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Posted by Jan S.
Posted on 01/11/05 14:02
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The specifications of the Samsung SH-W162C state that the drive is able to write CD-R discs at 48x and CD-RW at 32x. Let us find out how the drive really performs in speed and quality.

Writing Data CD-R discs:

For our data writing tests, we simply set up a new compilation of 700Mb using Nero Burning ROM software. Writing method used is DAO (Disc At Once), and the disc is set up as a non-multisession disc with 'finalize disc" enabled. The screenshot below shows how long it takes to write a disc at the highest speed. (48x):

The drive took 2 minutes and 52 seconds to write the disc at 48x. Let us see how this compares to other drives:

  • NU DHW-164 used 3 minutes and 12 seconds at 40x
  • Philips DVDR16LS used 3 minutes and 26 seconds at 40x
  • Samsung TS-E552U used 2 minutes and 52 seconds at 40x
  • LG GSA-4163B used 3 minutes and 15 seconds at 40x
  • Philips DVDR1640P used 3 minutes and 17 seconds at 40x
  • NU DDW-082 used 3 minutes and 2 seconds at 40x
  • Samsung TS-H552B used exactly 3 minutes at 40x         
  • Plextor PX-708A used 2 minutes and 58 seconds at 40x

Write Quality:

We will test CD-R discs from a total of 8 different CD-R manufacturers. To really measure the write speed, we used the 'create data CD" function in Nero CD-Speed. The discs were written at the maximum speed that the drive supports. For the quality test, we used K-Probe 2 which is a tool developed by a Lite-On employee. It runs under Windows and works with drives made by Lite-On. Also note that different drives and different reading speeds may affect the results obtained when scanning the discs. We used a Lite-On SOHR-5238S drive with firmware 4S08 and scanned the discs at 48X speed.

A written CD-R disc will always have some C1 errors; C1 errors are easily corrected by the drive's error correction capabilities. The next level of errors is C2, while C2 errors could also be corrected by most drive's error correction capabilities; they are not wanted on a good quality disc. A good disc should not contain any C2 errors, and preferably have an average C1 error amount of below 2.0 for the best discs, or at least below 10.0 averages for good quality discs. After C2 errors, there are only un-correctable errors that will make a disc unusable.

Below are the obtained results:



 

Brand:

Unbranded Printable. Thanks to SVP UK for sending us this media

Manufacturer:

Taiyo Yuden

Code:

97m24s01f

Disc Type:

CD-R

Recording Layer:

Dye Type 1: Long Strategy (Cyanine, AZO)

Capacity:

79:59.72 (703MB)

Certified Speed:

48x

Write Speed:

40x (P-CAV)

Write Time:

2m:54s

C1 Average/Sec:

0.14

C2 Average/Sec:

0.0

Media made by Taiyo Yuden have always had a good reputation and with the average C1 errors of 0.14 it goes into the group 'best quality discs" category. Highly recommended!


Brand:

Infiniti Samurai Lava Red - Thanks to Medea
International (UK) for sending us this media.

Manufacturer:

SKC

Code:

97m26s26f

Disc Type:

CD-R

Recording Layer:

Dye Type 6: Short Strategy (Phthalocyanine)

Capacity:

79:59.09 (703 MB)

Certified Speed:

52x

Write Speed:

32x (P-CAV)

Write Time:

3m:10s

C1 Average/Sec:

3.48

C2 Average/Sec:

0.0

A good result.

 

Brand:

RICOH - Thanks to RICOH Europe (BV) for sending us this media.

Manufacturer:

Moser Baer India Limited

Code:

97m17s06f

Disc Type:

CD-R

Recording Layer:

Dye Type 6: Short Strategy (Phthalocyanine)

Capacity:

79:59.74 (703MB)

Certified Speed:

1x-52x

Write Speed:

40x (P-CAV)

Write Time:

2m:52s

C1 Average/Sec:

3.72

C2 Average/Sec:

0.0

RICOH media - manufactured by Moser Baer India Limited and with its average of 3.72 it goes in the 'good discs" category.


Brand:

Verbatim Super AZ0+Crystal DL

Manufacturer:

Verbatim

Code:

97m34s23f

Disc Type:

CD-R

Recording Layer:

Dye Type 3: Long Strategy (Cyanine, AZO)

Capacity:

79:59.70 (703MB)

Certified Speed:

52x

Write Speed:

48x (CAV)

Write Time:

2m:43s

C1 Average/Sec:

0.17

C2 Average/Sec:

0.0

The result on this Verbatim Super AZO+Cystal DL disc is extremely good. With a C1 error average of 0.17, this disc goes into our 'best quality disc" category. Highly recommended!


