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Press release - http://www.plextor.be/press/releases/px ... ce=PX-740A

Specs - http://www.plextor.be/products/px-740a. ... ce=PX-740A

Writing Speeds:
DVD±R: 16x CAV
DVD+RW: 8x P-CAV
DVD+R DL: 8x P-CAV
DVD-RW: 6x Z-CAV
DVD-R DL: 8x Z-CAV
CD-R: 48x CAV
CD-RW: 32x P-CAV

Read Speeds:
DVD-ROM: 16x Max
CD-ROM: 48x Max

Buffer Size: 2MB

Access Times:
DVD-ROM: 150ms
CD-ROM: 100ms

Maybe it's just me, but this drive screams rebadge for some reason.

Ian wrote:Maybe it's just me, but this drive screams rebadge for some reason.

I have the same feeling

Ian wrote:Maybe it's just me, but this drive screams rebadge for some reason.

Don´t understand what you mean

Do you think of the "740"?

Scour wrote:Don´t understand what you mean

I meant that its manufactured by someone other than Plextor.

"More affordable" than the 716. Plus it supports some faster speeds. So it is faster but cheaper and not as good? That doesn't make sense.

Ian wrote:

Scour wrote:Don´t understand what you mean

I meant that its manufactured by someone other than Plextor.

Because it´s cheaper? Because only 2MB Buffer?

Z-CAV? not typo, as in Z-CLV?

raygay27 wrote:Z-CAV? not typo, as in Z-CLV?

yeah it's a typo but it's in Plextor's own product description page. 11 ZCAVs there!

Hello!

Saw that in a german forum:

http://www.brennmeister.com/forum/jump2 ... ost=902225

And it seems to be a Benq, the look of the Plextor 740 is very similar to the MSI 16B

Rebadge-orama

Well, maybe after their experience with the 716, they decided to change their strategy up a bit.

tazdevl wrote:Well, maybe after their experience with the 716, they decided to change their strategy up a bit.

I think they only want to reduce the cost.

Scour wrote:I think they only want to reduce the cost.

Absolutely. The PX-716A is overkill for most consumers and priced considerably higher than the drives from the competition. With the 740A, they're going to go head to head with the mid range drives.

At 79 EUR ($101US), the 740 is still more expensive than a lot of drives out there. It will be interesting to see if consumers shell out the extra $$$ for the Plextor name.

Ian wrote:
At 79 EUR ($101US), the 740 is still more expensive than a lot of drives out there. It will be interesting to see if consumers shell out the extra $$$ for the Plextor name.

I think that all drives are cheaper than the price that the manufacturer said

Ian wrote:

Scour wrote:At 79 EUR ($101US), the 740 is still more expensive than a lot of drives out there. It will be interesting to see if consumers shell out the extra $$$ for the Plextor name.

I was close. Official MSRP is $109.

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050516/165414.html?.v=1

Still.. it makes you wonder what Plextor is thinking. To me a $109 drive is still fairly expensive.

Ian wrote:

Ian wrote:

Scour wrote:At 79 EUR ($101US), the 740 is still more expensive than a lot of drives out there. It will be interesting to see if consumers shell out the extra $$$ for the Plextor name.

I was close. Official MSRP is $109.

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050516/165414.html?.v=1

Still.. it makes you wonder what Plextor is thinking. To me a $109 drive is still fairly expensive.

Maybe Plextor decreases the price when Nobody buys the 740 but the Benq 1640

It is a BenQ drive.

Intlel wrote:It is a BenQ drive.

I know

Scour wrote:

Intlel wrote:It is a BenQ drive.

I know

Me too!

I think the 8x DVD-R DL writing speed on Plextor Europe's website is a typo... at least if it is based on the DW1640. After talking to BenQ, they said they currently have no plans to support 8x writing speeds.

Hmm Plextor could add it themselves.

Guess we have to see when the drive is out there.

RJW wrote:Hmm Plextor could add it themselves.

Guess we have to see when the drive is out there.

Heh, that would be a good way for Plextor to confuse everyone about if they made it or not

It clearly looks like my 1620 OEM :
http://plextor.jp/product/px740a/index.php



Here is the faceplate of my BenQ 1620 OEM :


I think it's a 1640...

ItalianJob wrote:It clearly looks like my 1620 OEM :
http://plextor.jp/product/px740a/index.php

Yep, it totally does.. which makes me think the 8x -R DL writing speed is a typo on Plextor's behalf.