Three Generations Compared: Is Your DVD Burner Outdated?

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Comparison Table And Test Setup

Comparison Table

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Manufacturer	NEC	Sony NEC Optiarc	Sony Optiarc
Model	ND-4570A	AD-7173A	AD-7240S
Form Factor	5.25"	5.25"	5.25"
Other Models	Row 2 - Cell 1	AD-7170A PATAAD-7170S SATAAD-7173S Labelflash	AD-7241S LightScribeAD-7243S Labelflash
Cache	2MB	2MB	2MB
Interface	PATA/33	PATA/66	SATA/150
Manufacturing Date	Dec 05	Aug 06	Feb 09
Label Technology	-	Labelflash	-
Read Specs
DVD-ROM	16x	16x	16x
CD-ROM	48x	48x	48x
Write Specifications
DVD-R	16x	18x	24x
DVD-R DL	8x	8x	12x
DVD+R	16x	18x	24x
DVD+R DL	8x	8x	12x
DVD-RW	6x	6x	6x
DVD+RW	8x	8x	8x
DVD-RAM	5x	12x	12x
CD-R	48x	48x	48x
CD-RW	32x	32x	32x
Web Site	NEC	Sony NEC Optiarc	Sony Optiarc

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Platform	Asus P5E3 Deluxe, Rev.1.03GIntel X38, BIOS: 0810 (02/11/2007)
CPU	Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 (65nm Conroe core) @ 2.26 GHz
RAM	2 x 1024MB Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600
System Drive	Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 160GB7,200 RPM, SATA/300, 8MB Cache
Graphics Card	Gigabyte Radeon HD 3850 GV-RX385512HGPU: 670 MHz Memory: 512MB DDR3 (830 MHz, 256-bit)
Blank DVD-R	Tayo Yuden Verbatim 24x
Blank DVD+R DL	Verbatim 8x
Audio Test Media	Fetenhits ”Real Classics“ 70 min.
Network Controller	Marvell Yukon 88E8056 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Audio	Integrated
Power Supply	Cooler Master RS-850-EMBA, ATX 12V V2.2, 850W
Benchmarks
iTunes	Version: 9.00.7.0
Opti Drive Control	Version: 1.40
Operating System and Drivers
Operating System	Windows Vista Enterprise SP1
DirectX 10	DirectX 10 (Vista default)
DirectX 9	April 2007
Graphics Drivers	ATI Radeon Version 7.12
Network Drivers	9.0.32.3 (Vista-Standard)
Intel Chipset Drivers	Version 6.9.1.1001 (20/02/2008)