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 |
| LG GSA-4120B |
125ms |
242ms |
| Nu Tech DDW-082 |
113ms |
160ms |
| Plextor 712A |
112ms |
165ms |
| 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 |
| LG GSA-4120B |
94ms |
195ms |
| Nu Tech DDW-082 |
99ms |
171ms |
| Plextor 712A |
107ms |
259ms |
| Sony DRU-530A |
129ms |
204ms |
| Sony DRU-700A |
121ms |
231ms |
| Toshiba SD-R5272 |
97ms |
180ms |
| Seek Times - DVD 7.88GB |
| Drive |
Random |
Full |
| LG GSA-4120B |
109ms |
207ms |
| Plextor 712A |
310ms |
427ms |
Although seek times appeared exceptionally high for CDs, DVDs actually experienced better than average seek times.
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 |
| LG GSA-4120B |
32.50X |
79:57.71 |
| Nu Tech DDW-082 |
33.22X |
79:57.71 |
| Plextor 712A |
33.25X |
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 |
| LG GSA-4120B |
7.58X |
4.38GB |
| Nu Tech DDW-082 |
6.53X |
4.38GB |
| Plextor 712A |
6.21X |
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 |
| LG GSA-4120B |
6.88X |
7.88GB |
| Nu Tech DDW-082 |
4.30X |
7.88GB |
| Plextor 712A |
6.18X |
7.88GB |
| Sony DRU-530A |
6.45X |
7.88GB |
| Sony DRU-700A |
5.88X |
7.88GB |
| Toshiba SD-R5272 |
6.44X |
7.88GB |
Even though most of the burners that we have looked at in the last few months have advertised 12X and 16X read capabilities for DVD, the LG burner was one of the few burners actually capable of this feat. We found the GSA-4120B to be a much faster reader than other drives that we have looked at in the past. Unfortunately, this comes at a price, since our CPU usage skyrocketed while reading these DVDs.
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araczynski - Friday, June 18, 2004 - link
...err, ARE?araczynski - Friday, June 18, 2004 - link
the 7 movies in my collection, IS my collection.araczynski - Friday, June 18, 2004 - link
Somebody help me out here, what am i forgetting that I can't find a single reason to actually put down even $60 on a DVD burner?Any movie I actually would want to see more then once I will buy an original of(very cheaply) somewhere on the net. I have about 7 movies in my 'collection' of movies i consider worth watching more then once.
I have no data that i consider worth wasting time on backing up (other then my bookmarks which i make multiple copies of on my multiple system drives).
Heck, I haven't had a use for my CD burner (other then being a second CDRom in my system) in almost a year.
My MP3 collection is stored on a car hd, i would admit that would suck to recreate off of the original CD's (another thing I haven't found anything worthy in in over 2 years i kid you not to buy OR rip).
What am I missing?? Am I somehow immune to the marketing machines of these companies or something?? What other uses for these burners should I be thinking of??
:)
SpaceRanger - Thursday, June 17, 2004 - link
HAHAKristopherKubicki - Thursday, June 17, 2004 - link
Nothing like the sound of wet noodle hitting pasty editor flesh....Kristopher
Bozo Galora - Thursday, June 17, 2004 - link
images worked fine herei must say that your reviews have been much more timely and pertinent as of late.
Is Anand whipping you guys with long Ramen noodles?
MAME - Thursday, June 17, 2004 - link
a few of the pics don't load