I thought Plextor 24/10/40A has a fan? - Club CDFreaks

Zangief · 14-12-2001

Maybe it;s the fact that I'm in the UK and bought a UK spec Plextor 24/10/40A, but when I was reading the reviews it said this came with a rear mounted cooling fan.

Sorry chaps - no fan on the back of my spanking new Plexwriter...

Any idea whats happened here?

Cheers
Zangy

*Wookie* · 14-12-2001

Hmm... I never heard of any fan that should be attached to the drive. But why let a fan make extra noise. As if you need a fan? LOL!

Got the same drive here, without fan and the driver rulez!

*Azrael* · 14-12-2001

Mine hasn't got one either.

arjanneumann · 15-12-2001

i got one!!!!!!!!!!!!! yeah i am tha best but the speed uuhhhh 8/2/24 scsi

but i got a FAN athe back maybe he doesn't turn it's only for the look everybody think wow i take that one it has a fan included

Plexy · 16-12-2001

Mine does. It is TLA#0100 and made in Japan. You guys have the newer drives, and I think you will find are made in China. This was done to save costs but are still "bullet-proof" burners.
What is your TLA#?

BTW, the fan is absolutely silent, and is timed to the spin up and spin down times. YOU CANNOT HEAR IT!

Master_Ice · 16-12-2001

I have one too. I think my mode is tla 0100 also, but not sure.

BTW, the fan is off when theres no cd in the drive. I check for mine my computer was still on and it wasn't spinning

Pirate80 · 16-12-2001

What do you mean by: ". . . bullet-proof burners . . "?

Plexy · 16-12-2001

top quality, very reliable, cannot fault etc...

VB9999 · 16-12-2001

Mine does too, I have TLA 0000, I think..... Can't remember where it was made but I bought it when it first came out....

VB9999

*djewst* · 16-12-2001

Mine has got a fan too. TLA 0000

*icey* · 19-12-2001

Hi,

Mines a TLA # 0202 without a fan but came with 1.02 firmware - not too bad then. Very strange that they put so much effort into designing this drive with a need for a fan and then changed their minds on certain runs (batches)

Phil K1 · 20-12-2001

Mines an 0101 and I believe mine has a fan at the rear. Although to be fair, I haven't checked since I bought it.

Orunitia · 21-12-2001

No wonder the price for this drive dropped so low from 200 bucks!
Mines is #0100 and it has a fan in the back

Zangief · 21-12-2001

Is there anyone from the UK who has bought this drive with a fan attached? (not that I'm not interested in the States, but you chaps out there have a slightly bigger market than England so the distribution rules maybe different to European based countries)

Phil K1 · 21-12-2001

As I said, I have a fan in the back of mine, and I am UK.

HotBlack · 22-12-2001

about the fan on 241040A....reply from Plex support...

Q: The 2410 drive should be equipped with a fan, I read that somewhere. But not mine...I have also read in different forums that some drives have and some dont. Why is there differences? Surely a fan cant hurt.

A: this is normal because the new hardware revision is without a fan .

Orunitia · 22-12-2001

And what's their justification for removing the fan in the first place?? That reply of their's didn't tell us shit!

Plexy · 22-12-2001

Official Plextor Justification: "...When we introduced our 24x CD-Recorder end of july, we equiped it with a fan, to be sure that this drive did not overheat. After several months of field testing and experience, we found out that using this fan is not necessary to make this drive operate within the requested specifications. Therefor, we removed it, to save costs and be more competitive in the market..."

Pretty reasonable responce too me

Heretic · 27-12-2001

Got mine a week ago TLA#0202 and No Fan .. DABS in UK

14-12-2001	#1 (permalink)
Zangief CD Freaks Rookie Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dorset, UK Posts: 30	I thought Plextor 24/10/40A has a fan? <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> Maybe it;s the fact that I'm in the UK and bought a UK spec Plextor 24/10/40A, but when I was reading the reviews it said this came with a rear mounted cooling fan. Sorry chaps - no fan on the back of my spanking new Plexwriter... Any idea whats happened here? Cheers Zangy

14-12-2001	#2 (permalink)
Wookie Retired Admin Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: central NL Posts: 7,054	Hmm... I never heard of any fan that should be attached to the drive. But why let a fan make extra noise. As if you need a fan? LOL! Got the same drive here, without fan and the driver rulez! __________________ [ CDFreaks ] [For Burners, By Burners] [ !!SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE!! ]

