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Application:

Dual/Double Layer DVD Burner

Provided by:

Plextor

Available at:

NewEgg.com

MSRP:

$144.99

Availability:

Now

Review by:

Scott

Edited by:

Darren

Review date:

September 26th, 2005

 

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Plextor PX-740UF

     Plextor is back with an even faster and better CD/DVD burner. When you're the leader in burner quality, what can you possible do to top your last model? How about you take all of today's CD/DVD burning technology and cram it all into one unit. It's called the PX-740UF and it has it all, including 8x Double Layer and 4x Dual Layer technology!

     The sleek black PX-740UF drive delivers incredible recording speeds of 8x DVD+R Double-Layer (DL) and 4x DVD-R Dual Layer (DL) DVD (8.5 GB), as well as 16X DVD±R on recommended single-layer DVD media. The external drive supports dual interface Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and full-speed compliant IEEE-1394 FireWire®, compatible with PC or Mac. Burst data transfer rates for the external drive are 16.7 MB/sec for PIO Mode-4, 16.7 MB/sec for DMA-2, and 33.3 MB/sec for Ultra DMA33.

     Take a look at some of the things you can do with the PX-740UF. You can record slide shows or digital video onto DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW and DVD-RW discs. Play DVD-ROM, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, and DVD-RW discs. Record data or audio onto writable or rewritable CD media. Play music CDs. Save photos and other images on rewritable or writable CDs. Create a CD or DVD “sneakernet” to share information with colleagues—just use software such as Ahead Software’s InCD 4 to drag and drop files onto DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-R or CD-RW media, then continue adding files and sharing the same disc. Archive images and video to DVD or CD. The options are nearly limitless!

     The PX-740UF comes with one of the most complete software packages I have ever seen. Not to mention easy to use! All PX-740UF drives ship with the award-winning Nero 6 software suite for burning video, music, photos, and data to DVD or CD. The Plextor bundle includes Nero Express 6 for CD & DVD recording; NeroVision Express 2 SE for DVD video editing and authoring; Nero PhotoShow Express for photo management and editing; InCD 4.2 for drag & drop packet writing; Nero Showtime for video playback; and Nero Toolkit for drive test and speed control. Sorry Mac users, Mac Software not included.

Features

Total Solution Features

Double layer allows you to record up to 4 hours of high-quality MPEG-2/DVD video on a 8.5 GB disc

16X DVD±R

8X DVD+RW 4X DVD-RW

16X DVD-ROM

48X/32X/48X CD-Write/CD-ReWrite/CD-Read

Supports CD-TEXT and CD+G reading

Buffer Underrun Proof Technology prevents buffer underrun errors

Buffer Memory - 2MB

Achieves 16x write performance with recommended 8x DVD±R media

Support DVD+RW background format

Support DVD±VR format for direct disc recording

Horizontal or vertical mounting orientation

OS Support - Windows® Me(IEEE 1394 (FireWire) only) /2000/XP™ and Mac®

Trilingual Packaging and Manual (English/French/Spanish)

One-year full warranty (parts and labor)

Minimum Systems Requirements

CPU: Pentium® 4 1.6GHz or equivalent (minimum)

HDD 800 MB - 1 GB free space for copying CD to CD image

10 GB free space for DVD authoring

RAM 256 MB

Monitor Display Resoution 1024 X 768 at 16-bit color

OS Support - Windows Me(IEEE 1394 (FireWire) only)/2000/XP™ and Mac® OS X

Performance

Data Transfer Rate

CAV, PCAV, and ZCAV write / CAV read

Sustained Read/Write Speeds DVD

16X (read/write)

22.16 MB/sec

 

12X (read/write)

16.62 MB/sec

 

8X (read/write)

11.08 MB/sec

 

6X (read/write)

8.31 MB/sec

 

4X (read/write)

5.54 MB/sec

 

2.4X (write only)

3.32 MB/sec

Sustained Read/Write Speeds CD

48X (read/write)

7.2 MB/sec

 

40X (read/write)

6.0 MB/sec

 

32X (read/write)

4.8 MB/sec

 

24X (read/write)

3.6 MB/sec

 

16X (read/write)

2.4 MB/sec

 

12X (read/write)

1.8 MB/sec

 

10X (read/write)

1.5 MB/sec

 

4X (write only)

600 KB/sec

Burst Read/Write

16.6 MB/sec (PIO Mode-4/DMA Mode-2); 33 MB/sec (Ultra DMA Mode-2)

Typical CD/DVD Random Access

<150 MS

Buffer

2 MB

Error Rate

CD-ROM Mode 1: 1 block/10^12 bits
CD-ROM Mode 2: 1 block/10^9 bits
DVD-ROM: 1 block/10^12 bits

Dimensions & Weight

Dimensions (W/H/D)

6.58 in x 2.09 in x 9.98 in
167.1 mm x 53.0 mm x 253.5 mm

Weight

3.52 lbs
1,600 g


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