Toshiba SD-R5002 IDE DVD-R/RW - Page 6

CloneCD Reading Tests

- Procedure

We used CloneCD and 4 original CDs - Serious Sam 2 (SafeDisc 2), Desperados (LaserLock 2), V-Rally 2 Expert (SecuROM 2) and NBA Jam Extreme (PSX) - in order to test the reading time of the drives. We also tested the reading performance with backups of the original CDs, since the reading speed varies between original and backup media. The following pictures show the drive reading/writing capabilities as CloneCD reports:

- PSX Pressed Media

For this test we used the PSX game 'NBA Jam Extreme' and we ripped the image to the HD with CloneCD. Toshiba SD-R5002 finished the task in just 59 seconds. Pioneer DVR-A04 needed 90 seconds.

- SafeDisc v.2 Results

The Toshiba drive is very fast CloneCD reader. It needed only 3:10 min to finish the pressed CD test, and 3:19 min for the backup one. The Pioneer drive is not recommended for such tasks, since it is extremely slow.

- LaserLock v.2 Results

With the LaserLock v.2 protected disc, the drive finished the pressed disc reading in 19 minutes. The performance was very good with the backup cd, where the drive finished in 3:10 min.

- SecuROM Results

Both drives can read SubChannel data from Data/Audio tracks. Although Pioneer DVR-A04 gave a good performance, the Toshiba drive was faster and finished both tasks in less than 3 min.