32x CD-RW Roundup Vol1
8. Writing Quality Tests - Page 1
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Writing Quality Tests for Freecom 32A
We used many media ,mostly 24x certified, and burned them at various recording speeds with Freecom 32A. We used Nero 5.5.7.0 as the CDR software. The produced CDs, were measured from DigitalDrives and results are illustrated in the following tables:
- 20x writing speed
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Brand
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C1
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C2
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Average Burning Time (mins)
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Max
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Average
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Max
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Average
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Taiyo Yuden 74min (24x)
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107
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9.1
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118
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0.1
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4:24
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Mitsui 74min (24x)
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152
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11.1
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110
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0.2
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4:24
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Mitsubishi Chemicals 74min (24x)
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121
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11.2
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118
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0.1
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4:22
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Taiyo Yuden 80min (24x)
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107
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13
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112
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0.1
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4:40
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Mitsubishi Chemicals 80min (24x)
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138
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17.3
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114
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0.2
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4:39
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Ritek 80min (24x)
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111
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9.4
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116
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0.1
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4:43
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Ricoh 80min (24x)
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128
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18.7
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110
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0.2
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4:39
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As the tests results shows, the Freecom 32A managed to produce C2 errors with all tested media at the 20x writing speed. All C2 errors were present above 65mins till the end.
- 32x writing speed
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Brand
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C1
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C2
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Average Burning Time (mins)
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Max
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Average
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Max
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Average
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Taiyo Yuden 74min (24x)
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20
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0.8
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0
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3:38
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Mitsui 74min (24x)
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53
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2.3
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33
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0
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3:34
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Mitsubishi Chemicals 74min (24x)
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37
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3.0
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0
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3:31
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Maxell 74min (12x)
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194
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23,3
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76
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0.1
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3:34
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Creation 74min (16x)
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43
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34
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0
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3:40
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Sanyo Digital 74min (16x)
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26
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1.3
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0
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3:33
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Creation 80min (16x)
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128
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19
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83
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0.1
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3:40
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Mitsubishi Chemicals 80min (24x)
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46
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5.6
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2
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0
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3:43
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Ritek 80min (24x)
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78
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2.8
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28
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0
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3:45
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Ricoh 80min (24x)
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82
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5.3
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68
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0
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3:43
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Maxell 80min (32x)
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67
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32.1
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24
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0
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3:45
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Taiyo Yuden 80min (24x)
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80
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2.0
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52
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0
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3:44
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At the maximum writing speed (32x) the Freecom drive has better behaviour since the produced CDs contained lower error rate and not C2 errors. With some media the drive produced many C1/C2 errors. New firmware updates can correct this problem.
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