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Review: Plextor 24/10/40 IDE
Reviewer: Stevieb
Provided by: Plextor Europe
Firmware: version 1.02
Since years Plextor is absolutely dominating the top segment of the CDRW market The popularity of its drives has increased a lot the last years. This is especially due to the very good service and support. Plextor has its name to be innovative and thus regulary bringing complete new drives and technologies into the market. Plextor is one of the well-known brands that made its transfer from scsi drives to Atapi-IDE drives a few years ago. And successfully !
In the meanwhile is this their 4th drive in the IDE series. The first drive was the 8×4x32x followed by the 12×10x32x and finally the 16×10x32x. Everytime they were excellent drives witch gave the user a few more extra’s than the most common regular drives from other brands.
So we are very curious wether this 24×10x40 leaves the compition behind.
Warranty:
A new feature wich is really great , not on the technological level , but as support and feedback is the new 2 year warranty that comes with the drive. (Mind that this is only for Europe). This is making Plextor the only drive supplier that guarantees 2 year full warranty. Only this new item says a lot about the quality of the drive….
The warranty consists out of the following items :
- If the drive is malfunctioning within two weeks of the purshase Plextor will recollect the drive and replace it with a new one.
- If the drive shows malfunction after this two weeks and before the end of the second year Plextor will recollect the drive and give 100% warranty on labor and parts…
- We have never experienced an RMA request wich lasted longer than 2 weeks.
- Fast and correct handling of RMA procedure.
Plextor is the absolute market leader concerning feedback and support, fast and correct handling of RMA requests. So if you want service this Plextor is a true must buy!
33 Comments
- guest
- Posts: 15288
- Posted on: 23 Sep 01 19:08
Excellent and comprehensive review. You leave us with only one question: Where did you get the 1.02 firmware? It is not posted on any of Plextor's websites yet. Please share a link if you can!
- guest
- Posts: 15288
- Posted on: 23 Sep 01 21:54
Excelent review of this great piece of hardware. I think i am going to get one myself to :4
- guest
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- Posted on: 23 Sep 01 22:03
Where did you find the 1.02 version of firmware?
Firmware 1.02 is not offically out yet. We had permission from Plextor to publish the results of this new firmware before it is offically released. It will be available soon! But we wanted to let u cdfreakers know the results before it is even released! 
- guest
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- Posted on: 24 Sep 01 13:08
I make a back up of NHL2002. Firmware 1.01; 16 minutes!!!! The game work perfect. Great burner
How can i find out wich firmware revision i have on my Plextor 24/10/40 in Windows XP
- guest
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- Posted on: 25 Sep 01 01:25
How can I copy NHL 2002 ?? It has Safedisc 2 Protection, im reading with fast error skipping, intelligent bad sector scanning and disabling read error reports. I upgraded to 1.01 firmware.
- guest
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- Posted on: 25 Sep 01 03:44
Use your Plextor for read Fast error skip Setting: read speed max: 4 read retries: 3 error corections: none Stay tuned
- guest
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- Posted on: 25 Sep 01 12:30
compare to 12x-10x-32x scsi, which is faster?
What TLA# is on the drive you tested? I have one with TLA#0000 at work and with TLA#0100 at home, didn't have a chance to test any of them with SD2 yet.
Where can I find 1.01 Firmware ?
- guest
- Posts: 15288
- Posted on: 05 Oct 01 00:14
Plextor firmwares are here: www.plextor.be
Tested both drives with TLA #0000 and #0100, firmware 1.02, both copy SD2 fine.
- guest
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- Posted on: 05 Oct 01 08:52
Hi! I read your review and found one strange thing; As far as i know, Plextor 1610a does support only RAW reading but no sub codes. According to review you were able to perform sub code reading in LaserLock and SecuRom tests. I have the PX-1610A and haven´t been able to perform sub channel read with CloneCD or BlindRead. Both apps inform that the 1610 is not able to read subs. Am i stupid or why is it not working? I´ve used fm 1.02 and 1.03. With my Toshiba CD-Rom sub codes work fine with both apps. PS. do you have a clue where can i find older firmwares to PX-1610A (1.0, 1.01, 1.02)?
hoi xosak thanks for your test, but it seems that TLA#0100, can't copy protected audio cd's and the TLA#0000 can copy protected audio cd's. I do not know this is true, but it is mentioned on several forums on the internet. Does any body know with what TLA number the test on cdfreaks is made with
I make a perfect copy of NHL 2002 on my PX_W2410TA tla #0000 with Clone CD in 17 min. I use Clony XL for setting's. :4 PLEX IS THE BEST
- guest
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- Posted on: 17 Oct 01 22:50
firmware 1.02 at www.plextor.be
- guest
- Posts: 15288
- Posted on: 17 Oct 01 23:03
copy of safe disc 2 RA2 (game) don`t work in Ricoh CD-RWDVD but works everywhere else, copy made with Acer 1208 CD-RW work fine in Ricoh 
- guest
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- Posted on: 17 Oct 01 23:10
http://www.plextor.be/English/technical/download.html this is the exact page in the internet for firmware 1.02
The best u can buy :7
Thanks for your job you are fantastic thanks thanks thanks thanks
Bought one and it is an excellent writer haven't had any problems yet
I'm using mine for a week now and loving it. My previous burner was a Sony CRX-140s and was OK - but the Plextor is in a different league alltogether! :g
Plextor rulez!!
- guest
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- Posted on: 08 Dec 01 04:30
After i read this review I am a Believer again. Great test. Great drive.
- guest
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- Posted on: 10 Dec 01 13:04
I could not copy fifa 2002 with 241040a.....only works if daemon or hide cdr is enabled..ideas?
The LiteON drive is CHEAPER and JUST AS GOOD! Convert, you fools!
- guest
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- Posted on: 24 Dec 01 05:38
Have both the Plextor and the Lite-On 24x !! My favorite by far is the Lite-On(Damn Best Writer I ever used)Lite-On should have gooten the higher score over Plextor; but I guess some people's old habits dye hard !!! Enjoy !
- guest
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- Posted on: 03 Jan 02 19:09
If you want your reviews to be taken seriously you guys really need someone who understands the english language and can spell to edit these reviews.
- guest
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- Posted on: 14 Jan 02 01:29
GREAT review.. I am looking now for a new burner, and I was thinking of maybe buying the cheaper LG or Lite-On ones... but afetr your review.. .well .. let's just say I can't find any excuse not to buy a nice Plextor... Thanks Again!!
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