Sony DRU-720A: Speed Increases All Around
by Purav Sanghani on March 6, 2005 12:30 AM EST- Posted in
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Write Time/Quality Test - DVD+/-R 8x Media
Though 16x speeds are coming in at full force from drive manufacturers, many end users who do not have a time constraint still choose to purchase more affordable 8x media to use with their drives. We have tested Ritek R03 and Philips C08 8x media with the DRU-720A.
We noticed that, compared to the DRU-710A, the 720A took much longer to reach 8x writing speed with both of the 8x media. The 710A hit 8x just inside the 0.5GB mark while the newer 720A reached 8x speeds around the 1.1GB mark, which explains the increase in write time.
PlexTools shows 126020 PI errors on the Ritek R03 media while the Philips C08 media scan shows an amazingly low 21280 PI errors, which were also evenly spread out across the disc, basically eliminating any chance of uncorrectable areas. PlexTools came up with 254234 PI errors while scanning the Ritek G05 disc.
Hold mouse over for the Philips C08 image.
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semo - Tuesday, March 8, 2005 - link
#14"I used to make my own cdrw/dvdrw cases with custom inserts but after realizing how much time and ink I was waisting I finally went back to the sharpie route."
that's why i want lightscribe, so i don't have to waste too much time. it can burn the label all day, i don't care, i'm away most of the time anyway and i almost never use the cd/dvd after i burn it.
and "Take a art class or two and become more talented with a sharpie :)"
would you say something similar to this to someone who wants a printer?
PuravSanghani - Tuesday, March 8, 2005 - link
#15: Our next roundup should include all of the highest speed media supported by the competing drives.#16: Sometimes. Although, there are brands of media out there that just do not work well with certain drives/firmwares.
bjtag - Tuesday, March 8, 2005 - link
If you write at slower speeds are the errors less?Hemispasm - Tuesday, March 8, 2005 - link
Good review. Some more media scans would have been nice (and informative) though :)dgkulzer - Monday, March 7, 2005 - link
#2 - I was under the impression that all Sony drives are now made by LiteOn. At first it was just the cdrw drives but now the dvdrw are also.#3 - Take a art class or two and become more talented with a sharpie :) I used to make my own cdrw/dvdrw cases with custom inserts but after realizing how much time and ink I was waisting I finally went back to the sharpie route.
My first couple of dvdrw drives were Sony and I had great luck with them but when I got a new black case I decided to get a new drive and the dvr-108 was on sale so I got that. I don't care for DL much yet and will not be interested until the price of the media gets to about 1/10 its price now.
WooDaddy - Monday, March 7, 2005 - link
Is there a place that sells DL media for less than $7 yet? DL burner is a nice feature.. if you can use it and it's affordable. Personally, I still like my ND3500A with 2.18 modified FW. Burns TDK, Sony and Fuji DVD+/-R 8x media at 16x flawlessly. I'll need another burner soon so I'll be looking forward to Purav's next review.Keep up the good work guys!
KristopherKubicki - Sunday, March 6, 2005 - link
bofkentucky: we have a second 16x roundup in the next few weeks.Kristopher
bofkentucky - Sunday, March 6, 2005 - link
I would have liked to have seen the this up against the 8MB cache Plextor's. Are there plans for an optical shootout in the future.ND40oz - Sunday, March 6, 2005 - link
How about they test the 720 next to the old 710 with the latest firmware since it brings it up to the 720s specs.semo - Sunday, March 6, 2005 - link
meant to say media are lagging behind as usual[rant]why the hell isn't there any edit button in here[/rant]