Waitec Action 16 Recorder - Page 11

• 8X DVD+R Single Layer writing

• 12X DVD+R Single Layer writing

The test started at 6.68X, reached a maximum writing speed of 12.10X and reported an average speed of 10.90X.

• 16X DVD+R Single Layer writing

The drive completed successful DVD writing at 16X in 5:44mins. The test started at 6.66X, reached a maximum writing speed of 16.00X and reported an average speed of 11.97X.

• 8X DVD-R Single Layer writing

The drive completed successful DVD writing at 16X in 9:12mins. The test started at 4.03X, reached a maximum writing speed of 8.15X and reported an average speed of 7.13X.

In the table below, we can see a list with several 16x recorders and their average speeds. As we can see, the Waitec Action 16 occupies second place in the list, with the LiteOn 1633S on top, a negligible difference from the Waitec drive regarding speed.

- Burning Tests

• DVD-R media

The maximum writing speed supported by the Action 16 with -R media is 8X. The best performance with regard to speed is achieved with TDK 8X media, burned in 9:12 mins.

• DVD+R media

In the category of +R media, the Waitec Action 16 drive supports up to 16X, hence its name. Best performance was reported with Verbatim 16X media that was burned in 6:06 mins.

- Comparison with other drives

The Action 16 came second in comparison with the other two drives in writing DVD+R media. On the other hand, the Waitec was fastest with DVD-R media being the fastest 8X recorder.

All three drives support the same speed with DVD RW media. The Action 16 came third when writing DVD+R and DVD-R media with a slight difference form the second and first drives.

- DVD Overburning Test

• DVD+R

• DVD-R

Unfortunately, the drive does not support DVD overburning for both -R and +R media formats, giving the above error messages.

- DVD+MRW Tests

The drive does not support the Mount Rainier feature.