52x Roundup Vol. 1 - Page 5

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 times of the drive. We also tested the reading performance with backups of the original CDs, since the reading speed varies between original and backup media. The following picture show the drive(s) reading/writing features 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 Sony CRX220E1 seems improved over the CRX210E1 drive by cutting down 20secs. The AOpen CRW5224 is the slowest drive with 176secs.

- SafeDisc v.2 Results

All drives performed low with SafeDisc 2 discs. The faster drive was Sony CRX210E1 and the lowest AOpen CRX5224. Note that when using other software ,like Alcohol 120%, the same task will be performed at almost full speed (with the AOpen drive) as the following performance graph shows!

With the Sony drive, the speed graph is somewhat slower, since the drive doesn't skip bad sector so fast...

- LaserLock v.2 Results

The SONY CRX220E1 is improved over the SONY CRX220E1. The AOpen CRW5224 still performs low...

- SecuROM v.2 Results

All drives can read SubChannel data from Data/Audio tracks. The two SONY drives got the first two places, while the AOpen 5224 comes last.