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 8

CloneCD Reading Tests

- Procedure

We used CloneCD (v4.0.1.3) and 4 original CDs - Serious Sam 2 (SafeDisc 2), Desperados (LaserLock 2), V-Rally 2 Expert (SecuROM 2) and NBA Jam Extreme (PSX) - in order to test the reading time of the drives. We also tested the reading performance with backups of the original CDs, since the reading speed varies between original and backup media. Click to see the CloneCD reading properties for each drive: CyberDrive, LG, Mitsumi, Waitec, Samsung and TDK.

- PSX Pressed Media

The faster reader for PSX media comes from LG. The drive needs only 55secs to end the task. The slower drive comes from CyberDrive with 367sec:

- SafeDisc 2 Results

The faster readers for SafeDisc 2 discs are the Samsung SW-240B and the Mitsumi CR-485C.

- LaserLock 2 Results

With LaserLock v.2 protected CDs, the best reader comes from TDK. The LG GCE-8400B needed 3hours and 41mins to end the task with original disc, while with backup disc, we interrupted the read process after 4hours...

- SecuROM 2 Results