TOSHIBA SD-M1712 IDE DVD-ROM - Page 6

CloneCD Reading Tests

- Procedure

We used CloneCD and 4 original CDs - Serious Sam 2 (SafeDisc 2), Desperados (LaserLock 2), V-Rally 2 Expert (SecuROM 2) and NBA Jam Extreme (PSX) - in order to test the reading time of the drives. We also tested the reading performance with backups of the original CDs, since the reading speed varies between original and backup media. The following pictures show the drive reading/writing capabilities as CloneCD reports:

- PSX Pressed Media

For this test we used the PSX game 'NBA Jam Extreme' and we ripped the image to the HD with CloneCD. Toshiba SD-M1712 finished the task in just 51 seconds. The Asus drive was just 3 seconds faster.

- SafeDisc v.2 Results

Toshiba SD-M1712 is a recommended solution for reading SafeDisc v.2 protected discs. The drive needed only 3 minutes to finish the task. The previous Toshiba model is slower at least with the original disc.

- LaserLock v.2 Results

With the LaserLock v.2 protected disc, the drive finished reading the pressed disc in 13 minutes. The performance is average and compatible for the category. The Asus drive is the fastest with the pressed disc, and Toshiba SD-M1612 takes the leads in the backup CD test with 1819.28 sectors /sec reading speed.

- SecuROM Results

All the drives can read SubChannel data from Data/Audio tracks. Although Toshiba SD-M1712 gave a good performance, the LiteOn drive was slightly faster and finished both tasks in approximately 2 min.