Plextor PX-208T combo CDRW/DVD - Page 2

Data CD Tests

- Pressed CD results: (Click to see the CD Speed Graphs)

Plextor PX-208T finished the pressed disc reading test with 18.96X average speed. Compared to the Freecom Traveller II, the Plextor drive is slightly faster, due to the increased reading speed in the end of the disc, which reached the 25X.

In the same test, we measured the seek time of the drive. As you can see in the graph above, Freecom Traveller II is faster and takes the lead from Plextor with 86 ms in the random access test. In the full seek mode, Freecom is still faster with 198 ms.

- CDR Media results: (Click to see the CD Speed Graphs)

Both drives improved their reading performance with the CDR media. The differences are the same, and Plextor is faster with 19.41X average reading speed.

In the seek test, the Plextor drive kept approximately the same performance as in the pressed disc test. Freecom Traveller is still faster in all seek modes.

- HS-RW media: (Click to see the CD Speed Graphs)

For the RW tests we used the Ricoh HS-RW media. The PX-208T supports 10X CLV maximum reading speed and that was confirmed from our tests. Freecom traveller is faster since it supports 24X reading speed for HS-RW media.