In the following tests we check the drive's behavior when reading scratched / defective discs. The test discs we used are the ABEX series from ALMEDIO.

The Memorex drive performed poorly with the ABEX TCD-721R. The total error count of 3,499,144 is very high as are the mutting samples and skipped samples. The maximum error (loudness) level of -9.6 dB(A) is also very high.. The total test result score of 58.9 points is very poor.

- ABEX TCD-726

The Memorex drive had poor performance even with the ABEX 726 disc, logging in a total result score of 66.1 points.

- CD-Check Audio Test Disc

The CD-Check Test Disc is a very useful tool for evaluating the Sound Reproduction / Error correction capabilities of a CD player. The disc offers a signal combination with disc error patterns to rate the drive's abilities to read music and reproduce it completely. Five tracks on the disc contain a sequence of progressively difficult tests. These tracks are referred as Check Level-1 through Check Level-5.

The files are reproduced (played) through a software multimedia player (i.e. Windows Media Player). Each level is considered as passed, if the tone coming out from the speakers is smooth, continuous without interruptions, skipping or looping. The higher the Check Level passed, the more reliable the sound reproduction of the tested device.

The drive passed only the first two Check Levels of the test. The performance reveals less than average sound reproduction and error correction. The fifth level includes an error size of 1.500mm, and the drive produced many audible clicks.

- Conclusion

The drive offers poor error correction with CD media. The final average score of 62.5 out of 100 is very low indeed.