40x CD-RW Roundup Vol1

Review Pages

1. Introduction
2. Introduction - Page 2
3. Introduction - Page 3
4. Data Tests
5. CloneCD reading Tests
6. DAE Tests
7. CDR Tests - Page 1
8. CDR Tests - Page 2
9. CDR Tests - Page 3
10. Writing Quality of ASUS
11. Writing Quality of LiteOn
12. Writing Quality of Cendyne
13. RW-Packet Writing Tests
14. Conclusion

40x CD-RW Roundup Vol 1 - Page 12

Writing Quality Tests for Cendyne Lighting III

We used many media and burned them at various recording speeds with Cendyne Lighting III. We used Nero 5.5.7.8 as the CDR software. The produced CDs, were measured from DigitalDrives and results are illustrated in the following tables:

- 24x writing speed

Brand	C1		Average Burning Time (mins)
Brand	Max	Average	Average Burning Time (mins)
Taiyo Yuden 74min (24x) Smart-Burn Off	8	0.2	3:51

Prodisc 80min (32x) Smart-Burn Off	27	2.1	4:00

Cendyne Lighting III drive produces high quality CDs when Taiyo Yuden media are used.

- 32x writing speed

Brand	C1		Average Burning Time (mins)
Brand	Max	Average	Average Burning Time (mins)
Taiyo Yuden 74min (24x) Smart-Burn Off	9	0.2	3:22

Prodisc 80min (32x) Smart-Burn Off	47	3.7	3:40

Even up to 32x writing speed, the drive produces low error rate with Taiyo Yuden media.

- 40x writing speed

Brand	C1		Average Burning Time (mins)
Brand	Max	Average	Average Burning Time (mins)
Taiyo Yuden 74min (24x) Smart-Burn Off	11	0.2	3:17

Mitsubishi Chemicals 80min (32x) Smart-Burn Off	23	14	3:28
Hitachi-Maxell 80min (40x) Smart-Burn Off	22	1.8	3:31

Even at 40x writing speed, the writing quality stays high. The "Smart-Burn" function doesn't seem to affect the writing quality with the ZS.03 firmware version. The ZS.08 firmware does offer higher recording speeds.