20050701

Plextor 740 Review


It's always news when Plextor has a new drive. This one is based on Benq's 1640; as that is an excellent drive, this was a good starting point. The reading speeds were among the fastest seen to date. Writing quality was good, but less than outstanding. Fans of scanning their discs with Plextools will have to look elsewhere as this drive does not support. Is is a real Plextor or not? You decide!
- The Good

DVD-R DL support at 4x, and DVD+R DL support at 8x
Very good CD and DVD error correction capabilities
Supports CD-Text (reading/writing)
Supports audio protected discs
Good Single Layer DVD writing quality
Fast DVD-Video ripping speed

- The Bad

Cannot recognize 90/99min Audio CDs
Cannot create working backups with SafeDisc protected games over v2.80
Cannot overburn DVD recordable media
Can only burn Verbatim double layer media at 8X

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