PlexEraser PX-0E100E Review

September 14, 2006

Review: PlexEraser PX-0E100E
Reviewed by: Jan70
Provided by: Plextor SA/NV Belgium
TLA #: AAAA
Manufactured: July 2006

We at CDFreaks would like to present a review of one of the latest optical units from Plextor '“ the PlexEraser PX-0E100E. This device is basically a CD/DVD Data destructor device which destroys data on CD/DVD in a friendly and environmentally way.

Company information:

Let us take a look at some of the company information found at Plextor Europe's website

Corporate Profile:

Company Name ADVERTISEMENT	Plextor Europe
Established	1994
Paid in Capital	EUR 2.478.935,25
President	Motoaki Kaneko
Number of Employees	30
Sales Amount	EUR 83.665.000 (FY 2003)
Business Outline	Plextor is a leading international manufacturer of extremely reliable, high quality recording equipment and is also one of the pioneers in the field of CD technology. From its parent company, Shinano Kenshi Co. Japan, Plextor has a built up tradition in the development and manufacture of advanced hardware and electronic precision equipment going back to 1918. With head offices in Japan, Europe and the United States the company mainly sells its products through a network of specialised computer dealers. Plextor Europe, established in Brussels, takes responsibility for sales, marketing and technical support in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Since opening its Brussels office in 1994, Plextor has introduced a number of award winning products, including CD/DVD-ROM drives, CD/DVD recordable drives, CD/DVD media and USB Flash Memory Drives (PlexFlash) and digital video converters.

If you are interested in reading more company information, please visit: Plextor

Device specifications:

Ease of use:
Simply connect AC adapter and turn on the power switch.

Supported Disc types: (12 and 8cm)

CD-R/RW
DVD+R/RW
DVD-R/RW
DVD+R DL
DVD-R DL

Orange tray:
The tray of the PlexEraser is orange to prevent wrong destruction of data.

Erase time:

DVD single layer (DVD±R, DVD±RW): About 3 minutes.
CD-R/RW: About 3 minutes.
DVD double layer (DVD±R DL): About 6 minutes.

Result: When the operation has been completed, the erased disc shows 3 concentric circles.

Technical specifications

Loading mechanism	Tray (50.000 times)
Dimensions	167.1mm(W) x 253.5mm(D) x 53mm(H)
Weight	< 1.700g
Input voltage	AC 100~240V 60/50Hz
	AC adapter: DC +12V/-10% 3A
Power typical consumption	12W
Warranty	2 year Fast Warranty Service (in EU, Norway and Switzerland: Collect & Return) 1 year in other countries

What's inside the box?

Since our sample was a pre-production unit and evaluation sample, there was no retail package included with the device.

Now it's time to take a look at the drive itself.

The bezel of the Plextor PlexEraser PX-0E100E is very similar to the ones used on Plextor PX-755 and PX-760. On the tray we can see various logo's, and we can also see an emergency eject hole, a dual coloured green/amber operation LED, and an orange eject button.

Top

On the top of the drive we found one sticker witch contains a warning. Together with a Blue power LED.

The loading tray of the PlexEraser is orange to prevent wrong destruction of data, and there is also another warning label located on the loading tray.

Side

Underside

On the underside of the drive we found two stickers. On one of the stickers we can see that the device was made in Japan, July 2006. The other sticker is an information sticker that the device is just a sample product and not a final product.