PleXWriter PX-W1210A CD-RW
5. CloneCD Tests
PleXWriter PX-W1210A IDE CDR-W - Page 5
CloneCD Tests
Procedure:
We used the latest CloneCD (v2.5.6.2) and 3 original CDs (Rally Masters,
Euro2000 and Incoming) in order to test the reading time for both drives. We
also tested the reading performance with the backups of the original CDs since
the reading speed varies from original to backup media.
Results:
a) SafeDisc Results:Euro 2000 (Total: 257982 sectors - 10141 bad sectors)
- Reading Speed: Max
|
Drive |
Firmware |
CD |
Fast Skip Error - O retries - Software Correction |
Fast Skip Error - O retries - Hardware Correction |
Intelligent Bad Sector Scanner |
"Intelligent Bad Sector Scanner" + Best "Fast Skip Error" result |
|
PleXWriter PX-W1210A |
v1.00 |
Original |
2:35 min |
56:37 min |
4:02 min |
|
|
Backup |
3:40 min |
1:02:20 h |
4:45 min |
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|
PleXWriter PX-W124TS |
v1.04 |
Original |
2:37 min |
55:52 min |
1:00:28 h |
5:35 min |
|
Backup |
14:46 min |
1:00:38 h |
1:05:27 h |
5:06 min |
b) LaserLock Results:Rally Masters (Total: 321528 sectors - 6317 bad sectors) - Reading Speed: Max
|
Drive |
Firmware |
CD |
Fast Skip Error - O retries - Software Correction |
Fast Skip Error - O retries - Hardware Correction |
Intelligent Bad Sector Scanner |
"Intelligent Bad Sector Scanner" + Best "Fast Skip Error" result |
|
PleXWriter PX-W1210A |
v1.00 |
Original |
Forget it |
Forget it |
1:14:52 h |
52:21 min |
|
Backup |
3:38 min |
15:56 min |
3:05 min |
|||
|
PleXWriter PX-W124TS |
v1.04 |
Original |
Forget it |
47:03 min |
46:11 min |
|
|
Backup |
3:40 min |
16:55 min |
6:24 min |
c) SecuROM Results: Incoming (Total: 241898 sectors) - Reading Speed: Max
|
Drive |
Firmware |
CD |
Reading SubChannel Data |
|
PleXWriter PX-W1210A |
v1.00 |
Original |
3:55 min |
|
Backup |
3:53 min |
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|
PleXWriter PX-W124TS |
v1.04 |
Original |
4:32 min |
|
Backup |
4:33 min |
Verdict of CloneCD Tests:
The PX-W1210A is a very good reader for SafeDisc and SecuROM protected
CDs. It's performance it also improved over PX-W124TS . However it's not a
good choice for LaserLock protected CDs when using it as a reader for the
original CD. However with the backuped LaserLock CDs things are not the same,
since it reads then really faster. Overall we could say it won't let you down
when the time for making your favourite backups comes ;)
