ForumBenQ DW1800 detail information
| Posted by | agent009 |
| Posted on | 26/06/07 05:09 |
| Number of views | 30500 |
| Manufacturer | BenQ |
| Product | BenQ DW1800 |
| Description | 18x DVD burner |
DVD-R writing quality
In the tests below, we will explore DVD-R writing speed and quality of BenQ DW1800 with media from several manufacturers.
Verbatim 16x DVD-R
Verbatim 16x DVD-R
(Thanks to Verbatim USA for providing this media)
Quality test
Transfer rate test
A very good result, but not surprising with this media because it is perfectly suited for high-speed burns.
Sony 16x DVD-R
Sony 16x DVD-R
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This quality media is highly compatible with many drives, and BenQ DW1800 is no exception, showing excellent quality at 18x.
Sony 16x DVD-R
Sony 16x DVD-R
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An excellent 18x burn, just as good as the Taiyo Yuden version of Sony's 16x -R media.
Taiyo Yuden 16x DVD-R
Taiyo Yuden 16x DVD-R
(Thanks to Rima.com for providing this media)
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Very similar to Sony-branded TYG03, an equally high quality burn.
Maxell 16x DVD-R
Maxell 16x DVD-R
(Thanks to Maxell USA for providing this media)
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A very good burn.
Memorex 16x DVD-R
Memorex 16x DVD-R
(Thanks to Memorex USA for providing this media)
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Here is a surprising performance with an underappreciated media.
Where other drives occasionally have problems with CMC's 16x -R media, BenQ DW1800 overspeeds it to 18x and achieves a remarkably good result.
Memorex 16x DVD-R
Memorex 16x DVD-R
(Thanks to Memorex USA for providing this media)
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Another example of Memorex 16x -R media, a disc found in the same packaging as the CMC disc above. (We have played the Memorex roulette and we seem to get Ritek media on Tuesdays.)
The drive offers no overspeed, but we find the quality of the standard 16x burn to be quite good.
Ridata 16x DVD-R
Ridata 16x DVD-R
(Thanks to Ritek USA | Advanced Media, Inc. for providing this media)
Quality test
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And here we have the same RITEKF1 media as above but under Ritek's own brand, Ridata, this time.
The result is good again and similar in quality to the Memorex-branded version of this media. More PI errors and fewer PI failures, but well below amounts that would raise any readability concerns.
Fujifilm 16x DVD-R
Fujifilm 16x DVD-R
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A good quality burn. Compare to the Maxell-branded ProdiscF02 disc above.
Fujifilm 8x DVD-R
Fujifilm 8x DVD-R
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We have a winner: the best quality disc in all of our BenQ DW1800 tests.
These cheerfully colored 30-packs of Fujifilm DVDs were sold by Staples in the U.S. and were available in the flag colors of Brazil, or Gabon, or St. Vincent, or the Third Commando Brigade of the Royal Marines, or any other colors you wanted as long as they were yellow, green, and blue:
This media burned extremely well everywhere else we tried, and BenQ DW1800 does not disappoint either, producing its best burn.
Maxell 8x DVD-R
Maxell 8x DVD-R
Quality test
Transfer rate test
No surprise here. As good a burn as one might expect with this media: elevated average PIF levels but never high PIF maximums, always a consistent performance.
DW1800 burns this media at its certified speed, 8x, with expected results.
Memorex 8x DVD-R
Memorex 8x DVD-R
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A pretty good burn. PIE levels look elevated, but PIF numbers are very normal.
Memorex Pro Gold 8x DVD-R
Memorex Pro Gold 8x DVD-R
(Thanks to Memorex USA for providing this media)
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Pro Gold discs are made in France and contain a gold reflective layer sandwiched between the two 0.6 mm platters that constitute a DVD disc.
Burn quality is good. Hopefully, the discs will last the advertised one hundred years to justify the price tag but I am afraid none of us are going to be around to verify the claim.
TDK 16x DVD-R
TDK 16x DVD-R
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Not bad at all; a surprisingly good, clean burn. BenQ DW1800 likes this media.
Summary
BenQ DW1800 is a very good, sometimes excellent DVD-R writer, producing solid results with every DVD-R disc we tested.
DVD-RW writing quality
In the tests below, we will explore DVD-RW writing speed and quality of BenQ DW1800 with media from several manufacturers.
Verbatim 6x DVD-RW
Verbatim 6x DVD-RW
(Thanks to Verbatim USA for providing this media)
Quality test
Transfer rate test
BenQ DW1800 burns this high-speed Verbatim media quite remarkably for a 6x DVD-RW disc. PI failures are few and far between.
Ridata 6x DVD-RW
Ridata 6x DVD-RW
(Thanks to Ritek USA | Advanced Media, Inc. for providing this media)
Quality test
Transfer rate test
Burn quality is quite good for a high-speed DVD-RW disc.
TDK 4x DVD-RW
TDK 4x DVD-RW
Quality test
Transfer rate test
Burn quality is acceptable, but elevated PIE levels at the end of the disc manifest themselves in the transfer rate test which shows a slight reading problem at the end of the disc.
Maxell 2x DVD-RW
Maxell 2x DVD-RW
(Thanks to Maxell USA for providing this media)
Quality test
Transfer rate test
At 2x, this is by far the slowest of any media in this review, but with burn quality like this, the 30 minute wait may be worth it.
Summary
BenQ DW1800 is a good DVD-RW writer, producing good or excellent results with four types of DVD-RW media we tested.
DVD+R and DVD+RW writing quality
This is due to a rarely noticed SHM-165P6S behavior.
It reads 8x DVD+R and DVD-R media at 12x CAV.
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