Toshiba SD-R1202 CD-RW / DVD combo
2. CD / DVD Data Tests
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TOSHIBA SD-R1202 COMBO IDE CD-RW/DVD-ROM - Page 2
CD / DVD Data Tests
- SCSI Mechanic v3.0x results
For the CD data tests we add the results of some 16x recorders, for comparison reasons. As it was expected for a combo CD/DVD drive, Toshiba SD-R1202 gave the best transfer rates in the Random I/O test. In the Sequential reading mode the drive was fast but PlexWriter PX-W1610A and Lite-On 16101B are slightly faster. The Same Sector I/O test gives Toshiba the third position.
- Pressed CD results: (click here to see the CD Speed graph)
Using Nero CD Speed 0.85e, confirmed the previous test results (Sequential I/O) that gave Toshiba SD-R1202 the third position. The average reading speed of the drive is 30.88x, which is higher than Yamaha's result.
The seek times of Toshiba drive are low and only Lite-On 16101B gave a better result in the "Random" and "1/3" seeking mode. In the "Full" seek test, Toshiba SD-R1202 leads with 195ms.
- CDR Media: (click here to see the CD Speed graph)
In the CD-R media reading test, the Toshiba drive gave a higher ending speed than in the pressed CD test, and as a reslt, the average reading speed is higher.
- HS-RW media: (Click here to see the CD Speed graph)
For the RW tests, we used Ricoh's HS-RW media. Toshiba read the HS-RW disc at 16.52x (average). The drive started reading at 9x and accelerated up to 22x by the end of the test disc.
- DVD Speed v0.52: (DVD Speed graphs for DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW , DVD+R, DVD+RW)
The following tables show the DVD Speed reading results for Toshiba SD-R1202, for DVD-ROM media.
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Drive
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Start Speed (KB/s)
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End Speed (KB/s)
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Average Speed (KB/s)
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Toshiba SD-R1202
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5624
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14602
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12156
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Drive
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Random Seek (msec)
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1/3 Seek (msec)
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Full Seek (msec)
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Toshiba SD-R1202
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125
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146
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205
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Toshiba SD-R1202 is a fast DVD-ROM reader and the seek time results can compete the most of the market DVD-ROM drives.
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Toshiba SD-R1202
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DVD ripping (KB/s)
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9109
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DVD-R average reading (KB/s)
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5572
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DVD-RW average reading (KB/s)
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5048
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DVD+R average reading (KB/s)
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5055
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DVD+RW average reading (KB/s)
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5071
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The drive kept the good performance in the DVD ripping and the DVD reading tests.
- Movie Tests
We tested the Toshiba SD-R1202 with many DVDs and our overall impression was very good. When playing DVD movies, the average CPU Usage was 45% using PowerDVD v3.0 Build 0421. We noticed no problems during DVD playback, and the quality of the picture was high, without any "mosaic" problems.
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