Nero Burning ROM 5.5.9.22Nero CD Speed 1.01.3Nero DVD Speed 0.53BNero DAE TEST0.4B
The tests were performed in four stages:
Reading a CD (650 Mb)
Min and Max transfer rateAccess TimeAudio extraction + DAE test
Reading a DVD (4.26 Gb)
Min and Max transfer rateAccess time
Writing a CD
Time to burn a CD-R 650 MbTime to burn a CD-RW 650 Mb
Writing a DVD
Writing a DVD-R/+R 4.5 GbTime taken to burn a DVD-RW/+RW 4.5 Gb
We compared the DVR-A06 and its predecessor the DVR-A05 to the Philips DVDRW-228K and the Sony DRU-500A. We really would have liked to include the most recent Sony dual writer of course, which is also compatible with the latest speeds, but Sony could not get it to us fast enough. So we'll make a date with the dual writers for a future comparative test.
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