CDR Tests - Page 3

- Overburning Tests

Using Nero, we saw that Asus CRW3212A can overburn up to 99mins, while TDK Cyclone stops at around 93mins.

- CD-Text Results

We created several AudioCDs with CD-Text enabled. The TDK Cyclone 321040 can read/write CD-Text AudioCDs without any problems. However we had some issues with ASUS CRW3212A. While the drive seems able to read, we couldn't write CD-TEXT with Nero.

- 8cm Media Tests

For this proposed we used a 8cm RW media and we burned up to 185MB. None of the tested drive had problems writing/reading from the 8cm disc.

- CloneCD Writing Tests

The CloneCD v3.3.4.1 reports that all drives support the DAO-RAW feature. We performed our usual tests and we confirmed that both drives support the DAO-RAW writing mode at the following CD protections: SafeDisc 1.0, LaserLock 1/2 and SecuROM 2 CD protections. The TDK CyClone 321040 limits the recording speed down to 16x when DAO-RAW writing mode being used.

- SD2 Support

For the SD2 test we used the "No One Lives For Ever", "Max Payne" and "Serious Sam - The Second Encounter" game titles. We used each drive both as reader/writer at the maximum reading/recording speed. The produced backups were tested with various DVD-ROM and CD-ROMs. The TDK CyClone 321040 cannot produce perfect backups of any SD2 build.

* No One Lives For Ever

The No One Lives Forever has the SD2 v2.05.030 build protection. The ASUS CRW3212A doesn't have any problem to produce a perfect backup. The produced backup worked without any problems with all tested drives.

* Max Payne

The Max Payne has the SD2 v2.30.033 build protection. Again the ASUS CRW3212A produced perfect backups.

* Serious Sam - The Second Encounter

The Max Payne has the SD2 v2.51.021 build protection. The produced backup worked at all tested drives without any problems:

As the test results showed, the ASUS CRW3212A can backup any SD2 of 2.x-2.51 builds. The TDK CyClone 321040 cannot produce perfect SD2 backups. Your only choice with the TDK drive is to use the special settings which some CDR software (CloneCD/BlindWrite) offers in such cases.