40x CD-RW Roundup Vol. 2

Review Pages

1. CyberDrive CW078D
2. LG GCE-8400B
3. Mitsumi CR-485C
4. WAITEC Storm40
5. TDK CyClone 401248B
6. Samsung SW-240B
7. Data Reading Tests
8. CloneCD Reading Tests
9. DAE Tests
10. CDR Tests - Page 1
11. CDR Tests - Page 2
12. CDR Tests - Page 3
13. Writing Quality of CyberDrive
14. Writing Quality of WAITEC
15. Writing Quality of MITSUMI
16. Writing Quality of LG
17. Writing Quality of Samsung
18. Writing Quality of TDK
19. HS-RW/Packet/Mt. Rainier Tests
20. Conclusion
21. Positive And Negative Of Each Drive

40x Roundup Vol. 2 - Page 17

Writing Quality for Samsung SW-240B

We used many media, including 40x certified, and burned them at various recording speeds with Samsung SW-240B. The produced CDs, were measured from DigitalDrives and results are illustrated in the following tables. The most interesting results comes from the maximum recording speed of 40x.

- 40x writing speed

Brand	C1		Average Burning Time (mins)
Brand	Max	Average	Average Burning Time (mins)
Mitsui 74min (24x)	77	10.4	3:30
Mitsui 74min (40x)	21	1.0	3:20
Taiyo Yuden 74min (24x) JustSpeed on	12	0.3	4:01
Taiyo Yuden 74min (24x) JustSpeed off	16	0.3	3:54

Taiyo Yuden 80min (40x) JustSpeed On	13	0.7	4:13
Taiyo Yuden 80min (32x) JustSpeed Off	15	0.7	4:06
Prodisc 80min (32x) JustSpeed Off	31	2.0	4:06
Samsung 80min (40x) JustSpeed Off	79	21.6	3:30
TDK 80min (32x) JustSpeed On	131	7.0	3:30
Hitachi Maxell 80min (32x) JustSpeed On	23	2.0	3:31

The writing quality of the Samsung drive changes according to the JustSpeed function and the inserted media. With Maxell 80min 32x at 32x it produced an un-readable disc with very high C1 and C2 errors: