Sourcing a Plextor for CD Ripping

[fairyliquidizer]

following Mr Spoon's experiences with the Plextor's I was planning on buying one as a new ripping drive however I am struggling to find any in stock in the UK. I want a top notch CD ripping drive with C2 support.

My current ripping drive in my server is getting a bit old and seams to find errors at the end of a lot of CDs with large numbers of tracks. Errors which my Pioneer doesn't find (but I have to use the Windows Internal interface on it so don't get C2 error info).

Anyone know of a source for Plextors in the UK with stock or got a top notch alternative to recommend? I thought about asking on CDfreaks but they tend to be more DVD burning focussed these days.

Thanks,
Fairy

[petriburg]

Try Google for Plextor - there is a number of online stores throughout the EEC where you can order the product - none listed in England, however! - Tony

[Spoon]

Froogle.co.uk is your friend, type the drive and model and shops with it in stock will be listed.

[fairyliquidizer]

Froogle is my friend you are right Mr Spoon!

For ripping purposes only does anyone know if the Plextor PlexWriter Premium2 is a noticably better ripper than the Plextor PX-230A? I notice that the 230A performed very well in Spoon's tests.

Has anyone tried the Plextor PX-130A DVD rom drive?

Fairy

[Spoon]

The Premium 2 is a worse ripper (according to tests by C't)

[fairyliquidizer]

Thanks Spoon :smile2:

Froogle came up with a large list but the sites then told you they were out of stock. I eventually found a site with a stock of 1! So I've bought the 230A. Thanks for all the help

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[DJPT-UK]

I thought the 230A didn't support C2? I'm sure I read that on a forum somewhere, can anyone confirm?

[Spoon]

The 230a does support c2.

[DJPT-UK]

Even the re-badged ones that are sold in the UK (or are they all re-badged)?

[Spoon]

All 230a are the same, they are a rebadged drive.

[Agharta]

I got my Plextor PX-230A off ebay late last year. I paid AUD$50 for it, which is about US$35. They don't sell the PX-230A in Australia, importing it was my only option!

[Shastya]

Well I thought that all Plextor drives supported c2. I just bought (have not yet received) a Plextor Premium PX-760A DVD burner to rip a few hundred cds. Can someone confirm if this drive supports c2? Thanks

[Shastya]

Well thanks anyway, I found the answer to my question.... Yes it does support c2. I just received it a couple of hours ago and it's setup and I'm ripping CDs. Everything I've ripped so far is either secure or accurate.