I would also like to mention that Plextor was one of 3 brands (if I remember right) that had the ability (physically) to allow clonecd to copy copy-protected cd's. I don't remember what the exact technology was, but had to do with drives not physically being able to write cd's the way they were originally burnt. But Plextor's could. It was THE drive to have back then.... hehehe I have never had any trouble with them, and would still be my first choice if available for a reasonable price. B-) On Friday 28 October 2005 3:49 pm, Hans du Plooy wrote:
On Friday 28 October 2005 23:10, Sunny wrote:
Now, as I read I remember the brand who was ageist open source tools :) Plextor it is: http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/11886
I wasn't aware of this, but in all fairness, the article doesn't say that Plextor is against opensource tools in general, but that they have a problem with this particular too because (they claim) it infringes on their rights and does not honour the terms and conditions that accompany the drive.
Although I don't like their stance, but they do seem to have a reasonable complaint.
And ... actually the drive I want to replace, thus the orig. post, is/was Plextor 712A. I died on me 1 day after the warranty expired,
And so it happens with all leading brands, doesn't it. Toyota is known for their reliability. But the *one* Toyota I had was a horrible car, kept breaking down, kept costing me money.
Hans