Printed Media
Lower seek times are better.
| Seek Times - Pressed CD 74:40.02 |
| Drive |
Random |
Full |
| AOpen DDW8800 |
122ms |
188ms |
| ASUS DRW-0802P |
127ms |
296ms |
| Gigabyte GO-W0808A |
116ms |
232ms |
| Nu Tech DDW-082 |
113ms |
160ms |
| Sony DRU-530A |
86ms |
155ms |
| Sony DRU-700A |
119ms |
245ms |
| Toshiba SD-R5272 |
110ms |
169ms |
| Seek Times - DVD 4.38GB |
| Drive |
Random |
Full |
| AOpen DDW8800 |
114ms |
272ms |
| ASUS DRW-0802P |
130ms |
312ms |
| Gigabyte GO-W0808A |
102ms |
194ms |
| Nu Tech DDW-082 |
99ms |
171ms |
| Sony DRU-530A |
129ms |
204ms |
| Sony DRU-700A |
121ms |
231ms |
| Toshiba SD-R5272 |
97ms |
180ms |
Even though they are more or less the same drive, the Sony DRU-700A had higher seek times than the Gigabyte GO-W0808A. This is most likely due to the differences in firmware right now. We also suspect that once Sony releases the drive to retail, seek times will descrease.
We used various DVD and CD media around the lab for this portion of the benchmark. We attempted to use discs that contained no errors or scratches. Higher read speed averages are better.
| Read - Pressed CD |
| Drive |
Average Read |
Length |
| AOpen DDW8800 |
31.35X |
79:57.71 |
| ASUS DRW-0802P |
30.89X |
79:57.71 |
| Gigabyte GO-W0808A |
30.12X |
79:57.71 |
| Nu Tech DDW-082 |
33.22X |
79:57.71 |
| Sony DRU-530A |
31.80X |
79:57.71 |
| Sony DRU-700A |
31.06X |
79:57.71 |
| Toshiba SD-R5272 |
31.22X |
79:57.71 |
| Read - DVDR |
| Drive |
Average Read |
Length |
| AOpen DDW8800 |
3.75X |
4.38GB |
| ASUS DRW-0802P |
6.27X |
4.38GB |
| Gigabyte GO-W0808A |
6.16X |
4.38GB |
| Nu Tech DDW-082 |
6.53X |
4.38GB |
| Sony DRU-530A |
5.79X |
4.38GB |
| Sony DRU-700A |
6.20X |
4.38GB |
| Toshiba SD-R5272 |
6.61X |
4.38GB |
| Read - Pressed DVD Video |
| Drive |
Average Read |
Length |
| AOpen DDW8800 |
3.44X |
7.88GB |
| ASUS DRW-0802P |
6.34X |
7.88GB |
| Gigabyte GO-W0808A |
6.31X |
7.88GB |
| Nu Tech DDW-082 |
4.30X |
7.88GB |
| Sony DRU-530A |
6.45X |
7.88GB |
| Sony DRU-700A |
5.88X |
7.88GB |
| Toshiba SD-R5272 |
6.44X |
7.88GB |
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AIWGuru - Wednesday, May 5, 2004 - link
To the person who asked about compatibility with set top boxes, take a look at the book type section. It's all there.DerekBaker - Wednesday, May 5, 2004 - link
Shouldn't "3x in speed" be "3x increase in time" ?Chu - Wednesday, May 5, 2004 - link
Big question - will these playin on a settop DVD player, and how good is the compatiblity if yes?araczynski - Wednesday, May 5, 2004 - link
Bahumbug! I say :)Just another consumer milking before the blues come out...