Are Cheap DVD Burners Worth the Trouble?
Features
published
Feature Table
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Header Cell - Column 0 | LG GSA-H42L | Pioneer DVD-112 | Samsung SH-S182 | Samsung SH-S183 | Sony/NEC (Optiarc) AD-7170S |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Interface | UltraATA | UltraATA | UltraATA | SATA | SATA |
Write Speed | |||||
DVD+R | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
DVD-R | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
DVD+R DL | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
DVD-R DL | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
DVD+RW | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
DVD-RW | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
DVD-RAM | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
CD-R | 48 | 40 | 48 | 48 | 48 |
CD-RW | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Labeling | LightScribe | None | LightScribe | lightScribe | none |
Test Setup
Swipe to scroll horizontally
System Hardware | |
---|---|
Socket 775 | Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 (Conroe 65 nm, 2.93 GHz, 4 MB L2 Cache) |
Motherboard | MSI 975X Platinum PowerUp EditionChipset : Intel 975X, BIOS : 2007-01-24 |
Common Hardware | |
RAM | 2x 1024 MB DDR2-8000 (CL 4.0-4-4-12)Corsair CM2X1024-6400C3 XMS6403v1.1 |
Graphics Card | HIS X1900XTX IceQ3GPU : ATI Radeon X1900XTX (650 MHz)RAM : 512 MB GDDR3 (1550 MHz) |
Hard Drive | 150 GB 10,000 RPM, 8 MB Cache, SATA/150Western Digital WD1500ADFD |
DVD-ROM | Gigabyte GO-D1600C (16x) |
Software | |
Graphics Driver | ATI Catalyst Suite 7.2 |
Platform Drivers Intel | INF-Treiber 8.1.1.1010 |
DirectX | Version : 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) |
Benchmarks And Settings
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Benchmarks and Settings | |
---|---|
iTunes 7 | Version : 7.1.1.5 |
Nero CD-DVD Speed | Version : 4.7.0.4 |
DVD Decrypter | Version : 3.5.4.0ISO WriteISO Read |
Stay On the Cutting Edge: Get the Tom's Hardware Newsletter
Get Tom's Hardware's best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox.
1 Comment
Comment from the forums