AOpen CRW2040 IDE CDR-W - Page 6

RW Writing Tests

We used Nero 5.5.4.0 for writing CDs in maximum RW writing speed for all the tested drives in 10x HS-RW media. All drives fully support the HS-RW writing standard:

The AOpen CRW2040 did not perform as well as we expected. It finishes last, however with very little time difference from its competitors. The Acer CRW2010A is a nice surprise and manages to take the lead in this test, not only in the burning time but also in the very low erase time.

- Packet Writing Tests:
We used Ahead InCD v2.26 for all Packet Writing tests. We used TDK HS-RW media and we formatted it. The formatted disc revealed 530mbs of free space. We copied a 403 MB file (403.147 kbs) from a Hard Disk (on the same PC as the writers) to the formatted RW medium using explorer (we dragged and dropped), and we completed the test twice to eliminate possible time measurement faults and user errors:

The results showed that the AOpen CRW2040 did not perform as well as we expected in the writing part, but on the other hand it showed the best packet reading performance ever measured in our labs. Its writing speed of 6.84X during the packet writing mode is lower from what the competition has to offer, but reading performance is much higher.