The 716 is the one. If the new Plextor Plexwriter Premium is available near you, that'd be the first pick.

Generally, you need a drive that will allow you to run PlexTools Professional (not just PlexTools).

I've been using the PX-760 for a few months now and it has been great. Even does 18X on DVDs, if you are into that kind of thing...

Thanks for your both responses, I shall choose one!
Cheers.

Yes and no - The 716 runs PTPro - The 760 does not.

Currently, there's really only one choice if those are the features you want.

And if you're creating production masters, those are features you *need* to have.

Yes John, you are right. Since yesterday javascript:emoticon(':?')
ConfusedI read technical information of the Plextors we was talking about and I agree that Plexwriter Premium2 is for cd-mastering issue optimal. Plextools Professional are available.
Technically, do you prefer an external unit?
Thanks for your reply.

Massive Mastering wrote: Yes and no - The 716 runs PTPro - The 760 does not.

Currently, there's really only one choice if those are the features you want.

And if you're creating production masters, those are features you *need* to have.

Then mine is defective!? :? It runs PToolsPro like a champ.

http://www.plextor.com/english/products/760A.htm
Seriously; might as well pay a few more bucks and be able to burn DVDs too.

Hmmm... My aplogies - Plextor told me that the 716 was the only one left that allowed for C1/C2 checks. It wouldn't be the first time they didn't exactly have the facts straight...

If this isn't the case, I might order a half dozen myself... I only have one spare drive left - And it's a 712...

The Q-Check is fully functional for BLER and all? Jitter & focus & yada, yada?

yada yada yada; yup. :)

It is a fairly new drive (came out in the spring or summer I think), so the Plextor people may have been correct when they told you what was available.

Ok guys, just I´ve been ordered PW Premium2.
BTW: in EU is PX-760A available from China. (I have the tetimony).
What about in US?

Reggie, kind regards to Simpsons! :D

Oh, I didn't even realize they were doing a Plexwriter#2. Seems a little expensive for just a CD burner, especially when you can get the DVD one for about the same $$$.

I also found this in a thread on Cdfreaks:

On one hand it seems that my Premium 2 does focus slightly worse on the disc surfaces than my Premium does. On the other hand the Premium 2 sometimes seems to have a slight advantage in Tracking. Overall they are rather close together which we can take as an indication that the laser unit used in the Premium 2 is nothing revolutionary new. Any difference in favour of the Premium is small enough to be attributed to a more mature servo driving algorythm in the firmware. After all we must not forget that the Premium is a mature product while the Premium 2 is still in it's infancy (a fact that will surely also show clearly in further testing).

In comparison the laser unit of the PX-760 with it's "advanced intelligent tilt" capability shows a marked improvement, while a PX-716 would show about the same results as the Premium and Premium 2 (for results of the 716 see the generic CD-scans thread: http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=136562 ).

nacron wrote: Reggie, kind regards to Simpsons!

haha, thanks!