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REVIEWS & ARTICLES (16)
 
Editor Rating
4.0/5
Plextor PX-708A - Computeractive - product reviews you can trust
Dual-format; eight-speed +R support....Still have to wait for media to get the best out of the drive....First to the PCW Labs is Plextor, with the dual-format PX-708A...Besides eight-speed +R performance, the PX-708A supports quad-speed -R and +RW, dual-speed DVD-RW and 12-speed DVD-Rom reading...While these figures are impressive, we couldn't test the drive at...
Published
Oct 20, 2003
Editor Rating
6.0/6
Plextor PX-708A | Optical drives | Reviews | PC Pro
Over the past few months, DVD re-writer manufacturers have been telling us how the market would split between drives that offer at least dual-format support and those that offer single-format speed...Plextor's new PX-708A boasts high speeds and dual-format support without costing silly money, making it, on paper, the most attractive drive around...The bundled software is more...
Published
Oct 1, 2003
Editor Rating
7.0/10
Plextor PlexWriter PX-708A Review | Digital Trends
Fast DVD R write times reliable and constant performance...For the typical user the 8X DVD R speed does not warrant an extra $60 over the PX-504A...While other manufacturers were quickly producing their own dual format DVD writers, Plextor took their time bringing the PX-708A to market, all in the name of better performance...Add to the mix a robust software package, a...
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4.1/5
Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Plextor INT DVD+R/RW 4X/2X/12X ( PX-708A/SW )
"You have to use DVD+RW 4x media to get 4x RW speeds-and right now those are hard to find! But 2.4x is not half bad for RW..."

"But keep in mind, the drive is very good at reading poor discs (more so than most audio players and other CD/DVD rom drives), so that doesn't guarantee that other drives won't experience some problems..."

"For CDRs, they highly recommend Verbatim Datalife+ (not standard Datalife)..."

Average rating
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3.6/5
Plextor PX-708A Overview & User Reviews - DVD Drives - CNET Reviews
"Not only does the groundbreaking PX-708A write DVD+R at 8X--to 4X-rated discs, no less--it's also far and away the fastest DVD-rewritable drive with CD-R (40X) and CD-RW (24X) media..."

"The PX-708A has a full complement of features..."

"Plextor bundles Roxio's Easy CD Creator 6.1 with the PX-708A..."

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4.6/5
Plextor PX-708A DVD-Writer - Plextor Optical Drives Reviews and Prices at PriceGrabber
"Plextor has set in for me as a very good company for optical drives..."

"Very good writer, probably one of the best you can buy..."

"Would I recommend a friend to buy this product..."

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Published
Nov 25, 2003
 
 
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Plextor is a well known brand in the CD/DVD optical field, the company is a division of SHINANO KENSHI which was founded in 1918 and is part of their Electronic Equipment Division...The Plextor PX-708A is the sequel to Plextor's PX-504A dvd writer...The writing capabilities of the 708A are impressive it supports: 8X "+R" recording, 4X "+RW"...
Plextor PX-708A DVD±RW
The good news though is that this doesn't sound the death knell for the optical drive market because following hot on the heels of the CD-RW drive comes the next generation of optical storage, the DVD-RW...DVD-RW, like their CD-RW brethren, have quickly moved from being an incredibly expensive niche technology to an affordable mainstream solution that not only offers all the benefits and convenience...
Published
Feb 3, 2004
 
 
Plextor PX-708A DVD+/-RW
2/3/04 - The Plextor PX-708A was one of the first optical drives on the market to support 8x DVD burning...The intriguing part about this is that the PX-708A is able to reach the 8x recording speed with standard 4x DVD+R media...The specifications for the PX-708A are fairly impressive...During testing, the PX-708A performed flawlessly in...
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Published
Jun 26, 2012
 
 
BCCHardware - Your Daily Tech News & Reviews - Plextor's PX-708A DVD±RW
Lately, I've had the chance to work with Plextor's latest offering to the Internal DVD ±RW game, the PX-708A...With this look at the PX-708A DVD ±RW, we'll see if this loyalty is well-founded, or should be placed in something else...
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Jan 2, 2004
 
 
EMediaLive.com: Review: Plextor PX-708A
Plextor's new internal DVD±R/RW, the PX-708A ($229), does, arguably, offer something that's both new and integral, though how they accomplish it and what it will mean to those who purchase the drive in the next few months is not immediately apparent...According to Plextor, however, that doesn't matter—the PX-708A, their...
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Published
Jun 26, 2012
 
