PleXWriter PX-124TS SCSI CDR-W - Page 4

CDR Tests

We mostly tested Plextor PX-124TS on it's capabilities to write CDs in different write speeds (4x, 8x, 12x) ,media and modes.

CDR-W Capabilities

As we can see Plextor PX-124TS supports all current CDR/W modes. However it doesn't have a feature that most people would love to see (MMC DAO RAW). We hear several rumours that this will be added with next firmware revision. Indeed we hope so.  Let's head over to the CDR tests now:

Update:
With firmware version v1.04 Plextor added MMC DAO RAW to their drive. This mean that drive with latest CloneCD becomes the faster CD Duplicator on earth!!!

CDR-W Tests:

Software used :
Nero v4.0.8.3 / NTI CD MAKER Pro v3.6.890 / Padus DJ v2.00.412

Brand Of CDs :
Prodisc / Prostech / Ritek / Princo 8x, 12x / Basf / Maxell / Mitsui Gold & SG / TDK / Verbatim / Yamaha 4x RW / LeadData 4x RW / BTC 2x RW

CDR Tests :
On the Fly CD Copy (both Data and Audio) (with Plextor PX-40TS/KenWood 72x)
Data CDs (Multisession - TAO, DAO, SAO)
AudioCDs (from mp3 and wav files) + CD-Text CDs
VideoCD
OverBurn (74, 80min)

Verdict of CDR Results:
After living with this burner for almost 2 months, we can now say that this marriage worked out really well. After all, so willing and feature-rich brides are hard to find today 

Burning at 12x speeds theoretically requires 12x certified media, but in practice 8x media will do just as fine. But problems will arise using 4x – 6x media, actually we couldn't make a single working copy using such discs, we either got a "semi-bad-burn" or a totally non-working disc. On the contrary we had no problem whatsoever using even the cheapest no-name 8x media.

Overburning on 74 & 80 min. discs is now a fact, really welcomed one, and a clear plus compared to previous Plextor writers.  As a final note we'll once again say that PlexWriter PX 124-TS this is a really good recorder and have no CDR problems at all! However it has the known problem which all Plextor CDR-W drives have... It cannot read the overburned part of an overburn CD!!! :(