CDR Tests

CD-R Tests

We created a "DataCD" with an amount of data slightly higher than 74mins (74:03:65). Freecom supports the Z-CLV 16x writing strategy and this makes the drive slower than other 16x recorders.

- 74min CDs

We used Nero Burning Rom v5.5.8.2 and the drive finished writing in 6:04 minutes.

- 80min CDs

Freecom FS-1 does not support overburning, so in this test we burned a 79min data file on 80min media. The drive finished the process in 6:31 min.

HSRW writing

We used Nero 5.5.8.2 for writing in the maximum supported RW writing speed of Freecom FS-1. The drive finished the task in 8:08 min (10x) and the HS-RW "quick erase" task lasted just 35 seconds.

- Packet Writing Tests

We used Ahead InCD v3.24 for the packet writing tests with Ricoh HS-RW media. The formatted disc had 534mbs of free space. We copied a 403 MB file (403.147 kbs) from a Hard Disk (on the same PC as the writers) to the formatted RW media using Windows Explorer (we dragged and dropped) and we completed the test twice to eliminate any possible time measurement faults and user errors.

Freecom FS-1 wrote the file to the formatted HS-RW disc at 7.16x average speed and read it back to the hard disk at 8.62x.