CloneCD Reading Tests

- Procedure

We used CloneCD (v4.0.0.0 beta 9) and 5 original CDs - Euro 2000 (SafeDisc 1), No One Lives For Ever / Serious Sam (SafeDisc 2), Rally Masters (LaserLock 1), Desperados (LaserLock 2) and V-Rally 2 Expert (SecuROM 2) - in order to test the reading time of Toshiba SD-R1202. We also tested the reading performance with backups of the original CDs, since the reading speed varies between original and backup media. The following picture shows the reading/writing capabilities of the drive:

- PSX Pressed Media

Toshiba SD-R1202 finished the PSX ripping fast in 79 seconds. However, the PlexWriter was faster by 25 seconds.

- SafeDisc 1/2 Results

Toshiba SD-R1202 finished the SafeDisc 1 test in 4 minutes. The performance is good, but the competition from the 16x CD-RW drives is strong.

With SafeDisc 2 protected CDs, the Toshiba drive is faster and in the original CD test, managed to finish the task faster than the Yamaha and Lite-On drives.

LaserLock 1/2 Results

The drive was the faster in the original CD test and gets the first position. In the backup CD test, the performance is higher but PlexWriter PX-W1610A was faster.

Toshiba was slower in the LaserLock v.2 test, at least with the original CD. The drive gave the second best performance with the pressed CD and the third with the backup media.

SecuROM Results

It took less than 3 minutes for Toshiba SD-R1202 to finish the SecuROM v.2 test. The drive leads the race and is faster than the other 16x CD-RW drives of the test.