A PC system with the following configuration served as the basis for the test:
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Testsystem
Processor
Intel Pentium4 1.9 GHz 256 kB L2 Cache
Motherboard
Intel 845 GBV
Memory
512 MB DDR400, CL2.5 Kingmax
USB2.0 Controller
NEC uPD720100A
Graphics Card
NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti 500 64 MB
Harddisk
Maxtor 5T040H4 (40 GB)
CD-R/RW-Drives
ASUS S520, TDK CRW241040
Network Card
D-LinkDFE-530TX PCI 100 MBit
OS
Windows XP Pro 5.01.2600 SP1
Benchmarks
Performance Measurement
BD Winmark 99,HD Tach 2.61
Drivers and Settings
Graphics Driver
NVIDIA 3.0.8.2
IDE Driver
Intel 82801DB ICH4 4.0.1001.0
ASPI Driver
Adaptec 4.71, Ahead 2.0.1
DirectX Version
8.1
Resolution
1280x1024, 32 Bit, 85 Hz Refresh
Since the drive can be regarded as a direct competitor to the external CD-R/ RW drives currently on the market, we compared the test results as much as possible with those of Yamaha's CRW-F1UX . As a reminder: the CRW-F1UX has a USB2.0 interface and is in the 44x/ 24x/ 44x class.
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