http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/ Engadget Comments for Plextor announces Plexeraser destruct-o-drive http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 2nd 2006 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 2nd 2006 7:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 2nd 2006 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 2nd 2006 7:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 2nd 2006 7:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 2nd 2006 7:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 2nd 2006 7:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/
@Eric Cohen: You could always swap the tray with the tray from another model. My bet is that structurally it'd be the same.]]>Aug 2nd 2006 7:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/You could always just replace the tray, and scrape off the top sticker.]]>Aug 2nd 2006 8:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 2nd 2006 8:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 2nd 2006 8:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 2nd 2006 8:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/
I do like the airsoft idea though...]]>Aug 2nd 2006 8:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/

As for the microwave idea... neat.. but i wonder if it is safe?


I guess my method of a bon fire though is a bit toxic... but hey atleast I get smores out of it! :D]]>Aug 2nd 2006 8:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 2nd 2006 8:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 2nd 2006 8:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 2nd 2006 8:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 2nd 2006 9:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 2nd 2006 9:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 2nd 2006 9:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 2nd 2006 9:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 2nd 2006 9:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.californiadatacorp.com/services.aspx]]>Aug 2nd 2006 9:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 2nd 2006 9:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Do not burn or melt CDs, they do give off toxic fumes.]]>Aug 2nd 2006 10:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/]]>Aug 2nd 2006 10:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 2nd 2006 10:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 2nd 2006 11:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 2nd 2006 11:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 2nd 2006 11:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/"hey guys, check this out!"
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"Wait for it!"
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"No seriously, you gotta wait for 6 more minutes"
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"Guys? Where are you going?"]]>Nov 13th 2007 8:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 3rd 2006 1:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 3rd 2006 2:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 3rd 2006 2:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/- get that annoying cat from your neighbour
- get a cd, pull the tail through the hole
- use some duck tape and your imagination to make the cd really stick to the cat's tail
- get some pop-corn and watch
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Of course for the latter you could also expose them to an operating Magnatron tube or high-power electromagnet... Just be sure to wear a LEAD VEST if ya do that though. (LOL!!)

]]>Aug 3rd 2006 3:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 3rd 2006 3:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/
I defy anyone to retrieve anything usefull from the splinters and flakes of data foil of the CD/DVD's I shatter into my waster paper bin beside my desk.
Those guys on CSI are good, but really .... :-/]]>Aug 3rd 2006 4:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/sounds interesting but i dout i can get away with doing it at work...]]>Aug 3rd 2006 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Aug 3rd 2006 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/
The microwave method is only a good idea if you like filling your house with toxic fumes and slowly damaging the magnetron.]]>Nov 13th 2007 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3587466534692702285]]>Aug 3rd 2006 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/
You know the CD/DVD writer market has imploded when you see products like this come out. But I agree with ME's comments:

"...this looks like it would sell, atleast by the same logic that makes big corporations buy Dells"]]>Aug 3rd 2006 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/plextor-announces-plexeraser-destruct-o-drive/Hey, here's a simple gadget that does the same thing in a few seconds. And it costs much less than the Plex Eraser drive!

http://www.disceraser.com
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