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| Posted by | Dennis |
| Posted on | 28/06/02 18:55 |
Positive Points:
- Fastest recorder available today!
- Supports 48x CAV writing
- Supports 12x CLV re-writing
- Supports 48x CAV reading
- Supports 'Mount Rainier' format
- Good features:
- SMART-BURN
- SMART-X
- Ahead's Nero Burning Rom included
- Excellent DAE speeds (up to 48x !)
- Excellent Mount Rainier performance
- Excellent performance with scratched/low quality discs
- Good DAE quality
- Good read speeds with CD-ReWriteable media
- Good read speeds with copy-protected data discs
- Supports UDMA 33
- Supports DAO-RAW writing
- Supports overburning (up to 99 minutes !)
- Supports writing of 8cm discs
- Supports reading and writing of CD-Text
- Supports reading and writing of full SubChannel Data
- Supports 'Correct EFM Encoding'
Negative Points:
- Only 2MB buffer
- Couldn't read most protected audio discs
- Drive is rather noisy when reading and writing discs
- Package could have used some more extra's
- SMART-BURN feature isn't always correct
- Rather high CPU-usage when reading discs
The VisionTek Xtasy 48X drive or we should say Lite-On LTR-48125W drive is definitely another winner. The drive supports all major features a drive should have and often amazed us with its speed and performance. The drive is the fastest recorder available today and showed some excellent performance when reading discs. The drive blew away the competition when it came to Mount Rainier support and DAE speeds.
The VisionTek drive had no problems when it came to handling some of the advanced features a drive should have such DAO-RAW writing, overburning, CD-Text, SubChannel Data reading, UDMA33, etc. As with all Lite-On writers the LTR-48125W supports 'Correct EFM Encoding' so copying SafeDisc 2 is no problem at all.
The VisionTek drive did have some negative points as already mentioned when we summed it all up above. The drive was not very quiet and produced quite a lot of noise when reading and writing. For us this was no major problems since our test computer is already very noisy but for some people this might be a bigger issue. The Lite-On LTR-48125W only has a 2MB buffer which is of course not an awful lot when writing at maximum speed.
Another disadvantage of the drive is that its package could have used some extra's such as 48x compatible media and CD-ReWriteable discs. This is a problem since the retail price of the VisionTek Xtasy 48X drive is $159.99 while you can buy the Lite-On LTR-48125W for $88.00 (checked on June 28th 2002 on PriceWatch.com). The VisionTek Xtasy 48X does offer web-based and toll-free lifetime technical support which might justify its steep price but it's up to you to decide if you're willing to pay this...
Seems like smartburn isn't that smart. Might want to put that down as a con.
Seems like smartburn isn't that smart. Might want to put that down as a con.
If you had read the negative points you would have noticed we did mention that:
SMART-BURN feature isn't always correct
Personnaly I think the price is a bit high and I think most freakers won't like this
Don't care that I spent $140 on it.... its the best!
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