CyQ've RW8080A- Page 6

RW Writing Tests

We used Nero 5.5.6.4 for writing CDs in maximum RW writing speed (8X) for Plextor and Teac drives. For the CyQ've RW8080A, we used a Plextor CD-RW 2x-4x, since the drive does not support HS-RW media.

The CyQ've RW8080A drive has the biggest re-writing time due to its limited re-writing speed (4x). The erase time is around 2minutes and the CPU usage is very low.

- Packet Writing Tests

We used Ahead InCD v2.26 for all Packet Writing tests. For the Teac and Plextor drives, 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 media-using explorer (we dragged and dropped) and we completed the test twice to eliminate possible time measurement faults and user errors. In order to test the CyQ've RW8080A, we used 4x CD-RW media.

As it was expected, CyQ've RW8080A gave less than the half of the writing speed the other drives had given, due to the low rewritable speed supported.