Spring 2004 DVD Performance Roundup: More DVD Dual 8X
by Kristopher Kubicki on April 28, 2004 7:00 AM EST- Posted in
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AOpen DDW8800
The second drive in our roundup to sport the NEC D63630GM chipset is the AOpen DDW8800. This is the same chipset used in the NEC 2500A, ASUS DRW-0804P and Pioneer 107D. For all intents and purposes, the AOpen DDW8800 and NEC 2500A are identical. Even when it comes to manners of price, the NEC 2500A and AOpen DDW8800 are within a dollar or two of each other. There are some slight differences between the DDW8800 and NEC 2500A, including pickup/servo and construction.| AOpen DDW8800 DVD-/+R Drive | |
| Interface | IDE |
| CD Write Speed | 32X, 24X (Z-CLV) 16X, 12X, 8X, 4X (CLV) |
| CD Rewrite Speed | 16X, 12X, 8X, 4X (CLV) |
| CD Read Speed | 40X Max (CAV) |
| DVD-R Write Speed | 8X (Z-CLV) 4X, 2X (CLV) |
| DVD-RW Rewrite Speed | 4X, 2X, 1X (CLV) |
| DVD+R Write Speed | 8X (Z-CLV) 4X, 2X (CLV) |
| DVD+RW Rewrite Speed | 4X, 2.4X (CLV) |
| DVD Read Speed | 12X Max (16,620KB/s) (CAV) |
| Supported Modes | DAO / DAO-RAW 16 & 96 TAO SAO / SAO 16 & 96 Packet Write Multi-Session |
| Supported Formats | DVD+R (DAO, incremental, seq) DVD+RW (random) DVD-R (DAO, incremental, seq) DVD-RW (restricted overwrite) CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-DA, CD-ROM XA, Mixed Mode, CD Extra Photo CD, CD Text, Bootable CD, UDF |
| Access Time | CD: 120ms DVD: 140ms |
| Buffer | 2MB |
Even though the AOpen DDW8800 shares an identical chipset with the ASUS DRW-0804P, it carries a higher CDR write speed, and a lower CDRW speed. Whether this is due to royalty issues or minor adjustments to the pickup, it is not clear.
There are several other drives that use the same NEC D63630GM (found in this drive) and also use the NEC assembly. We would expect similar performance of the AOpen DDW8800 with:
- NEC 2500A
- TDK AID+880
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mkruer - Wednesday, April 28, 2004 - link
Stupid question but i must ask, is there a firmware update to the Plextor 708A that allows us to burn dual layer DVD's? I remember there was quite alot of talk about the new drives supporting the feature, but that it was not enabled.deadseasquirrel - Wednesday, April 28, 2004 - link
"Why wasn't the Plextor 8x drive included in this comparison?"didja *read* the article??
Page 5: "Alas, our award winning Plextor 708A, which is also based on the LC897490, is not capable of 8X DVD-R, so we could not include it in this roundup."
moktaw - Wednesday, April 28, 2004 - link
Bought the NuTech 081 several months ago. Firmware upgraded to a 082(at least that's what Nero and DVDInfoPro say with B370 Firmware). This is my first DVD burner. Outstanding product, especially at $80. Burned about 25 discs so far without any coasters. I would love to find the B372 firmware upgrade talked about in the article, Checked NuTech's website this morning and couldn't find it. A typo or do I need to look elsewhere? Thanks for the great discussion. Looking forward to the 16x dual layer burners this summer.Booty - Wednesday, April 28, 2004 - link
Why wasn't the Plextor 8x drive included in this comparison?