Sanyo CRD-BP900P IDE CDR-W - Page 6

DAE Tests (Audio pressed CDs)

Test Method

We used CD DAE 99 v0.2with AudioCDs in order to check DAE performance of the Sanyo drive and we compared it with SCSI version of the same drive.

- CD DAE 99 v0.2 results

The Sanyo CRD-BP900P DAE performance, with pressed CDs, was very good and outperformed the SCSI model by 3.12%. The most important thing was that it didn't seem to suffer from DAE problems, unlike the SCSI model that has always done so.

DAE Tests (CD media)

Test Method:
We made several copies with Feurio v1.32written at 12x (used the Sanyo CRD-BP2 CDR-W drive) in order to check the DAE performance of the drive. We measured ripping speeds with CD DAE 99 v0.2and compared it with other CD-Roms.

CD DAE 99 v0.2 results:

- FujiFilm 74min AudioCD

No surprises here as again the IDE model beat the SCSI one...:

Verdict of DAE Results

Both Sanyo drives have limited DAE ripping speed and are locked to 12-13x. Even though some people will say it's good enough, Plextor and up-coming Yamaha models promise to deliver up to 24x DAE speed...We feel this is a point that Sanyo should address and improve upon. Back to IDE vs SCSI model war! The winner in this test is definitely the IDE drive. It proved to be best in all tests and gave an average 12.8-12.9x ripping speed using CD DAE 99 v0.2.