YAMAHA CRW-F1 IDE CDR-W- Page 5

CloneCD Tests

- Procedure

We used CloneCD (v4.0.1.9) 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. The YAMAHA drive was not the fastest in this test and took 3:40 min to finish the task. The fastest drive in this test is ASUS CRW4816A with only 46secs.

- SafeDisc v.2 Results

The YAMAHA CRW-F1 was really fast in the SafeDisc v.2 test, and gets the second best position with a small difference from the PleXWriter PX-W4012A, that leads in this test.

- LaserLock v.2 Results

With the LaserLock v.2 protected disc, YAMAHA CRW-F1 was not as fast as in the previous test and is only slightly faster than the Plextor drive, at least in the original CD test. In the backup CD test, YAMAHA seems not to be very compatible to the other drives.

- SecuROM Results

All tested drives can read SubChannel data from Data/Audio tracks. The YAMAHA CRWF1-E gets the forth place behind CyberDrive, ASUS and LiteOn drives.