What I was referring to was the 1210. You've got to admit it's very funny if the drive goes from two sheep to none after installing the damn latest firmware. Anyway I've got my suspicions and I'm not going to even consider buying a plextor drive when there's suspicions that they're deliberately doing this. Next drive I buy will be even more thoroughly researched, you can bet on that.
I never had much success with amplify weak sectors either, so I don't even try these days.