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Hammer Storage MATSHITA DVD-RAM SW-9585 DVD Burner Review
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Posted by Wesley Novack
Posted on 02/10/05 23:36
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Reading performance:

For these tests we will use Nero CD/DVD-Speed to read various CD and DVD's, including audio discs and DVD-media. As already mentioned in the introduction, this drive supports:

  • DVD-ROM : 16x
  • CD-ROM : 40x 

Pressed CD-ROM disc:

For this test we used a pressed CD-ROM disc containing Nero Express OEM install CD that is close to 77 minutes long. Below you will see the produced result:

The Matshita DVD-RAM SW-9585 reached 42.18x. Let's see how this compares to some other drives below:

Pressed
Discs

Average
Read
Speed

Start
 Read 
Speed

End
 Read 
Speed

Seek
Times
 Random

Seek
 Times 
1/3

Seek
 Times 
Full

Philips
DVDR1640P

29.98x

16.88x

39.89x

101ms

113ms

164ms

MSI
DR8-A2

30.45x

17.77x

40.11x

94ms

101ms

154ms

BenQ
DW1620A

30.78x

17.52x

40.39x

99ms

116ms

167ms

Pioneer
DVR-A08XLA

31.16x

18.30x

41.01x

124ms

142ms

280ms

Samsung
TS-H552B

35.65x

20.40x

47.22x

96ms

102ms

172ms

Mad Dog
MD-16XDVD9

34.10x

19.54x

45.17x

109ms

127ms

187ms

Philips
ED16DVDR

35.69x

20.59x

47.25x

118ms

130ms

206ms

AOpen
DUW1608/ARR

37.34x

21.29x

49.42x

105ms

118ms

196ms

LG
GSA-4163B

31.10x

17.91x

40.93x

102ms

123ms

192ms

Lite-On
SHOW-1653S

36.54x

21.45x

48.12x

117ms

140ms

201ms

LG
GSA-5160D

31.01x

16.83x

41.22x

127ms

118ms

129ms

ASUS
DRW-1604P

30.62x

17.67x

40.55x

128ms

147ms

291ms

Samsung
TS-E522U

35.46x

20.31x

46.96x

94ms

102ms

174ms

Matshita
DVD-RAM SW-9585

31.55x

14.52x

42.18x

156ms

143ms

377ms

The Matshita DVD-RAM SW-9585 appears to be one of the faster 40x readers but the seek times are incredibly high.

CD-Recordable Discs:

For this test we used a Data CD-R that was made using Nero CD-DVD Speeds 'create data disc". The disc we used is a Sony 48X certified CD-R manufactured by Sony Corporation. 

CD-R
Discs

Average 
Read
Speed

Start
 Read 
Speed

End
 Read 
Speed

Seek
Times
 Random

Seek
 Times 
1/3

Seek
 Times 
Full

Philips
DVDR1640P

30.68x

17.53x

40.51x

96ms

107ms

157ms

MSI
DR8-A2

30.45x

17.71x

40.08x

81ms

94ms

142ms

BenQ
DW1620A

30.76x

17.60x

40.41x

96ms

106ms

157ms

Pioneer
DVRA08XLA

31.12x

18.21x

41.08x

125ms

143ms

282ms

Samsung
TS-H522B

36.49x

21.20x

48.13x

91ms

96ms

165ms

Mad Dog
MD-16XDVD9

35.49x

20.74x

46.78x

125ms

131ms

189ms

Philips
ED16DVDR

36.54x

21.46x

48.14x

124ms

151ms

230ms

AOpen
DUW1608/ARR

36.49x

21.20x

48.11x

99ms

115ms

185ms

LG
GSA-4163B

30.63x

17.62x

40.14x

105ms

129ms

183ms

Lite-On
SHOW-1653S

36.63x

21.46x

48.29x

125ms

157ms

234ms

LG
GSA-5160D

30.53x

16.83x

40.27x

116ms

118ms

128ms

ASUS
DRW-1604P

30.96x

18.26x

40.81x

125ms

143ms

282ms

Samsung
TS-E552U

36.65x

21.28x

48.33x

92ms

95ms

163ms

Matshita
DVD-RAM SW-9585

31.51x

14.51x

41.86x

142ms

148ms

329ms

From the table above we see again that the Matshita DVD-RAM SW-9585 was one of the faster readers on CD-R in comparison to other drives but shows those high seek times again.

