- Pressed and CDR Audio CD results

The DW1640 supports up to 48x CAV DAE speed, which is the fastest available speed on the market today. The following results were reported when using Exact Audio Copy software.

As it is seen in the graph above, the superiority of the BenQ burner is significant. Keep in mind that the Sony and Pioneer models support up to 40x CAV DAE.

Unfortunately, the BenQ DW1640 drive cannot report C2 errors, and this is why there is no C2 accuracy reported when we tested CD error correction capabilities (ABEX 721R/726 test discs). On the other hand, caching is supported.

- Advanced DAE Quality

Again, the drive reached a maximum of 48x DAE speed and the average speed reported was 33.25x, making it faster than its competitors. Additionally, the drive managed to obtain a perfect 100 quality score.

The drive can read Leadin data, CD Text and Subchannel Data, but it cannot read Leadout data.

- Ripping 90mins Audio CDs

The drive not only reduced its reading speed, but unfortunately, it could not even finish reading the 90min Audio test CD.

- Ripping 99mins Audio CDs

Although 90mins CDs cannot be read by the burner, 99mins CDs were not a problem. However, speed was again reduced, near the end of the disc.