Top-Notch CD Writing: Yamaha CDW2200E

Test Setup

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Test System
CPUIntel Celeron, 500 MHz
MotherboardAsus CUSL2, i815 Chipset
RAM128 MB SDRAM, 7ns (Crucial/Micron ) CL2
IDE Controlleri815 UltraDMA/100 Controller (ICH2)
Graphics Cardi815 On-Board Graphics
Network3COM 905TX PCI 100 MBit
Operating SystemWindows 98 SE 4.10.2222 A
Benchmarks and Measurements
CD BenchmarkLiteOn CDX 6.06anative DOS mode
Audio GrabbingXing Audio Catalyst 2.0
CD RecordingNero 5.0.4.4
Settings
Graphics DriversIntel i815 Reference Drivers 4.3
IDE-DriversIntel Bus Master DMA Drivers 6.03
DirectX Version8.0a
Screen Resolution1024x768, 16 Bit, 85 Hz Refresh

Test And Benchmark Results - Audio Grabbing Performance

MP3 may be the buzzword in music-sharing these days, but the good old music CD will remain the most important medium for a while. This is why audio extraction is still important for many users, either for audio editing, personal CD recording or just to transform it into the MP3 format. In this process, the raw audio data is read and then converted into wave files on your hard drive. The Yamaha drives are clearly ahead the competition.