40x CD-RW Roundup Vol. 2

Review Pages

1. CyberDrive CW078D
2. LG GCE-8400B
3. Mitsumi CR-485C
4. WAITEC Storm40
5. TDK CyClone 401248B
6. Samsung SW-240B
7. Data Reading Tests
8. CloneCD Reading Tests
9. DAE Tests
10. CDR Tests - Page 1
11. CDR Tests - Page 2
12. CDR Tests - Page 3
13. Writing Quality of CyberDrive
14. Writing Quality of WAITEC
15. Writing Quality of MITSUMI
16. Writing Quality of LG
17. Writing Quality of Samsung
18. Writing Quality of TDK
19. HS-RW/Packet/Mt. Rainier Tests
20. Conclusion
21. Positive And Negative Of Each Drive

40x Roundup Vol. 2 - Page 18

Writing Quality of TDK CyClone 401248B

We used many media, including 40x certified, and burned them at various recording speeds with TDK CyClone 401248B. The produced CDs, were measured from DigitalDrives and results are illustrated in the following tables. The most interesting results comes from the maximum recording speed of 40x.

- 40x writing speed

Brand	C1		C2		Average Burning Time (mins)
Brand	Max	Average	Max	Average	Average Burning Time (mins)
Taiyo Yuden 80min (40x)	18	0.7			3:19
Prodisc 80min (32x)	32	2.1			3:17
Mitsubishi Chemicals 80min (40x)	20	1.2			3:17
Imation 80min (32x)	24	2.7			3:18
Vivastar 80min (16x)
Hitachi Maxell 80min (32x)	22	2.0			3:19
Mitsui 80min (40x)	2002	126.1	9	0	3:18

The writing quality of TDK CyClone 401248B is very good with an exception with Mitsui 80min 40x media. The following graph shows the C1 error rate in the full length of the disc. The TDK drive produces high error rate till 8mins.Afterwards the C1 error rate drops to normal levels.