Digital Trends

The PlexWriter 52/24/52 is a good drive for those that want Plextor's reliability and quality. If you do not need the features and tweaking capabilities present in the PlexWriter Premium drive, the PlexWriter 52/24/52 is probably your best alternative in the Plextor CD-R/RW line-up. We also recommend getting the PlexWriter 52/24/52 over Plextor's 48/24/48A drive since they can both be found at around the same price on the net. We would have liked to have seen CD writing software for Mac users as well as a couple of CD-R/RW media included with the drive to really make it feel like a bargain, but as it stands you are still getting a solid drive by a reputable company.