8x +RW - Ritek 008
We then performed tests with 8x Ritek DVD+RW media.Here, only 4 drives were able to write to the media: BenQ, Sony, Toshia, and Pioneer...
...and only 3 out of those 4 could read back the disc. Toshiba's SD-R5372 was not in the group. PlexTools could only see the disc written by BenQ's DW1640, which had 124,247 PI errors.
We have created ZIP files of the screenshots that we have taken of the Nero CD-DVD Speed and PlexTools benchmarks. Feel free to click on the links below to download them.
BenQ DW1640
LG GSA-4163B
NEC ND-3540A
Pioneer DVR-109D
Sony DRU-720A
Toshiba SD-R5372
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g33k - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - link
Yup, it looks like you might be better off buying a last gen drive. It might take a while for the firmware updates that may improve these drives.From the looks of it, NEC and Pioneer are no longer the best drives. BenQ has that title now.
Beenthere - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - link
Doesn't look like ANY of these drives are worth buying with so many errors.SOD, DD. Rushed to market CRAP !!!
quadcity - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - link
"Special thanks to BenQ for supplying us with the DW1640."nutxo - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - link
Where did they acquire a benq 1640?