PleXWriter PX-W2410A IDE CDR-W - Page 6

CDR Tests - Page 2

- Comparison Charts

Let's see how LiteOn's 24x Z-CLV compares against Plextor's 24x Z-CLV writing speed.

As the above graph shows the LiteOn has the exact same speed change points, as the Plextor 24x. After all their average recording speed, according to the Nero CD Speed is only 0.01X. Their differences are minimal and we advise you to click on the graphs in order see the enlarged pictures and notice them.

The PleXWriter has more or less the same rotation speeds with LiteOn LTR-24102B. The drive makes a minimal noise when writing speed jumps off, and looks even quieter than the Liteon 24x. Let's see now our comparison chart:

The following chart illustrates the differences between 20x P-CAV, 20x Z-CLV and 24x Z-CLV writing speeds:

(Note: The above recording times are the lowest from our media tests)

The PleXWriter PX-W2410A 'steals' the first place from LiteOn LTR-24102B since its 2 secs faster. The drive is 50secs faster than the Yamaha 2200E, 32secs than the MP9200 and 2secs faster than the LiteOn LTR-24102B with 74min CDs. With 80min CDs the time differences are slightly higher, 57secs than the Yamaha 2200E, 33secs than the MP9200 and finally, equal with the LiteOn 24x.

- Overburning Tests:
The PleXWriter PX-W2410A supports overburning up to 94:59mins, as our tests proved.

- CD-Text Results:
We made several AudioCDs with CD-Text and our tests showed that the drive can write/write CD-Text format.

- CloneCD Tests:
CloneCD v3.0.5.1 reports that the drive support the DAO/SAO-RAW writing modes and of course Burn-Proof anti-coaster technology. From our tests results DAO-RAW writing works without any problems for SafeDisc 1/2, LaserLock 1/2 and SecuROM 2 protected CDs.

- SD2 Support:
For the SD2 test we have used the "No One Lives For Ever" and the "Emperor - Battle for Dune" CD titles. A second SD2 title has been added in the tests after our viewers request. We used the PleXWriter PX-W2410A as both reader and writer. The produced backups played flawlessly at the drives we tried:

The PleXWriter PX-W2410A will make its users happy since it's supports perfect backups of SD2 protected CDs.

- 8cm mini CDs:
Plextor officialy doesn't support 8cm and mini business cards CDs. During our tests we tried and burned succesfully one business card CD. The drive made a lot of noise and gave only 4x and 12x as the available recording speed. We also made some simulation tests with 8cm CDs. It would be nice for Plextor to officially support 8cm CDs, since a lot of 8cm Mp3 players are entering the market in the upcoming few months.

- Buffer Underrun tests:
The PleXWriter PX-W2410A support "BURN-Proof" anti-buffer underrun protection. The drive has got the Burn-Proof certification from the BURN-Proof verification center which ensures that the quality of the produced CDs would be the best possible. We have made several tests and from what we saw the drive will always keep recording even after opening too many applications (up to the point, which the PC is almost ready to crash).