10 DVD Burners: 16x and Dual-Layer - or Nothing!
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Configuration And Test Procedure
Here are the different phases in our complete test procedure:
- Reading
- CDTransfer rateAccess timeAudio extractionDVDTransfer rate, single layerVideo extraction
- Writing
- CDCD-RCD-RWDVDDVD-R / DVD+R / DVD+R DLDVD-RW / DVD+RW
The media used were DVD+/-R 8x/16xs and DVD+/-RWs made by HP, Imation, Traxdata, TDK, Memorex, and Verbatim. The results obtained for each medium can be found on the second-to-last page of this article.
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Comment from the forums
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sasquatch451 Please report noise levels in optical drive reviews. This is a big factor in which drive to buy for some people. My current DVD burner sounds like a jet engine for 5 minutes after putting a disc in.Reply