PleXWriter PX-W4012A CD-RW
9. Writing Quality
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Writing Quality Tests
We used many media ,mostly 24x certified, and burned them at various recording speeds with AOpen CRW3248. We used Nero 5.5.7.3 (Plextor Version) as the CDR software. The produced CDs, were measured from DigitalDrives and results are illustrated in the following tables:
- 20x writing speed
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Brand
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C1
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Average Burning Time (mins)
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|
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Max
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Average
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Taiyo Yuden 74min (24x)
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28
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1.8
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4:26
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Mitsubishi Chemicals 74min (24x)
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54
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4.0
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4:19
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Mitsubishi Chemicals 80min (24x)
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56
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6.3
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4:36
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Taiyo Yuden 80min (24x)
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65
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4.2
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4:42
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The best result comes with Taiyo Yuden 74min (24x) and the drive produced an average 1.8 C1 error rate. The Plextor drive seems working faster with Mitsubishi Chemical media as it gave lower recording times at both 74min/80min tasks.
- 24x writing speed
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Brand
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C1
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Average Burning Time (mins)
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|
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Max
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Average
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||
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Taiyo Yuden 74min (24x)
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15
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0.2
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3:53
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Taiyo Yuden 74min (32x)
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13
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0.2
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3:54
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Mitsubishi Chemicals 74min (24x)
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14
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1.4
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3:47
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Ritek 80min (24x)
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19
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1.3
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4:09
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Ricoh 80min (24x)
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29
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0.9
|
4:06
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Taiyo Yuden 80min (32x)
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15
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0.7
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4:08
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Taiyo Yuden 80min (24x)
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20
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0.2
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4:08
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Mitsubishi Chemicals 80min (24x)
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17
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3.5
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4:01
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Again, the Taiyo Yuden 24x/32x media are recommended for more quality results. However with Mitsubishi Chemicals media the drive will burn faster.
- 32x writing speed
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Brand
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C1
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Average Burning Time (mins)
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|
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Max
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Average
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||
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Taiyo Yuden 74min (24x)
|
14
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0.3
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3:28
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Taiyo Yuden 74min (32x)
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13
|
0.2
|
3:28
|
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Mitsubishi Chemicals 74min (24x)
|
17
|
1.6
|
3:21
|
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Mitsui 74min (16x)
|
15
|
0.5
|
3:46
|
|
Mitsui 74min (24x)
|
18
|
1.3
|
3:46
|
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Taiyo Yuden 80min (32x)
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20
|
0.8
|
3:40
|
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Taiyo Yuden 80min (24x)
|
18
|
0.6
|
3:40
|
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Mitsubishi Chemicals 80min (24x)
|
25
|
3.7
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3:33
|
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Ritek 80min (32x)
|
42
|
4.8
|
3:41
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At the32x recording speed, the C1 error rate are really low with TaiyoYuden media. The Mitsui 16x worked very good but again the Mitsubishi Chemical media produced faster results.
- 40x writing speed
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Brand
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C1
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Average Burning Time (mins)
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|
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Max
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Average
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Hitachi Maxell 74min (40x)
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27
|
1.9
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3:20
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Mitsubishi Chemicals 74min (32x)
|
38
|
1.8
|
3:18
|
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Mitsubishi Chemicals 80min (32x)
|
64
|
1.4
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3:26
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Hitachi Maxell 80min (40x)
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27
|
2.2
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3:27
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For this test we used the Hitachi Maxell 74/80 min (40x) and the Mitsubishi Chemicals 74/80min (32x) media. The overall quality with all the media was adequate and the drive seems to be slightly friendlier to Mitsubishi Chemicals CDs.
