Sony CRX210E1
7. Writing Quality Tests
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Writing Quality Tests
We used various media and burn them at the maximum writing speed of 48X, with SmartBurn On/Off. The writing quality scores are in the following table:
Brand
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SmartBurn Status
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C1 Errors
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Average Burning Time (mins)
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Comments
|
|
Max
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Average
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SanyoDigital 80min 24x
|
Off
|
2247
|
113.8
|
2:49
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C2 errors
|
SKC 80min 24X
|
Off
|
25
|
3.2
|
2:36
|
|
On
|
57
|
4.2
|
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Mitsubishi Chemicals
80min 48X |
On
|
383
|
2.7
|
2:47
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C2 errors
|
Off
|
28
|
1.9
|
2:46
|
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Ciba Plasmon 80min 48X
|
On
|
40
|
1.7
|
2:36
|
|
Off
|
24
|
1.3
|
2:48
|
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Plextor 80min 48X
|
On
|
22
|
1.5
|
2:54
|
|
Maxell 80min 32X
|
Off
|
28
|
4.6
|
2:49
|
|
Imation 80min 32X
|
On
|
212
|
7.9
|
3:01
|
C2 errors
|
Off
|
65
|
5.5
|
2:54
|
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Mitsui 80min 40X
|
On
|
68
|
3.7
|
2:48
|
|
Off
|
58
|
5.6
|
2:50
|
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Octron 80min 24X
|
On
|
33
|
5.3
|
2:49
|
|
Off
|
42
|
5.3
|
2:55
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Sony CRX-210E1 generally gives good results with the media we used for the test. The drive produced a low C1 error rate with the most of the discs, with few exceptions with Mitsubishi Chemicals and Imation media. The error rate increases by the end of the disc, where the writing speed increases. With many media, the drive drops the writing speed at 94-97%, where the writing speed reaches 46-48X, at 32X till the end of the burn. This will protect user from un-readable CDs since this is where most error occur.
We also burn the same amount of data at lower writing supported speeds:
Brand
|
SmartBurn Status
|
C1 Errors
|
Average Burning Time (mins)
|
Comments
|
|
Max
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Average
|
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SanyoDigital 80min 24x (40X)
|
On
|
550
|
50.1
|
3:06
|
C2 errors
|
SKC 80min 24X (40X)
|
Off
|
16
|
2.7
|
3:02
|
|
On
|
17
|
2.7
|
3:03
|
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SKC 80min 24X (16X)
|
On
|
21
|
2.5
|
5:25
|
|
Off
|
22
|
1.3
|
2:46
|
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Ciba Plasmon 80min 48X (32X)
|
On
|
19
|
1.4
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3:12
|
|
Off
|
19
|
1.6
|
3:45
|
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Taiyo Yuden 80min 32X (40X)
|
On
|
18
|
1.7
|
3:07
|
- C1/C2 Error rate from SanyoDigital 80min 24X @ 40X (SmartBurn On)
- C1/C2 Error rate from Mitsubishi Chemicals 80min 48X @ 48X (SmartBurn Off)
- C1/C2 Error rate from Mitsui SGUltra 80min 40X @ 48X (SmartBurn On)
- C1/C2 Error rate from Imation 80min 32X @ 48X (SmartBurn On)
In the following table you can see the manufacturing details of the media we used for our tests.
Name
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Real Manufacturer
|
ID Code
|
Capacity
|
Mitsubishi Chemicals 80min 48x
|
Mitsubishi Chemicals
|
97m34s23f
|
79:59.73
|
Prodisc 80min 32x
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Prodisc
|
97m32s19f
|
79:59.74
|
Hitachi-Maxell 80min 40x
|
Hitachi Maxell
|
97m25s29f
|
79:59.74
|
Emtec 80min 24x
|
Unknown
|
97m25s07f
|
79:59.00
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SanyoDigital 80min 24x
|
Plasmon
|
97m27s19f
|
79:59.74
|
Octron 80min 24x
|
Ritek
|
97m15s17f
|
79:59.73
|
Mitsui 80min 40X
|
Mitsui
|
97m27s58f
|
79:59.74
|
CyberDrive 80min 48X
|
Ritek
|
97m15s17f
|
79:59.70
|
Maxell 80min 32X
|
Taiyo Yuden
|
97m24s01f
|
79:59.73
|
FujiFilm 80min 40X
|
Fuji
|
97m26s45f
|
79:59.73
|
Mitsubishi Chemicals 80min 40x
|
Mitsubishi Chemicals
|
97m34s23f
|
79:59.74
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Taiyo Yuden 80min 32X
|
Taiyo Yuden
|
97m24s01f
|
79:59.73
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Ciba Plasmon 80min 48X
|
Plasmon
|
97m27s18f
|
79:59.74
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CyberDrive 80min 48X
|
Prodisc
|
97m32s19f
|
79:59.72
|
Imation 80min 32X
|
CMC Mangetics
|
97m26s66f
|
79:59:74
|
Plextor 80min 48X
|
Taiyo Yuden
|
97m24s01f
|
79:59.72
|
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