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New drive recommendation
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:38 am
by ssjkakaroto
Hey guys, do you know any new drive that has the following features?
1) Supports D8 read command (for use px_d8)
2) Can overread in to Lead-In and Lead-Out
3) Proper pregap detection
My plextor just started acting crazy so I need a new drive.
Thanks
Re: New drive recommendation
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:09 am
by Rocknroms
Any IDE real Plextor (px_d8 supports only Plextor as I know).
Re: New drive recommendation
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:11 am
by ssjkakaroto
But can you still buy new plextors? I thought it went out of line...
Re: New drive recommendation
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:31 am
by Rocknroms
Yes they are out of production, but sometimes you can find something on auction sites. By the way they are a bit expensive if you want it new or if you want the last model. I think it's the only choise still now to have a proper dump and to use px_d8 and PR.
Re: New drive recommendation
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:20 pm
by ssjkakaroto
Rocknroms what is the next best drive I can get?
Re: New drive recommendation
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 6:50 pm
by Rocknroms
PX-760A, also PX-755A or PX-755UF (the external one) are on top, only difference if I remember well is to the maximum write speed (PX-760A -> 18x - Px755A -> 16x).
Re: New drive recommendation
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:54 pm
by ssjkakaroto
I meant the next best non-plextor

Re: New drive recommendation
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:18 pm
by Rocknroms
Sorry I didn't understand. I don't know, there are some good drives around (my second drive - reader only - is a LG I bought only for GC dumps and it's good also for other stuff, reads lead-in lead-out. By the way also this drive is out of production).
Someone surely will have a better reply, but I think that with "no-plextor" you could find a drive which answers only at your "2)" point and in some in your "3)" (counting even plextors sometimes have no right pregap detection).
Re: New drive recommendation
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:30 pm
by ssjkakaroto
Any of you guys own a Lite-On LH-20A1S?
Re: New drive recommendation
Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:44 pm
by iR0b0t
Where do you live
ssjkakaroto?
If somebody lives in France, and is interested in Plextor PX-760A, here is an
eBay auction, current price 10 Euro, maybe you have luck and can buy it for less than 50 Euros

But if several are interested in it, arrange you and wait with your bidding, else you force up the price
The shipping costs are to much for me - 17,50 Euro to Germany.