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| Posted by | Tor Magne |
| Posted on | 07/10/04 13:58 |
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DVD-R media compatibility and write quality:


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Brand: |
Verbatim Data Life Plus |
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Manufacturer: |
Mitsubishi Chemicals |
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Code: |
MCC02RG20 |
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Disc Type: |
DVD-R |
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Capacity: |
4489MB |
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Certified Speed: |
8x |
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Write Speed: |
8x '? but slowed down to 4x a bit over mid-way. |
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Write Time: |
11m:49s |
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PI-8 errors Average/Sec: |
26.38 |
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PI-8 uncorrectable errors( PO) Avg/Sec: |
1.01 |
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Brand: |
Traxdata '? Thanks to Conrexx for providing it. |
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Manufacturer: |
Ritek |
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Code: |
RITEKG05 |
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Disc Type: |
DVD-R |
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Capacity: |
4489MB |
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Certified Speed: |
8x |
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Write Speed: |
8x (but slowed down to 4x near the end). |
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Write Time: |
10m:34s |
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PI-8 errors Average/Sec: |
61.0 |
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PI-8 uncorrectable errors( PO) Avg/Sec: |
1.20 |
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Brand: |
MiFlop Extreme '? thanks to MiFlop for providing it. |
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Manufacturer: |
Taiyo Yuden |
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Code: |
TYG02 |
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Disc Type: |
DVD-R |
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Capacity: |
4489MB |
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Certified Speed: |
8x |
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Write Speed: |
8x |
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Write Time: |
9m:51s |
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PI-8 errors Average/Sec: |
9.02 |
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PI-8 uncorrectable errors( PO) Avg/Sec: |
0.22 |
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Brand: |
BenQ |
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Manufacturer: |
Daxon '? but with Sony ADIP. |
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Code: |
SONY08D1 |
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Disc Type: |
DVD-R |
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Capacity: |
4489MB |
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Certified Speed: |
8x |
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Write Speed: |
8x |
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Write Time: |
9m:49s |
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PI-8 errors Average/Sec: |
166.20 |
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PI-8 uncorrectable errors( PO) Avg/Sec: |
59.48 |
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Brand: |
Datawrite |
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Manufacturer: |
Prodisc '? but with Fujifilm technology and ADIP. |
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Code: |
FUJIFILM03 |
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Disc Type: |
DVD-R |
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Capacity: |
4489MB |
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Certified Speed: |
8X |
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Write Speed: |
8X '? but slowed down to 4x near the end. |
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Write Time: |
11m:10s |
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PI-8 errors Average/Sec: |
52.15 |
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PI-8 uncorrectable errors( PO) Avg/Sec: |
9.29 |
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Brand: |
Princo |
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Manufacturer: |
Princo |
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Code: |
PRINCO |
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Disc Type: |
DVD-R |
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Capacity: |
4489MB |
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Certified Speed: |
4x |
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Write Speed: |
4x |
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Write Time: |
14m:51s |
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PI-8 errors Average/Sec: |
109.90 |
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PI-8 uncorrectable errors( PO) Avg/Sec: |
3.16 |
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Brand: |
Mirror '? thanks to Miflop for providing it |
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Manufacturer: |
Anwell Precision technology |
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Code: |
AN31 |
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Disc Type: |
DVD-R |
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Capacity: |
4489MB |
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Certified Speed: |
4x |
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Write Speed: |
4x |
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Write Time: |
14m:49s |
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PI-8 errors Average/Sec: |
49.24 |
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PI-8 uncorrectable errors( PO) Avg/Sec: |
14.77 |
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Brand: |
O1ne |
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Manufacturer: |
Lead Data. |
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Code: |
LEADDATA01 |
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Disc Type: |
DVD-R |
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Capacity: |
4489MB |
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Certified Speed: |
4x |
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Write Speed: |
4x |
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Write Time: |
14m:48s |
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PI-8 errors Average/Sec: |
161.00 |
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PI-8 uncorrectable errors( PO) Avg/Sec: |
26.74 |
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DVD-R |
Manufacturer |
Media code |
Certified |
Supported |
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BenQ |
DAXON |
DAXON008S |
8x |
4x |
We only had one more type of 8x DVD'?R media, but unfortunately it were not supported at more than 4x speed.
Overall thoughts: Well, it's far from as good as the best drives '? but still not as bad as the BTC drives we have had in the past. Media compatibility is for the most part acceptable, but writing quality for DVD-R and DVD+R needs improvements for most disc types.
Re-Writing data:
The MSI DR8-A2 supports rewriting DVD-RW and DVD+RW at 4x speed, let us write two discs in Nero and see how fast it is.
Here is the writing time for writing 4.4Gb of data to a 4X Verbatim DVD-RW disc:
The drive used 15 minutes and 1 second to write the disc at 4x speed.
And here is the writing time for writing 4.4Gb of data to a Ricoh 4X DVD+RW disc:
The MSI DR8-A2 used 14 minutes and 13 seconds to write the disc, as a comparison the NU DDW-082 used 14 minutes and 34 seconds and the NEC ND-2500A used 13 minutes and 52 seconds. This put the MSI DR8-A2 between the two other drives.
Writing Quality with DVD Re-Writable discs:
Due to request from our readers we will add a few write quality tests with Re-Writable media. Settings and testing procedures is the same as used earlier in this review so you may want to go back and read them if unsure. All discs used for these tests have been written to before, but none have been written to more than 25 times.
DVD+ReWritable media:


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Brand: |
That's Write - Thanks to That's Write for providing it. |
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Manufacturer: |
Ricoh (by Ritek) |
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Code: |
RICOHJPNW11 |
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Disc Type: |
DVD+RW |
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Capacity: |
4483MB |
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Certified Speed: |
4x |
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Write Speed: |
4x |
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Write Time: |
14m:17s |
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PI-8 errors Average/Sec: |
8.18 |
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PI-8 uncorrectable errors( PO) Avg/Sec: |
1.72 |
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Brand: |
Verbatim DataLifePlus |
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Manufacturer: |
Mitsubishi Kagaku Media |
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Code: |
MKM A02 |
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Disc Type: |
DVD+RW |
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Capacity: |
4483MB |
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Certified Speed: |
4x |
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Write Speed: |
4x |
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Write Time: |
14m:24s |
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PI-8 errors Average/Sec: |
52.38 |
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PI-8 uncorrectable errors( PO) Avg/Sec: |
2.93 |
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Brand: |
RiData '? thanks to RiData for providing it. |
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Manufacturer: |
Ritek |
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Code: |
RITEKW04 |
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Disc Type: |
DVD-RW |
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Capacity: |
4489MB |
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Certified Speed: |
4x |
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Write Speed: |
4x |
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Write Time: |
14m:57s |
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PI-8 errors Average/Sec: |
5.73 |
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PI-8 uncorrectable errors( PO) Avg/Sec: |
0.054 |
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Brand: |
Verbatim Data Life Plus |
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Manufacturer: |
Mitsubishi (Real '? Made in ) |
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Code: |
MCC01RW4X |
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Disc Type: |
DVD-RW |
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Capacity: |
4489MB |
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Certified Speed: |
4x |
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Write Speed: |
4x |
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Write Time: |
15m:1s |
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PI-8 errors Average/Sec: |
2.08 |
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PI-8 uncorrectable errors( PO) Avg/Sec: |
0.12 |


DVD-Writing Performance
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