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Plextor PX-608CU Portable DVD-ReWriter Review
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Posted by Jan S.
Posted on 18/10/06 16:53
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DVD+R/RW writing performance
 

DVD-Writing performance:

The specifications of this drive tell us that it should write DVD±R at 8x, DVD+RW/-RW at 8x/6x, DVD-RAM at 5x and DVD±R DL at 4x.

DVD+R:

The Plextor PX-608CU uses Z-CLV (Zone-Constant Linear Velocity) to write DVD+R at 8x. This gives an average writing speed of 5.30x and a writing time of 13 minutes and 17 seconds.

DVD+RW:

The Plextor PX-608CU uses Z-CLV (Zone-Constant Linear Velocity) to write DVD+RW at 8x. This gives an average writing speed of 5.24x and a writing time of 13 minutes and 54 seconds.

DVD+R at 8x:




Brand:

Miflop Extreme - Thanks to Miflop
for sending us this media.

Manufacturer:

Taiyo Yuden Company Limited

Code:

YUDEN 000 T03

Disc Type:

DVD+R

Capacity:

4483MB

Certified Speed:

16x

Write Speed:

8x

Write Time:

13m:18s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

13.49

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.06

Miflop extreme media with Taiyo Yuden media code, the result is ok.



Brand:

Pleomax - Thanks to Pleomax (NL)
for sending us this media.

Manufacturer:

Opto Disc

Code:

OPTODISC R16

Disc Type:

DVD+R

Capacity:

4483MB

Certified Speed:

16x

Write Speed:

8x

Write Time:

13m:25s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

7.65

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.04

The result is ok.



Brand:

Ricoh - Thanks to Ricoh Europe
for sending us this media.

Manufacturer:

Ricoh Company Limited

Code:

RICOH JNP R02

Disc Type:

DVD+R

Capacity:

4483MB

Certified Speed:

8x

Write Speed:

8x

Write Time:

13m:21s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

8.54

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.03

The result is good.



Brand:

TDK

Manufacturer:

TDK Corporation

Code:

TDK003

Disc Type:

DVD+R

Capacity:

4483MB

Certified Speed:

16x

Write Speed:

8x

Write Time:

13m:19s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

6.04

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.06

The result is ok.



Brand:

Verbatim - Thanks to Verbatim (Germany)
for sending us this media.

Manufacturer:

Mitsubishi Chemicals Corporation

Code:

MCC 004

Disc Type:

DVD+R

Capacity:

4483MB

Certified Speed:

16x

Write Speed:

8x

Write Time:

13m:19s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

4.66

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.01

The result is good.





Brand:

Verbatim

Manufacturer:

Taiyo Yuden Company Limited

Code:

YUDEN000 T02

Disc Type:

DVD+R

Capacity:

4483MB

Certified Speed:

8x

Write Speed:

8x

Write Time:

13m:17s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

0.86

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.03

The result is very good.

 

DVD+ReWritable media:

DVD+RW at 8x:






Brand:

Ricoh - Thanks to Ricoh Europe
for sending us this media.

Manufacturer:

RICOH Company Limited

Code:

RICOH JPNW21

Disc Type:

DVD+RW

Capacity:

4483MB

Certified Speed:

8x

Write Speed:

8x

Write Time:

13m:54s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

12.47

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.06

The result is good for this DVD+RW media.
CD-R/RW writing performance
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