 
PCQuest : Hardware Reviews : Plextor PX-708A DVD Combo Writer
Plextor PX-708A, is an IDE DVD/CD combo writer that can write DVD+R and DVD-R at 8X and 4X speeds respectively...In the CDR writing test also the drive was slower than other drives with the same writing speeds, such as nu-DDW163 reviewed in Novemeber 2004...
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Published
Mar 9, 2004
 
 
Plextor PX-708A > Print Version
Plextor recently launched the PX-708A - an 8X DVD+R supporting dual format drive...The drive comes packed with a CD containing Ahead's Nero Burning ROM v...The Plextor PX-708A supports burn speeds of 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD-R, 4X DVD+RW, 2X DVD-RW, 40X CD-R and 24X CD+RW...For its great performance and even greater value for money, this one is highly recommended...
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This site reviews DVD burners. Read the Plextor PX-708A DVD burner review here.
Why is the Plextor PX-708A DVD burner the most remarkable burner...The best way to describe the Plextor PX-708A DVD burner is fast...Additionally Plextor's fast, multiformat drive, PX-708A DVD burner is a better DVD burner than the similarly featured Sony DRU-510A...The Plextor PX-708A DVD burner comes with Roxio's...
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Plextor PX-708A Review - DVD Drives - CNET Reviews
One of the fastest DVD-rewritable drives on the market, Plextor's groundbreaking PX-708A delivers an all-around top-notch performance...
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Plextor PX-708A - CdrInfo.com - The Hardware Authority
Plextor PX-708A dual DVD±RW recorder - Page 1 . Constant increases in the capacity of the offered models, combined with higher transfer rates and enhanced ...
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Plextor's 708A 8X DVD+R/RW Drive - HotHardware
The Plextor PX-708A 8x DVD±R/RW Drive Plextor fulfills the need for speed! By Robert ...
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3.5/5
Poor Quality Burner - Plextor PX-708A DVD±RW Burner - Epinions.com
"The fastest combination of read and write speeds of any DVD recordable on the market..."

"The A03 wasn't reading Blockbuster movies anymore, and burning even CD's had become painful..."

"It is used infrequently, so the problems really didn't get my attention at the time..."

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Average rating
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4.1/5
Plextor PlexWriter PX-708A Review | Digital Trends
"I have heard about firmware 1.00 having a bad compatibility but that version is OK..."

"It is vesry good looking and is well-made, so the 4 is for visual and quality of build..."

"and i used it’s original nero5.5 is so good! My first CDR burner was a yamaha in 1996..."

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Average rating
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4.3/5
Buy.com - Plextor PX-708A DVD-Writer
"Couldn't ask for anything better in a burner..."

"Burns many disks faster than rated and never get a bad burn (except on some cheap disks that I tried, defective disks..."

"BUY THIS DRIVE!!! (or the new faster one) This is my first dvd burner but I've been through a lot of cd burners and I know a good drive when I see one..."

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Average rating
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4.2/5
Complete coverage of the Plextor PX-708A: 8x/4x/12x DVD+RW 4x/2x/12x DVD-RW 40x/24x/40x...
"Unique Plextor features (read specs on website), excellent reliability, quiet, not a single coaster after ~200 burns NERO not included, but Roxio/Sonic instead..."

"I burned a compressed back up of a 6.7GB DVD to a 4.7 blank disc..."

"Get it right first time and buy yourself a Plextor..."

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Average rating
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5.0/5
Plextor PX-708A / 8x4x12x DVD+RW / 4x2x12x DVD-RW / 40x24x40x CD-RW / Dual Format...
"This a great DVD Burner..."

"Plextor Rocks..."

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Average rating
from 3
reviews
4.0/5
Plextor Px-708a Dvd+/-rw Drive : Info Customer Reviews & Bargain Prices : Shopzilla
"possibly the best dvd writer on the market software not too good I ordered this drive to replace the original dvd burner in my sony pc..."

"That was the Toshiba SD-R5002 which was ok but a bit slow and only one format, DVD-R..."

"Nice addition of headphone jack socket an..."

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Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Lite-On Plextor 24X DVDrw Sata ...
Before this, I'd always used Plextor drives and been happy with them. ... I remember paying about $300 for a Plextor PX-708A about eight years ago...
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Newly listed Plextor PX-755SA Internal SATA DVD+-R/W Rewritable Drive. Time left: ... Plextor 5.25" IDE DVD±RW DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Model PX-708A. Time left:...
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Plextor PX-708A / 8x4x12x DVD+RW / 4x2x12x DVD-RW / 40x24x40x ...
Plextor PX-708 Internal DVD Burner The Plextor PX-708A delivers the fastest performance in dual formats: 8X DVD+R write, 4X DVD-R write, 4X DVD+RW rewrite, 2X DVD-RW ...
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