CD Recording Tests

- CD-R Writing Tests

The Mitsumi DW-7872TE supports 8x, 16x, 24x, 32x and 40x writing speeds. Below you can see the CDSpeed writing simulation graph with Taiyo Yuden 48x CD-R media.

The simulation test, under Nero CD Speed, confirmed the manufacturer's specifications for 40x recording which is under CAV. The average speed was at 32.03x.

- Recording Times

We created an 80min data compilation with Nero Burning Rom and recorded it on a 700MB disc. The better time that Nec did was 3:08 minutes, with 40x writing speed selected.

Below are the best writing times For Mitsumi DW-7872TE drive at 8x, 16x, 24x, 32x and 40x with a Taiyo Yuden media.

In the following graph you can see the recording times with various media brands.

- CD-RW Writing Tests

The Mitsumi DW-7872TE supports 24x P-CAV maximum rewriting speed, with Ultra Speed rewritable media. Below are the results from the CDSpeed writing simulation test with blank 24x US-RW media from Mitsubishi Chemicals.

The test once again confirmed the drive's specifications for 24x rewriting. The average speed at the end of the test was 23.6x.

We also used Nero Burning Rom software to burn a data disc using 24x US-RW media from Mitsubishi Chemicals again. The data compilation, which we burned, had a size of 651 MB. The duration of the recording process was 3:41 minutes for Mitsumi.

- Packet Writing Tests

Using InCD and Mitsubishi Chemicals 24x US-RW media for all Packet Writing tests, quick format took 37sec. The formatted disc had 530mbs of free space. We copied a 403 MB file (412.822 KB) from Hard Disk (on the same PC as the recorder) to the formatted RW media through Windows explorer (drag and drop).

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