Asus DRW-0804P - Page 2

Data CD Reading Tests

In order to test the reading performance of the Asus drive, we used the latest version of NeroCDSpeed with different CD media formats.

- Pressed CD results (Click for CDSpeed results)

To check the reading performance of the Asus with pressed CD media, we used NeroCDSpeed and a data pressed disc.

The Asus DRW-084P was fastest in the comparison with an end speed of 42.26X with CAV reading strategy. The seek times graph shows that the Asus drive had the highest seek times in all modes, with an especially high full seek time.

- CD-R results (Click for CDSpeed results)

To check the reading performance of Asus with CDR media, we used NeroCDSpeed and a clone of the previously tested pressed media.

Although the Asus drive had the fastest reading speeds in the transfer rate test, as was the case with pressed media, it also had the slowest seek times, especially the full seek.

- ReWritable Media (Click for CDSpeed results)

To check the reading performance of the Asus with US-RW media, we used NeroCDSpeed and an USRW disc from Mitsubishi Chemicals.

The Asus DRW-0804P supports 32X RW reading speed and therefore the drive reported the slowest reading speed.