Burn Tests DVD+R Media
Higher burn speed averages are better.
| RICOHJPNR01 - 4X DVD+R |
| Drive |
Average Burn |
Length |
Mode |
| AOpen DDW8800 |
4.11X |
4.38GB |
CLV |
| ASUS DRW-0802P |
4.00X |
4.38GB |
CLV |
| Gigabyte GO-W0808A |
4.01X |
4.38GB |
CLV |
| Nu Tech DDW-082 |
7.62X |
4.38GB |
Z-CLV |
| Sony DRU-530A |
4.05X |
4.38GB |
CLV |
| Toshiba SD-R5272 |
4.04X |
4.38GB |
CLV |
| MCC 002 - 4X DVD+R |
| Drive |
Average Burn |
Length |
Mode |
| AOpen DDW8800 |
4.14X |
4.38GB |
CLV |
| ASUS DRW-0802P |
4.01X |
4.38GB |
CLV |
| Gigabyte GO-W0808A |
4.11X |
4.38GB |
CLV |
| Nu Tech DDW-082 |
7.62X |
4.38GB |
Z-CLV |
| Sony DRU-530A |
4.10X |
4.38GB |
CLV |
| Toshiba SD-R5272 |
4.11X |
4.38GB |
CLV |
| YUDEN000T01 - 4X DVD+R |
| Drive |
Average Burn |
Length |
Mode |
| AOpen DDW8800 |
6.82X |
4.38GB |
Z-CLV |
| ASUS DRW-0802P |
4.12X |
4.38GB |
CLV |
| Gigabyte GO-W0808A |
6.60X |
4.38GB |
Z-CLV |
| Nu Tech DDW-082 |
7.61X |
4.38GB |
Z-CLV |
| Sony DRU-530A |
4.11X |
4.38GB |
CLV |
| Toshiba SD-R5272 |
6.51X |
4.38GB |
Z-CLV |
| YUDEN000T02 - 8X DVD+R |
| Drive |
Average Burn |
Length |
Mode |
| AOpen DDW8800 |
6.82X |
4.38GB |
Z-CLV |
| ASUS DRW-0802P |
7.72X |
4.38GB |
CLV |
| Gigabyte GO-W0808A |
7.16X |
4.38GB |
Z-CLV |
| Nu Tech DDW-082 |
7.62X |
4.38GB |
Z-CLV |
| Sony DRU-530A |
7.66X |
4.38GB |
Z-CLV |
| Toshiba SD-R5272 |
6.55X |
4.38GB |
Z-CLV |
Notice which drives in our burn speed tests burn 8X-ish speeds on 4X media. Since 8X media costs significantly more than 4X media (as of April 2004), this is something that will affect the price/performance ratio of a good burner.
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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?