Portable CD Tattoos with Yamaha's CRW-F1UX USB 2.0 Burner
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Page 1:A Burner In The Spirit Of The Age: Yamaha's CRW-F1UX
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Page 2:Special Functions
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Page 3:Test Setup And Benchmarks
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Page 4:Read Performance, Part 1: Data
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Page 5:Read Rates With CDRW
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Page 6:Read Performance, Part II: Audio
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Page 7:DAE With Nero CD-Speed
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Page 8:Read Performance, Part III: Scratched Media
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Page 9:Read Performance Data, Audio And Errors: Summary Of Results
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Page 10:Data-RW
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Page 11:Disc-T@2
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Page 12:Write Performance, Part II: Packet Writing On CD-RW
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Page 13:Write Performance, Part III: Media Compatibility
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Page 14:Write Performance, Part III: Media Compatibility, Continued
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Page 15:Summary Of Write Performance, Part III
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Page 16:Backup Copies Of Games
Write Performance, Part II: Packet Writing On CD-RW
We carry out several tests to check the performance in packet-writing mode. First of all, we time the complete formatting of the medium. Then we copy a 447 MByte folder by means of "drag and drop" from the hard disk to the medium and back again. Both times are recorded with a stopwatch.
The size of the files in the folder varies from one kiloByte up to several megaBytes. This reflects normal practice. Then, all the data are quickly deleted from the medium, using Clone CD. Then, exactly the same folder is written in TAO mode with Nero. Finally, we completely flush the medium with Clone CD.
Every test is repeated at least twice to gain information on reproducibility and performance figures. The results are summarized in the following table.
| HS-CD-RW | Format 650 MB w InCD | Copy 447 MB w InCD | Read 447 MB w InCD | Fast Erase w Clone CD | Burn 447 MB w Nero | Complete Erase w CloneCD |
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| 24x10x40x
Liteon LXR24101A |
15:10 | 6:16 | 3:57 | 0:26 | 6:02 | 8:36 |
| 40x12x40x
Waitec Frisby II |
11:16 | 5:13 | 2:13 | 0:24 | 5:01 | 7:12 |
| 44x24x44x
Yamaha CRW-F1UX |
7:18 | 2:41 | 2:32 | 0:22 | 2:55 | 3:34 |
The CRW-F1UX offers one special feature for writing in packet-writing mode in the choice of CAV or CLV mode. CAV mode should in theory be faster. Our measurements do not confirm this. The differences were in the magnitude of a few seconds.
Summary Of Write Performance, Part II
In packet-writing mode, the CRW-F1UX clearly has its nose out in front. Its 24x write mode does not just offer a distinct speed advantage when writing. Formatting and deleting the medium is also much faster than with the 10x/12x devices.
- A Burner In The Spirit Of The Age: Yamaha's CRW-F1UX
- Special Functions
- Test Setup And Benchmarks
- Read Performance, Part 1: Data
- Read Rates With CDRW
- Read Performance, Part II: Audio
- DAE With Nero CD-Speed
- Read Performance, Part III: Scratched Media
- Read Performance Data, Audio And Errors: Summary Of Results
- Data-RW
- Disc-T@2
- Write Performance, Part II: Packet Writing On CD-RW
- Write Performance, Part III: Media Compatibility
- Write Performance, Part III: Media Compatibility, Continued
- Summary Of Write Performance, Part III
- Backup Copies Of Games
