- Writing Performance

Now we will check the burning performance with DVD media. Below, the available writing speed graph can be seen, as reported by Nero Burning Rom.

By using Nero CDSpeed with DVD-R and DVD+R media, we are able to see the 16X writing strategies.

- DVD+R media @ 16X CAV

- DVD-R media @ 16X CAV

- Burning Tests

DVD-R media

The Memorex 16X seems to have a large DVD-R compatibility list for 16X recording. The drive allowed us to record Taiyo Yuden certified at 8X at up to 12X. Unfortunately, the writing times are increased in almost all cases. Most burners need less than 6 minutes to complete a 16X writing process, while at 8X most burners are close to 8 minutes or even lower. At this point, keep in mind that the drive is equipped with a NEC chipset so the increased recording times are similar with those of the NEC drives...

• DVD+R media

Great compatibility list at 16X for the DVD+R media, but once again increased burning times. Other than that, BeALL 8X certified was burned at 4X. Also with BeALL media, the 4X burning speed is something that we have also faced with the NEC 4550A drive. In any case, the drive also allowed us to burn at 12X, two of our 8X certified media and at 16X the 8X Taiyo Yuden media. The specific media were also burned at these speeds by the NEC 4550A drive.

- Comparison with other drives

The lower the better...

- DVD Overburning Tests

The Memorex 16X does not support DVD overburning.