WAITEC SfinX 16 COMBO IDE CD-RW/DVD-ROM - Page 8

Conclusion

Considering the drive as a 16x CD-RW recorder, we could say that the Waitec SfinX 16 is a fast CD-R reader with good access times, good CD-R writing quality and good DAE speed compared to the Toshiba SD-R1202. The drive can rip CD200 protected audio discs, read/write CD-text on Audio CDs. On the other hand, Waitec SfinX 16 does not support reading of 96 bytes of Subchannel Data, doesn't support software & hardware EFM correction, reads SD2 protected discs very slow and doesn't seem to handle correctly the writing under DAO-RAW mode, since SecuROM 2 backups didn't worked either.

The DVD reading features of the drive are also interesting. Waitec SfinX 16 ripped the DVD-Video disc to the hard disk in a high speed and also read fast the inserted DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD+R and DVD+RW media. DVD playback was smooth and with no picture quality problems. However when we inserted DVD-RW media, the disc contents were recognized but the drive refused to complete the reading test.

Waitec SfinX 16 combo CD-RW / DVD-ROM drive will not disappoint the candidate user who does not want to spent money for two separate drives; a CD-RW and a DVD-ROM drive. The overall performance is good, even with glitches when user will try to backup protected discs. Waitec offers a 2-year warranty and the price for the drive is Euro 139 VAT excluded.

Lastly we can mention that Mt. Rainier is working almost perfect. The current firmware doesn't support it, but a newer beta firmware completely passes the "EasyWrite" logo requirements and will be released soon :-)