Speedomania: 48x/16x/48x-Burner from LG
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DAE With Nero CD Speed
Nero CD Speed confirms the results of the previous test. The GCE-8480B and GCE-8400B are virtually neck-and-neck.
There is nothing to complain about with either of the drives as far as DAE quality is concerned.
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| Original Audio-CD | Average Reading Speed | Start Reading Speed | End Reading Speed | Seek Times Random | Seek Times 1/3 | Seek Times Full | DAE Quality | Accurate Stream |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liteon LXR24101A | 30,83X | 20,06X | 40,81X | 90 ms | 109 ms | 173 ms | 10 | YEs |
| Waitec Frisby II | 31,75X | 20,27X | 42,04X | 82 ms | 94 ms | 167 ms | 10 | Yes |
| Yamaha CRW-F1UX | 32,20X | 19,31X | 42,19X | 119 ms | 141 ms | 266 ms | 10 | Yes |
| LG GCE-8480B | 31,62X | 18,17X | 41,90X | 97 ms | 109 ms | 173 ms | 10 | Yes |
| LG GCE-8400B | 31,58X | 17,63X | 41,84X | 100 ms | 111 ms | 175 ms | 10 | Yes |
The "Advanced DAE Quality-Test" with Nero CD Speed shows that both models can read CD text, subchannel data and the lead-in.
In comparison with the competition, the following picture emerges :
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| Enhanced DAE Quality-Test | Read Lead-In | Read Lead -Out | Read CD-Text | Read Subchannel Data | Average Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liteon LXR24101A | no | no | yes | yes | 28,63X |
| Waitec Frisby II | yes | yes | yes | yes | 28,91X |
| Yamaha CRW-F1UX | yes | no | yes | yes | 30,55X |
| LG GCE-8480B | yes | no | yes | yes | 29,65X |
| LG GCE-8400B | yes | no | yes | yes | 29,68X |
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