Hello all,

I've ripped most of my collection on a Windows box with a Plextor Plexwriter 40/12/40A. At first, I was getting rip speeds in the 35-40x range. Now its down to 16-18 at best. Has anyone else experienced this?

I suspected drivers and installed newer ASPI drivers with no effect. I upgraded the drive firmware with no effect.

Do these things just wear out? Is there any way to test that?

Thanks in advance,
Jim