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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 : 48x 

Pressed discs:

For this test we used a pressed CD-ROM disc that is 70 minutes 46 seconds in length. Below you will see the produced result:

The Memorex 16X DDL-IN reached 46.83x, and will reach faster speeds on a full disc. Let's compare the result in the table below:

The Memorex 16X DDL-IN was better than average reading a pressed CD-ROM.

CD-Recordable Discs:

For this test we made a copy of the original Pressed CD-ROM. The disc we used was a Ridata 48x certified CD-R disc manufactured by Ritek. 

As we can see from the above screenshot, the Memorex 16X DDL-IN reached 46.04x when reading CD-R. This gives an average read speed of 34.81x.

Now let us compare with the drives below.

Once again the Memorex 16X DDL-IN was around average for reading CD-R media,

CD-Rewritable discs:

Again, we made a copy of the original pressed CD-ROM; this time we used a Verbatim Ultra Speed (32X) CD-RW disc made by Mitsubishi Chemicals Corporation.

As we can see above, the Memorex 16X DDL-IN will read at 40x when reading CD-RW; now let us compare it to other drives below.

The Memorex 16X DDL-IN is ranked with the fastest drives at reading CD-RW's.

Audio - Digital Audio Extraction:

To test the digital audio extraction performance of the Memorex 16X DDL-IN, again we used Nero CD/DVD-Speed to create the audio disc then measure the transfer rate.

The Memorex 16X DDL-IN reached 39.95x when reading our audio CD, let us compare the result with other drives:

The Memorex 16X DDL-IN performed below average reading the Audio-CD.

For this test we used EAC (Exact Audio Copy) to test the drives Audio extraction performance. As we can see from the screenshot below, the drive supports accurate stream and C2 Error Info.

Below is the results produced by EAC:

 Burst mode

Secure Mode

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-Speed. For this test we used a CD-R media from Ridata.

Although the drive is not capable of reading lead in lead out the extracting quality is excellent, and the drive performed flawlessly with this test, an excellent result.

DVD reading performance:

Again, we will use Nero CD-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 Double 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-DL Video:

 
DVD-Video Double Layer

The Memorex 16X DDL-IN is not riplocked and reads a pressed DVD-Video at up to 16x for a Single Layer disc, and at 12x for a Double Layer disc.