The Taiwan Connection: 4 DVD Burners From Asus, Gigabyte and MSI

Test Setup

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Test System
ProcessorIntel Pentium 4, 2.2 GHz,FSB400512 kB L2-Cache (Northwood)
MotherboardAOpen AX4PE MAXIntel 845PE ChipsetBIOS V. 1.10 (May 29, 2003)
RAMBuffalo Tech512 MB DDR400 CL2.5
Display AdapterMSI GeForce4 MX440
Network Card3COM 3C905TX,PCI, 100 MBit/s
OSWindows XP ProfessionalBuild 5.10.2600Service Pack 1
Benchmarks and Tests
DVD RippingDVDDecrypter 1.16File Mode -> all filesRip Source : non-copy protected video DVD "Der Eisbär"
DVD WritingDVDDecrypter 1.16Burning to all media types :DVD+R (4x Memorex)DVD+RW (2,4x Verbatim)DVD-R (4x Verbatim)DVD-RW (2x Verbatim)Image : Star Wars Episode VI ISO,self-made TV rip DVD (4.29 GB)
DVD Read BenchmarksNero DVDSpeed 0.53Test-DVD : DVD "Der Eisbär"
SVCD RippingNero Burning Rom 6.0.0.15Image CreationSource : Self-made SVCDCD Mode 2
Audio GrabbingCDEX 1.5.1Source : Self-made audio CDCD Speed DAE-Test
CD WritingNero Burning Rom 6.0.0.15Image : Linux Debian 3.0 CD1 ISO,available at debian.org(646 MB)
CD Read BenchmarksNero CDSpeed 2.02Test-CDs :- heise software CD 02/2003- heise CD copied to Sony CD-RCD Mode 1
Drivers and Settings
Graphics DriverNVIDIA Detonator Driver 53.03
Chipset DriversIntel INF-Update 5.00.1009
DirectX9.0b
Resolution1024x768, 32 bit, 85 Hz refresh