Read Tests - 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 |
| MSI DR12-A |
84ms |
153ms |
| Nu Tech DDW-082 |
113ms |
160ms |
| Plextor 712A |
112ms |
165ms |
| Sony DRU-530A |
86ms |
155ms |
| Sony DRU-540A |
84ms |
152ms |
| 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 |
| MSI DR12-A |
106ms |
224ms |
| Nu Tech DDW-082 |
99ms |
171ms |
| Plextor 712A |
107ms |
259ms |
| Sony DRU-530A |
129ms |
204ms |
| Sony DRU-540A |
107ms |
220ms |
| Sony DRU-700A |
121ms |
231ms |
| Toshiba SD-R5272 |
97ms |
180ms |
| 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 |
| MSI DR12-A |
31.81X |
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-540A |
31.79X |
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 |
| MSI DR12-A |
8.22X |
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-540A |
8.15X |
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 |
| MSI DR12-A |
6.84X |
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-540A |
6.91X |
7.88GB |
| Sony DRU-700A |
5.88X |
7.88GB |
| Toshiba SD-R5272 |
6.44X |
7.88GB |
From the read tests the Sony DRU-540A proves to be one of the faster drives as far as seek times go. Since the drive is almost identical to the MSI DR12A we looked at last month their results were very close.
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RyanVM - Sunday, August 15, 2004 - link
No SATA support? Count me out.AtaStrumf - Saturday, August 14, 2004 - link
Plenty of problems with images here as well!!!skunkbuster - Saturday, August 14, 2004 - link
me too. it doesn't seem to work with firefoxFricardo - Saturday, August 14, 2004 - link
Yes, I have the same problem as #1. Definitely something wrong here.MAME - Saturday, August 14, 2004 - link
images don't load for meuh, actually the article isn't up past the second page