk, it froze my computer. I tested the Philips DVD+RDL on my Sony drive and the copy was flawless. I bought this Plextor drive for about $190.00Cdn plus 15% tax. I have since set it aside. The lesson: Even Plextor sells substandard products. My advice: This Plextor product does not deliver and is NOT recommended. The cheaper Pioneer and Sony drives have proven to be the more reliable and they DO deliver.