Sanyo CRD-BP2 CD-RW

Review Pages

1. The buffer underrun eliminator!
2. Installation
3. Data Tests
4. DAE Tests
5. CDR Tests
6. Conclusion
7. Mini-FAQ
8. ADDENDUM

Sanyo CRD-BP2 SCSI CDR-W - Page 6

Conclusion

Positive (+)	Negative (-)
- Burn Proof (anti-coaster) Technology! - 12x Writing - CD-Text - Support most burn speeds (1x,2x,4x,8x,12x) - Supports (2x,4x) CD-RW burn speed - True 32x (max) Data performance - All know burning method (TAO,DAO,SAO,Packet Writing) support - No problems with uncertified 12x Media	- No MMC DAO Raw read/writting (coming soon..) - No Overburn - Did not read correctly overburned 74min AudioCDs (up to 77min) and not proper closed CDs - Not so good DAE performance

Overall Sanyo CRD-BP2 seems a fantastic drive. Not only it supports 12x writing but also includes BURN-Proof technology to eliminate Buffer underruns. As you might already have read, the technology works OK in almost all cases. It can really help you working onto your PC's as usual and at the same time write CDs even at 12x and all this without a single worriness.

So, are all features of this drive are OK? The drive misses the ability to Overburn and the MMC RAW feature. Also, the drive's Data and DAE performance are not so great. Further it has problems reading not-so-perfectly written Data and Audio CDs. Possibly, these bad points will be corrected with future firmware updates. Remember this drive isn't released yet, so further tuning is possible and will be surely available at the production units.

Update: As we learned MMC DAO RAW will be added in next revision of firmware. Also possibly BAD DAE performance will be corrected.

Even without these features, most CDR-W users which buy a BURN-Proof capable drive will love it and will never deal again with buffer underruns. Lacie already announced a BURN-Proof capable drive starting selling it in US during March 2000.