"Plextor is a name well known in the ‘burner’ community. Long regarded for quality of build and amount of features, Plextor really shines with the release of the 12/10/32A drive, which held overall speed records even against some early 16x beasts. Many have come close, very few have equaled their offerings. Overall, you could make a case that, X for X, no one has every truly beat a Plextor in speed and reliability."