Brand:

EMGETON Qauarelle - Thanks to Bell Technology (CZ)
for sending us this media.

Manufacturer:

Fornet International Pte. Ltd.

Code:

97m26s07f

Disc Type:

CD-R

Recording Layer:

Dye Type 7: Short Strategy (Phthalocyanine)

Capacity:

79:59.71 (703 MB)

Certified Speed:

56x

Write Speed:

48x (CAV)

Write Time:

2m:45s

C1 Average/Sec:

8.57

C2 Average/Sec:

0.00

Another good result.


Brand:

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

Manufacturer:

Moser Baer India Limited

Code:

97m17s06f

Disc Type:

CD-R

Recording Layer:

Dye Type 6: Short Strategy (Phthalocyanine)

Capacity:

79:59.74 (703MB)

Certified Speed:

1x-52x

Write Speed:

40x (P-CAV)

Write Time:

2m:55s

C1 Average/Sec:

1.08

C2 Average/Sec:

0.0

Excellent result from the Memorex branded Moser Baer India disc. With a C1 error average of just 1.08; this places the disc in the 'best quality disc" category. Recommended!





Brand:

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

Manufacturer:

Ritek

Code:

97m15s17f

Disc Type:

CD-R

Recording Layer:

Dye Type 7: Short Strategy (Phthalocyanine)

Capacity:

79:59.70 (703MB)

Certified Speed:

52x

Write Speed:

48x (CAV)

Write Time:

2m:45s

C1 Average/Sec:

1.21

C2 Average/Sec:

0.0

This media goes into the category 'best quality discs" for its C1 average of 1.21. Highly Recommended!

Brand:

Sky Ultra - Thanks to Sky Media (CH)
for sending us this media.

Manufacturer:

Plasmon Data Systems Ltd.

Code:

97m27s18f

Disc Type:

CD-R

Recording Layer:

Dye Type 8: Short Strategy (Phthalocyanine)

Capacity:

79:59.74 (703MB)

Certified Speed:

52x

Write Speed:

32x (P-CAV)

Write Time:

3m:09s

C1 Average/Sec:

1.34

C2 Average/Sec:

0.0

A nice result, and with a C1 average of only 1.34, this places the Plasmon manufactured Sky Ultra CD-R in our good disc category. The only drawback was the disc was only burned at 32x.


Brand:

NewStar Digital - Thanks to NewStar Digital
(S. Korea) for sending us this media.

Manufacturer:

NewStar Digital Korea Ltd.

Code:

97m25s35f

Disc Type:

CD-R

Recording Layer:

Dye Type 5: Short Strategy (Phthalocyanine)

Capacity:

79:59.74 (703MB)

Certified Speed:

Multispeed

Write Speed:

40x (P-CAV)

Write Time:

2m:55s

C1 Average/Sec:

1.28

C2 Average/Sec:

0.0

A nice result, this disc goes into the category 'Best quality discs".

Writing Quality with Re-Writable discs:

Due to requests 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 you are unsure. All discs used for these tests have been written to before, but none have been written to more than 5 times.

CD-ReWritable media:


 

Brand:

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

Manufacturer:

Mitsubishi Chemicals Corporation

Code:

97m34s25f

Disc Type:

Ultra Speed CD-RW 32x

Recording Layer:

Phase Change

Capacity:

79:59.74 (703MB)

Certified Speed:

32x

Write Speed:

32x (Z-CLV)

Write Time:

3m:40s

C1 Average/Sec:

22.32

C2 Average/Sec:

0.0

C1 errors are quite high at the start of the disc, but overall the burn is quite good.


Brand:

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

Manufacturer:

Plasmon Data Systems Ltd.

Code:

97m27s12f

Disc Type:

High Speed CD-RW 8-24x

Recording Layer:

Phase Change

Capacity:

74:41.00

Certified Speed:

8x-24x

Write Speed:

24x (Z-CLV)

Write Time:

3m:58s

C1 Average/Sec:

4.32

C2 Average/Sec:

0.0

Very good result.


Brand:

Emgeton Premium - Thanks to Bell Technology (CZ)
for sending us this media.

Manufacturer:

Infodisc Technology Co., Ltd.

Code:

97m25s31f

Disc Type:

Ultra Speed CD-RW 24x

Recording Layer:

Phase Change

Capacity:

79:59.73 (703MB)

Certified Speed:

24x

Write Speed:

16x

Write Time:

5m:53s

C1 Average/Sec:

8.87

C2 Average/Sec:

0.0

A good result, but the disc was only burned at 16x.

Summary:
The CD-R writing quality is excellent, and the CD-RW quality is good.

 

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