CD-Rewritable discs:

Again, we made a Data CD with Nero CD-DVD Speeds 'create data disc". This time we used a Maxell High Speed (12X) CD-RW disc made by Mitsubishi.

As we can see above, the Matshita DVD-RAM SW-9585 only reads CD-RW discs at 25.30x. Let's compare it to other drives below.

CD-RW
Discs

Average 
Read
Speed

Start
 Read 
Speed

End
 Read 
Speed

Seek
Times
 Random

Seek
 Times 
1/3

Seek
 Times 
Full

Philips
DVDR1640P

30.70x

17.59x

40.54x

102ms

111ms

161ms

MSI
DR8-A2

30.66x

17.53x

40.53x

79ms

91ms

153ms

BenQ
DW1620A

31.36x

17.55x

41.44x

109ms

113ms

194ms

Pioneer
DVR-A08XLA

25.45x

14.74x

33.72x

130ms

149ms

291ms

Samsung
TS-H552B

24.07x

14.02x

31.15x

88ms

97ms

166ms

Mad Dog
MD-16XDVD9

25.92x

14.93x

34.33x

126ms

135ms

200ms

Philips
ED16DVDR

23.81x

13.97x

31.39x

122ms

156ms

232ms

AOpen
DUW1608/ARR

36.55x

21.31z

48.22x

102ms

114ms

185ms

LG
GSA-4163B

30.64x

17.69x

40.56x

105ms

127ms

180ms

Lite-On
SOHW-1653S

24.25x

14.04x

32.15x

129ms

167ms

233ms

LG
GSA-5160D

30.54x

16.59x

40.43x

119ms

116ms

129ms

ASUS
DRW-1604P

25.32x

14.63x

33.52x

129ms

149ms

288ms

Samsung
TS-E552U

23.99x

14.02x

31.63x

86ms

95ms

162ms

Matshita
DVD-RAM SW-9585

18.99x

10.89x

25.30x

136ms

150ms

257ms

The Matshita DVD-RAM SW-9585 scored last among the compared drives reading CD-RWs. The access times are very high again.

Audio - Digital Audio Extraction:

To test the digital audio extraction performance of the Matshita DVD-RAM SW-9585, we again used Nero CD/DVD-Speed to measure the transfer rate. The audio disc we used is shorter than the disc used for the other tests, measuring in at 74 minutes long (74:00:00).

The drive reached 24.39x reading the audio disc back. Let's compare the result with other drives:

Audio
Discs

Average 
Read
Speed

Start
 Read 
Speed

End
 Read 
Speed

Seek
Times
 Random

Seek
 Times 
1/3

Seek
 Times 
Full

Philips
DVDR1640P

31.43x

17.55x

41.67x

107 ms

122ms

166ms

MSI
DR8-A2

30.66x

17.53x

40.53x

79ms

91ms

153ms

BenQ
DW1620A

31.36x

17.55x

41.44x

109ms

113ms

194ms

Pioneer
DVR-A08XLA

25.45x

14.74x

33.72x

130ms

149ms

291ms

Samsung
TS-H522B

37.30x

21.21x

49.43x

94ms

110ms

189ms

Mad Dog
MD-16XDVD9

25.71x

14.82x

34.09x

120ms

140ms

194ms

Philips
ED16DVDR

37.40x

21.06x

49.59x

117ms

127ms

204ms

AOpen
DUW1608/ARR

37.50x

21.38x

49.72x

115ms

120ms

206ms

LG
GSA-4163B

31.37x

17.57x

41.39x

95ms

121ms

211ms

Lite-On
SHOW-1653S

36.92x

21.36x

48.89x

126ms

157ms

234ms

LG
GSA-5160D

31.27x

16.81x

41.20x

118ms

124ms

115ms

ASUS
DRW-1604P

31.10x

19.91x

41.38x

125ms

146ms

286ms

Samsung
TS-E552U

37.53x

19.73x

49.76x

85ms

97ms

171ms

Matshita
DVD-RAM SW-9585

18.41x

10.92x

24.93x

138ms

152ms

252ms

The Matshita DVD-RAM SW-9585 performed extremely slow reading Audio-discs reaching only 24.93x. The access times are extremely high.

