32x CD-RW Roundup Vol. 4
7. Writing Quality of CyQve 3248
Writing Quality Tests of CyQve 3248
We used many media and burned them at various recording speeds with CyQve 3248A. The produced CDs, were measured from DigitalDrives and results are illustrated in the following tables.
- 32x writing speed (firmware v1.13)
Brand
|
C1
|
Average Burning Time (mins)
|
|
Max
|
Average
|
||
Prodisc 80min (32x)
(JustSpeed On) |
22
|
2.2
|
3:34
|
Maxell 80min (32x)
(JustSpeed On) |
25
|
3.7
|
3:35
|
MitsuBishi Chemicals 80min (40x)
(JustSpeed On) |
23
|
1.0
|
3:36 |
MitsuBishi Chemicals 80min (40x)
(JustSpeed Off) |
57
|
2.0
|
3:35 |
SKC 80min (24x)
(JustSpeed Off) |
29
|
0.9
|
3:36 |
Taiyo Yuden 80min (40x)
(JustSpeed Off) |
971
|
58.6
|
3:36
|
Philips 80min (40x)
(JustSpeed Off) |
18
|
1.1
|
3:40
|
Mitsui 80min (40x)
(JustSpeed Off) |
34
|
0.9
|
3:36
|
The CyQve performed better with JustSpeed On than with JustSpeed Off. The best recording result comes from Prodisc 80min 32x. The drive seems to have problems with Taiyo Yuden 80min 40x media since it produces a high C1 error rate: