Are Cheap DVD Burners Worth the Trouble?
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Patrick Schmid
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Feature Table
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| Header Cell - Column 0 | LG GSA-H42L | Pioneer DVD-112 | Samsung SH-S182 | Samsung SH-S183 | Sony/NEC (Optiarc) AD-7170S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interface | UltraATA | UltraATA | UltraATA | SATA | SATA |
| Write Speed | |||||
| DVD+R | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| DVD-R | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| DVD+R DL | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| DVD-R DL | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| DVD+RW | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| DVD-RW | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| DVD-RAM | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| CD-R | 48 | 40 | 48 | 48 | 48 |
| CD-RW | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Labeling | LightScribe | None | LightScribe | lightScribe | none |
Test Setup
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| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Socket 775 | Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 (Conroe 65 nm, 2.93 GHz, 4 MB L2 Cache) |
| Motherboard | MSI 975X Platinum PowerUp EditionChipset: Intel 975X, BIOS: 2007-01-24 |
| Common Hardware | |
| RAM | 2x 1024 MB DDR2-8000 (CL 4.0-4-4-12)Corsair CM2X1024-6400C3 XMS6403v1.1 |
| Graphics Card | HIS X1900XTX IceQ3GPU: ATI Radeon X1900XTX (650 MHz)RAM: 512 MB GDDR3 (1550 MHz) |
| Hard Drive | 150 GB 10,000 RPM, 8 MB Cache, SATA/150Western Digital WD1500ADFD |
| DVD-ROM | Gigabyte GO-D1600C (16x) |
| Software | |
| Graphics Driver | ATI Catalyst Suite 7.2 |
| Platform Drivers Intel | INF-Treiber 8.1.1.1010 |
| DirectX | Version: 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) |
Benchmarks And Settings
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| Benchmarks and Settings | |
|---|---|
| iTunes 7 | Version: 7.1.1.5 |
| Nero CD-DVD Speed | Version: 4.7.0.4 |
| DVD Decrypter | Version: 3.5.4.0ISO WriteISO Read |
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