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The Plextor
755UF is a full-feature DVD+R (Dual Layer), DVD-R (Dual Layer), and CD-R/W drive
unit. It attaches to the computer by way of USB or Firewire. The face of the box
pretty much tells the whole story.....
Specifications:
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Media Supported:
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DVD+R
/ DVD+R DL / DVD+RW
DVD-R / DVD-R DL / DVD-RW
CD-R / CD-RW |
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Buffer:
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2
Megabytes |
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DVD Writing modes: |
Disc
at Once, Multisession, Incremental Recording, Random Access Write,
Sequential Write, Multi-border Recording, Restriced Overwriting, DRT-DM,
Layer Jump Write |
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CD Writing modes: |
Track
at Once, Disk-at-once, Packet Write (variable and fixed), Session at
once |
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DVD formats
supported: |
DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, Multi border, Multi-session, DVD+VR, DVD-VR |
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CD Formats
supported: |
CD-DA,
CD-Extra, CD-ROM Mode 1 & 2, CD-ROM XA, Photo-CD, Video-CD,
Multi-session CD, CD-Text, CD-I, CD-G, Packet Write, Bootable CD,
Hybrid-CD |
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Random Access Time: |
DVD-ROM < 150ms
CD-ROM <100ms |
Plextor features and enhancements:
» AUTOSTRATEGY:
Writing technology for unknown media with uneven quality. When a writable
disc isn’t listed in the drive’s internal media catalog, AUTOSTRATEGY
automatically checks the disc and develops a write strategy for it.
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POWEREC:
Plextor Optimized
Writing Error
Reduction Control
adjusts laser power & writing to optimum settings for inserted media.
» PlexEraser™
is a data destruction utility that makes a recorded CD-R or DVD disc
unreadable.
» SecureRecording
lets you write on a CD-R disc and protect the data with a
password.
» GigaRec™
allows high capacity storage of up to 900 MB on a 700 MB CD-R disc.
» Q-Check™
diagnostic suite is used to verify the quality of blank and recorded media.
» VariRec™
provides users with unprecedented control over the burn process.
» SilentMode™
enables users to vary tray load/unload speed, spin up/down speed and
write/read speeds.
USB 2.0 is pretty much the
interface of choice for Windows based PCs. Every modern system and OEM
motherboard will have many USB 2.0 capable ports, and it offers a maximum
data transfer of 480 Megabits per second. You can add more ports to your
computer by adding a USB 2.0 compliant hub, which can be found at almost every
major discount super store - such as Walmart and Target. Attaching a USB 1.1
device to a USB 2.0 port cane be done without any special cabling or adapters.
Firewire also has
two distinct versions; Firewire 400 (IEE-1394) and Firewire 800 (IEEE-1394-b).
As the name implies, Firewire 400 can transfer data at 400 Megabits per second
while Firewire 800 transfers twice as fast at 800 Megabits per second. While
most motherboards offer Firewire 400 ports, it will take a fairly new system or
OEM motherboard to be bundled with Firewire 800. Unlike USB 2.0, Firewire 400
and Firewire 800 each use a separate cable; six pin for Firewire 400 and nine
pin for Firewire 800. While backwards compatibility is
possible, it requires a special adapter cable to use a Firewire 400 device on a
Firewire 800 host. For the most part, Firewire hubs are not as easily obtained.
Instead, each device you attach to the host usually has at least one other port
to connect multiple devices in a daisy-chain.
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