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| Posted by | Wesley Novack |
| Posted on | 14/06/05 06:53 |
Test machine:
For this review we will be using a computer with the following configuration:
Hardware:
CPU: AMD Athlon XP 1533
MHz
Bus Speed: 133
MHz
Motherboard:
KT400-8235
BIOS:
Phoenix 6.00 PG
Memory: 768 MB
(60ns)
Sound:
Avance AC97 Audio
Video: NVIDIA GeForce FX
5500
Hard disk:
Western
Digital WD1600JB-00EVA0 160GB
System set-up:
Our test NEC ND-3540A was connected as Secondary Master and identified itself as _NEC DVD_RW ND-3540A. DMA (Direct Memory Access) and autorun was enabled for all devices.
Software:
Windows XP professional is installed on the computer along with Service Pack 2. We will be using the following software in this review:
Installation:
We quickly installed the drive without any problems and here is a screenshot from Nero info tool:
Our drive came shipped with firmware 1.01, which is the only firmware currently available for this model at the time of this article. We miss support for reading and writing DVD-RAM media as well as Mount Rainier capabilities. We also notice a 2MB buffer, which is smaller than some other drives that house an 8MB buffer. Overall, the supported features do look good.
Features and techniques:
ACTIVE OPC 
NEC uses Active OPC Technology with its optical hardware. Active OPC constantly monitors the sensitivity of the media and adjusts the laser strength to achieve the best possible results. It does this by analyzing the reflection from the media's surface.
8X DVD+R9 DL writing speed:
The NEC ND-3540A is one of the first drives to support 8x writing speed on DVD+R9 DL media.
The NEC ND-3540A uses Z-CLV, (Zone-Constant Linear Velocity) to write DVD+R9 DL at 8x. Three zones are used to write DVD+R Double Layer discs at 8x. The average speed is 6.54x and total writing time is 18:31 minutes.
6X DVD-R9 DL writing speed:
The NEC ND-3540A is one of the first drives to support 6x writing speed on DVD-R9 DL media.
The NEC ND-3540A uses Z-CLV, (Zone-Constant Linear Velocity) to write DVD-R9 DL at 6x. Two zones are used to write DVD-R Dual Layer discs at 6x. The average speed is 5.65x and total writing time is 20:42 minutes.
Let's head over to the next page where we examine the Reading Performance…
Introduction
Now I just see how 8x RW and -R DL is burned. I still can't cet 8x RW media here in Estonia.
In past 5 weeks 3540 is actually working good for me...
[edited by Juhuslik on 15.06.2005 00:50]
Why did the guys at NEC put this "_" at the beginning of the name?
(I myself have this drive, and also my drive has the _ in its name...)
I know that it's not important - but I'm curious...
@petspeed, I took those specifications off of the NEC website. It looks like NEC made a typo in the specs.
@Ron, thx for that. I'm not sure why they use an underscore in the drive ID string, but I shall ask NEC.
Please continue the discussion in [b][url=http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=139871]This Forum Thread[/url][/b].
I check the forum much more often than this reaction section.
[edited by Wesociety on 17.06.2005 23:38]
add a tag