14-12-2001	#3 (permalink)
Azrael CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Rotterdam! Posts: 696	Mine hasn't got one either. __________________ "You think I'm funny? Funny how? Funny like a clown? I amuse you? I make you laugh? I'm here to fucking amuse you?" - Goodfellas

15-12-2001	#4 (permalink)
arjanneumann CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Noord holland Posts: 64	i got one!!!!!!!!!!!!! yeah i am tha best but the speed uuhhhh 8/2/24 scsi but i got a FAN athe back maybe he doesn't turn it's only for the look everybody think wow i take that one it has a fan included __________________ greetz arjan neumann

16-12-2001	#5 (permalink)
Plexy CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 90	Mine does. It is TLA#0100 and made in Japan. You guys have the newer drives, and I think you will find are made in China. This was done to save costs but are still "bullet-proof" burners. What is your TLA#? BTW, the fan is absolutely silent, and is timed to the spin up and spin down times. YOU CANNOT HEAR IT! __________________ You get what you pay for...

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16-12-2001	#6 (permalink)
Master_Ice New on Forum Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 16	Fan I have one too. I think my mode is tla 0100 also, but not sure. BTW, the fan is off when theres no cd in the drive. I check for mine my computer was still on and it wasn't spinning

16-12-2001	#7 (permalink)
Pirate80 CD Freaks Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: USA Posts: 176	What do you mean by: ". . . bullet-proof burners . . "? __________________ "The greatest thing you will ever learn is just to love and to be loved in return"

16-12-2001	#8 (permalink)
Plexy CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 90	top quality, very reliable, cannot fault etc... __________________ You get what you pay for...

16-12-2001	#9 (permalink)
VB9999 CD Freaks Member Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: WV, USA Posts: 142	Mine does too, I have TLA 0000, I think..... Can't remember where it was made but I bought it when it first came out.... VB9999

16-12-2001	#10 (permalink)
djewst CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Netherlands Posts: 681	Mine has got a fan too. TLA 0000 __________________ "UNIX is like Lego - you can build anything with it. Windows is like Duplo, it looks nice, but for all practical purposes, it is f*cking useless!"

19-12-2001	#11 (permalink)
icey CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 634	Hi, Mines a TLA # 0202 without a fan but came with 1.02 firmware - not too bad then. Very strange that they put so much effort into designing this drive with a need for a fan and then changed their minds on certain runs (batches)

20-12-2001	#12 (permalink)
Phil K1 CD Freaks Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Newcastle UK Posts: 101	Mines an 0101 and I believe mine has a fan at the rear. Although to be fair, I haven't checked since I bought it.

21-12-2001	#13 (permalink)
Orunitia New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: New York Posts: 18	No wonder the price for this drive dropped so low from 200 bucks! Mines is #0100 and it has a fan in the back

21-12-2001	#14 (permalink)
Zangief CD Freaks Rookie Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dorset, UK Posts: 30	Is there anyone from the UK who has bought this drive with a fan attached? (not that I'm not interested in the States, but you chaps out there have a slightly bigger market than England so the distribution rules maybe different to European based countries)

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21-12-2001	#15 (permalink)
Phil K1 CD Freaks Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Newcastle UK Posts: 101	As I said, I have a fan in the back of mine, and I am UK.

22-12-2001	#16 (permalink)
HotBlack CD Freaks Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sweden Posts: 184	about the fan on 241040A....reply from Plex support... Q: The 2410 drive should be equipped with a fan, I read that somewhere. But not mine...I have also read in different forums that some drives have and some dont. Why is there differences? Surely a fan cant hurt. A: this is normal because the new hardware revision is without a fan .

22-12-2001	#17 (permalink)
Orunitia New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: New York Posts: 18	And what's their justification for removing the fan in the first place?? That reply of their's didn't tell us shit!

22-12-2001	#18 (permalink)
Plexy CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 90	Official Plextor Justification: "...When we introduced our 24x CD-Recorder end of july, we equiped it with a fan, to be sure that this drive did not overheat. After several months of field testing and experience, we found out that using this fan is not necessary to make this drive operate within the requested specifications. Therefor, we removed it, to save costs and be more competitive in the market..." Pretty reasonable responce too me __________________ You get what you pay for...

27-12-2001	#19 (permalink)
Heretic New on Forum Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Preston, UK Posts: 23	Got mine a week ago TLA#0202 and No Fan .. DABS in UK