And as a last test we used Exact Audio Copy (EAC) to extract the audio to our hard drive. According to EAC the drive does not support caching, which is considered a plus - while ripping audio.

Below is the results produced by EAC:

 Burst mode

 Secure mode

The drives performance in EAC is quite slow.

Advanced audio - DAE quality test:

Before we move on to testing DVD read speeds, we will take a last audio test, and this time we used the 'Advanced DAE Quality Test" feature in CD-DVD Speed.

The extracting quality is excellent. It supports all Advanced Features except reading from the Leadout. Using the MATSHITA DVD-RAM SW-9585 as a reader for On the Fly Copying above 10x is reported as 'too slow".

DVD reading performance:

Again, we will use Nero CD-DVD Speed to measure the reading performance, this time for various types of DVD discs. The drive should read pressed single layer DVD-discs at 16X.

DVD - DVD-Video:

For our DVD reading performance tests we are going to start with a single and dual layered DVD video discs. While only 1X speed is required to watch DVD movies, it's useful to be able to read the discs at higher speeds if you're going to extract (rip) the content of the disc to your hard drive.


DVD-Video Single Layer

 


DVD-Video Double Layer

As we could see the drive read single layer DVD-Video at 16X CAV and double layer DVD-Video at 4x. To see how the transfer rate is on a Data DVD we used the PS/2 game ATV Off Road Fury 2 DVD-ROM:

As we could see the Matshita DVD-RAM SW-9585 had no problem reading the DVD-ROM back at CAV 16x.

DVD
Video

Average 
Read
Speed
(SL)

Start
 Read 
Speed
(SL)

End
 Read 
Speed
(SL)

Average 
Read
Speed
(DL)

Start
 Read 
Speed
(DL)

End
 Read 
Speed
(DL)

Philips
DVDR1640P

11.97x

6.59x

15.99x

6.02x

3.34x

8.01x

MSI
DR8-A2

8.67x

4.83x

11.54x

6.37x

3.56x

8.48x

BenQ
DW1620A

11.87x

6.60x

15.79x

6.01x

3.36x

8.00x

Pioneer
DVR-A08XLA

11.80x

6.74x

15.72x

9.38x

5.31x

12.50x

Samsung
TS-H552B

12.08x

6.76x

16.11x

6.42x

3.58x

8.53x

Mad Dog
MD-16CDVD9

3.74x

2.06x

5.00x

3.43x

1.90x

4.58x

Philips
ED16DVDR

9.62x

6.77x

6.52x

6.19x

3.45x

8.22x

AOpen
DUW1608/ARR

12.04x

6.71x

16.05x

6.61x

3.68x

8.79x

LG
GSA-4163B

7.62x

4.26x

10.16x

6.16x

3.44x

8.18x

Lite-On
SHOW-1653S

11.96x

6.77x

15.94x

6.15x

3.46x

8.19x

LG
GSA-5160D

7.60x

4.12x

10.13x

6.14x

3.38x

8.16x

ASUS
DRW-1604P

3.92x

2.17x

5.25x

3.94x

2.19x

5.25x

Samsung
TS-E552U

11.50x

6.78x

13.11x

6.41x

3.57x

8.51x

Matshita
DVD-RAM SW-9585

12.31x

6.82x

16.45x

3.08x

1.73x

4.09x

The Matshita DVD-RAM SW-9585 performed extremely well reading Single Layer DVD-Video however it performed extremely slow on Double Layer DVD-Video.

DVD - DVD+R(W):

For this test we used a FujiFilm 8X DVD+R and a Memorex 4X DVD+RW with 4.38Gb of data. Below are the results:


DVD+R

 
DVD+RW

The reading speed was locked to 8x for DVD+RW, which is fairly normal for most new drives.

DVD+R
DVD+RW

Average 
Read
Speed
(+R)

Start
 Read 
Speed
(+R)

End
 Read 
Speed
(+R)

Average 
Read
Speed
(+RW)

Start
 Read 
Speed
(+RW)

End
 Read 
Speed
(+RW)

Philips
DVDR1640P

6.23x

3.39x

8.35x

6.25x

3.43x

8.37x

MSI
DR8-A2

6.38x

3.49x

8.52x

6.37x

3.49x

8.52x

BenQ
DW1620A

6.25x

3.42x

8.36x

6.25x

3.43x

8.36x

Pioneer
DVR-A-8XLA