The PlexWriter PX-708UF records DVD’s using the DVD+/-RW format so if you are upgrading from an older DVD writer, you will most likely have no troubles with incompatibility issues since it supports both formats. Located on the back of the PlexWriter PX-708UF is where you will find both FireWire and USB plugs, a toggle switch and RCA audio outputs so you can play back music to your soundcard or an external amplifier. The front of the PlexWriter PX-708UF features a headphone jack and volume control. The PlexWriter PX-708UF drive itself features a 2MB internal buffer with Plextor’s very own PowerRec technology to provide a stable burn at high speeds. If you have a laptop, you will have to purchase a FireWire cable with the smaller adapter on it as Plextor does not include this cable with their drive. Plextor also made sure to include both USB and FireWire cables, CD-R and DVD-R recordable media and a very detailed instruction manual.
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Included with the PlexWriter PX-708UF is Roxio’s Easy CD Creator 6 DVD Edition (the 504UF comes with Easy CD and DVD Creator 5),Photosuite 5SE, Dantz Retrospect backup software, Roxio’s Toast 5 Lite for Mac OS 9.1 or higher, and Plextor’s very own Plextools. Everything about the PX-708UF has been improved over the 504UF with regards to the speed of the drive itself.
The PlexWriter PX-708UF features the following writing speeds: 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 4X DVD-R, 2X DVD-RW, 12X DVD-ROM, 40X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, and 40X CD-ROM.
This includes an incredibly loud internal fan, the mysterious audio outputs and no USB or FireWire daisy chaining capabilities. While the PX-708UF is noticeably faster then its PX-504UF counterpart, the problems we encountered in our 504UF review unit still remain. The PX-708UF has a street price of $299.68. But the similarities to the PX-504UF stop there, as the 708UF features a blazing fast 8X DVD+R writing speed compared to the 504UF’s 4X speed. And if the design of the PX-708UF looks familiar to you, that’s because it uses the same identical case as the PX-504UF, Plextor’s older 4X external DVD writer.
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Plextor’s PlexWriter PX-708UF uses the same identical drive as the internal PlexWriter PX-708A, except it is in an external portable case with support for both USB 2.0 and FireWire interfaces. Priced at $299.99 we would recommend holding off for Sony’s external 8X drive which was just announced while writing this review. The PX-708UF is a relatively fast and reliable drive, but it lacks the ability to daisy chain other FireWire devices through it and has a very loud internal fan. But we expected their updated version the PX-708UF to address some of the issues their predecessor had and this simply was not the case. We gave the PX-504UF a much better score because it was the first external DVD writer developed by Plextor and overall was a good first attempt. Unfortunately the PX-708UF does not have the polish we have come to expect from Plextor products.
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