Read Tests Printed Media
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Toshiba SD-R5272 |
97ms |
180ms |
Similar to our first roundup, the NuTech drive had the best overall 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 |
| Nu Tech DDW-082 |
33.22X |
79:57.71 |
| Sony DRU-530A |
31.80X |
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 |
| 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 |
| Toshiba SD-R5272 |
6.44X |
7.88GB |
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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?