Asus DRW-0804P

Review Pages

1. Retail Package - Installation
2. Data CD Reading Tests
3. Error Correction Tests
4. DVD reading tests
5. DVD Error Correction Tests
6. Protected Disc Tests
7. DAE Tests
8. CD Recording Tests
9. Writing Quality Tests - 3T Jitter Tests
10. Writing Quality Tests - C1 / C2 Error Measurements
11. DVD Recording Tests
12. DVD Writing Quality Tests _ Page 1
13. Conclusion
14. DVD Writing Quality Tests _ Page 2

Asus DRW-0804P - Page 1

ASUS recently introduced its latest DVD ReWriter supporting both 8 X DVD-Write and 8 X DVD+Write. The all-new ASUS DRW-0804P also features 4 X DVD-ReWrite, 4 X DVD+ReWrite, 12 X DVD-ROM, 24 X CD-Write, 24 X CD-ReWrite and 40 X CD-ROM to provide flexibility with high-speed operation.

- Features

FlextraLink
Buffer Underrun Errors Prevention Technology
FlextraSpeed
Optimal Writing Speed Adjustment Technology
Superior Stability with DDSSII
Optical Pickup Head LCT
Liquid Crystal Tilt Technology

- Specifications


Buffer Size	2 MB
Access Time	DVD Family :140ms CD Family : 130 ms
Write Speed	DVD+R: 2.4X, 4X, 6X, 8X (ZCLV) DVD+RW: 2.4X, 4X (CLV) DVD-R: 1X, 2X, 4X, 6X, 8X (ZCLV) DVD-RW: 1X, 2X, 4X (CLV)
Write Speed	CD Family CD-R: 4X, 8X, 16X, 24X (ZCLV) CD-RW: 4X, 10X, 16X, 24X (ZCLV)
Read Speed	DVD Family 12X max. (CAV)
Read Speed	CD Family 40X max. (CAV)
Supported Read Formats	DVD Family DVD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM
Supported Read Formats	CD Family CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, Photo CD, CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-R, CD-RW
Writing mode	DVD Family DAO, Incremental Recording, Multi-Border Recording DVD-RW: Restricted Overwriting DVD+R: Incremental Recording DVD+RW: Random Recording
Writing mode	CD Family CD-R/RW: DAO, TAO, SAO, Packet Write
Support OS	Windows XP/ NT/ ME/ 2000/ 98SE
Dimensions	148 x 42.3 x 198 mm (WxHxD)
Weight	1100g g
Interface	Enhanced-IDE (ATAPI)
Support both 8 cm and 12 cm disc of CD and DVD family

As shown in the above snapshots, the drive has 2MB buffer, supports TAO, DAO, SAO, and RAW modes but does not support DVD+R DL reading and writing.

- Retail package

The retail package includes the well packaged Asus drive, an IDE cable, mounting screws and one emergency eject pin.
For reading reference the user will find a printed two language manual with installation and usage details. On the software side, there is one CD with Nero Burning Rom and the firmware upgrade utility.

- The drive

The drive's front panel, has an activity led indicator, the eject button and the emergency eject hole, as well as the usual array of CD and DVD logos.

- Installation

Our test PC was a 1.8 GHz P4 configured with 512Mb RAM, an 80GB 7200rpm hard drive and Windows XP Professional SP1. The drive was connected to our test PC and was identified as "Asus DRW-0804P ". All reading tests were done with firmware v1.12.