The DAE (Digital Audio Extraction) tests were done with the CD Speed 99 and DAE Speed 99 Advanced DAE Quality Test. The figures shown give an average (not maximum) speed of extraction for a 74-minute CD Audio, and the mark for the Advanced DAE Quality Test. Overall, performances were fairly good, with a gold medal for the Plexwriter 241040A, which had an average of more than 30x. The TDK Cyclone and the Waitec Megalus got good marks, but had a few errors in extraction.

Feature Tests

This table shows test results for the following features: CD Text writing; SafeDisk 1 CD-to-CD copy in DAO-RAW with Clone CD 3.1.1.0; overburning test; anti-buffer underrun function test. You can see that only the Sony CRX175A has any faults: overburning is not supported, and the CD text failed. The CD-RW mode was also tested on all the burners, and all reached a speed of 10x with no trouble. Note that the Yamaha CRW3200E offers both CAV and CLV modes for CD-RW, which can be handy, depending on the use.