Nu Tech DDW-081: More DVD+R madness

Name: Nu Tech DDW-081: More DVD+R madness
Item: Nu Tech DDW-081: More DVD+R madness
Author: Kristopher Kubicki

by Kristopher Kubicki on October 22, 2003 10:54 PM EST

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Testing the drive

We recently upgraded our hardware test bed to allow for a more stable and powerful workhorse.

Albatron 865PE Pro II
Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz 800FSB
4 x 512 DDR OCZ PC3200 EL
Maxtor 80GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache
Windows XP SP1

Using DVD/CD Speed 2.01, we had run a battery of read, write and rewrite tests on the drive.

Our drives CD and read speeds were very similar to the Plextor 8X 708A. We noticed that CD seek times were a little higher than average, but on the other hand, DVD speeds were significantly lower. The 110ms seek time for DVD+R/W's is almost 1/3 of the Plextor 708A seeks. Our tests find the Nu Tech DDW-081 about 15% - 20% faster seeking than the Pioneer A06.

Label	Rating	Average Transfer	Seek Random	Seek 1/3	Seek Full	Media Length
Ritek 97m31s01f (Cyanine AZO)	52X CDR	31.48X	101ms	110ms	160ms	69.59.51 CAV
Mitsubishi 97m23s24f	24X CDRW	20.41X	103ms	113ms	170ms	74.41.01 CAV
YUDEN000T01	4X DVD+R	6.17X	103ms	120ms	172ms	4.38GB CLV
MCC 002	8X DVD+R	6.22X	96ms	116ms	170ms	4.38GB CAV
Ricoh RICOHJPN	2.4X DVD+RW	6.22X	109ms	120ms	182ms	4.38GB CLV

Unfortunately, near the end of a long burn or read, the drive began to rattle slightly. Although it does not seem critical, at least not yet, there is some concern that this rattle could damage the media or the drive. The eject time of the unit is a little slow — around 12.13 seconds.

Nexperia PNX7850: Powering the Nu Tech DDW-081 Burning

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Anonymous User - Thursday, October 23, 2003 - link
BTW IMHO this drive is damm good for the price. (bang 4 your bux)
Anonymous User - Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - link
Is it possible to post the latest firmware? There is no mention of a firmware update on the Nu Tech site. If you can't post it, maybe you can leverage your contact with them to get it up on their web site.
Anonymous User - Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - link
How about some DVD-ROM and DVD-Video read speed tests? DAE anyone?
Anonymous User - Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - link
The MCC 002 discs are technically rated at only 4x. So yes, it can write to some 4x media at 8x.
Anonymous User - Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - link
"Our main concerns stem from the lack of 8X DVD+R media. While our current champion, the Plextor 708A, had no problems burning several brands of 4X media at 8X, the DDW-081 will only burn 8X certified media at 8X. The lack of bitsetting capabilities for the drive seemed disappointing also. Granted, our Plextor 708A does not support bitsetting either, but it does support DVD-R burn capabilities."

Did you try the DVD+R 4X Verbatim media that came with the drive....I did and it allowed me to burn @ 8X :)

See here for some results:
http://www.cdrlabs.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=12956...