Exclusive: Plextor 712A, First 12X DVD+R to Retail

Burn Tests DVD+R Media

We used a few different DVD+R discs to show write quality and speeds.

YUDEN000T02

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MCC 003

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RICOHJPNR01

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Below are a set of write descriptors that we could find for DVD+R and DVD+RW media:

• YUDEN000T01: 8x (4x)
• YUDEN000T01: 12x (8x)
• RICOHJPNR00: 2.4x (2.4x)
• RICOHJPNR01: 8x (4x)
• MCC 002: 8x (4x)
• MCC 003: 8x (8x)
• PHILIPS C08: 8x (8x)
• CMC MAG 301: 12x (8x)
• SONYD11: 8x (8x)

Write Quality

We used Kprobe 2.1.0 with a Lite-On LWD-851S drive for our tests. Nero CD/DVD Speed is used to read back the disc in the LiteOn and Plextor drives.

YUDEN000T02

Here are our tests with the LiteOn drive.

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Here are our tests with the same disc in the Plextor 712A.

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Yuden media was the only media that we had in the lab capable of burning 12X speeds. Surprisingly, even at 12X, the burn was very clean; it had a relatively low PI and PO average. This disc worked great in every drive with which we tested it.

MCC 003

Here are our tests with the LiteOn drive.

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Here are our tests with the same disc in the Plextor 712A.

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RICOHJPNR01

Here are our tests with the LiteOn drive.

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Here are our tests with the same disc in the Plextor 712A.

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Our Ricoh discs performed the worst out of all media that we used in this review. You can see the small imperfections in the LiteOn and Plextor read tests from CD/DVD Speed. However, this disc is still quite readable and has no problem in any drive on which we tested it.