Toshiba SD-R5372

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Toshiba entered the 16X DVD market, although with a slight delay, releasing its latest model the SD-R5372.

The brand new drive supports 16X recording for the DVD+R and DVD-R formats, 5X DVD+R DL, 48X CD-R and 24X US-RW.

The drive's specifications are summarized below:

- Specifications

Average Random Access Time:
DVD-ROM (16X)	120ms
CD-ROM (40X)	100ms
DVD-RAM (2X)	200ms
Average Random Seek Time
DVD-ROM (12X)	115ms
CD-ROM (40X)	100ms
DVD-RAM (2X)	160ms
Sustained Data Transfer Rate:
DVD-ROM	21,632KByte/s
DVD±R	16,224KByte/s
DVD+R DL	10,816KByte/s
CD-ROM/-R	7,200 KByte/s
DVD-RAM	2,704 KByte/s
Burst:
Multi Word DMA Mode 2 (ATAPI)	16.7MB/sec
PIO Mode 4 (ATAPI)	16.7MB/sec
Ultra DMA	33.3MB/sec
Physical Characteristics:
Dimensions	1.63" x 5.75" x 7.46" (41.5mm x 146mm x 189.5mm)
Weight	2.20 lbs. (1.0kg)
Supported Disc Formats:
Write	DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, CD-R, CD-RW, High Speed CD-RW, Ultra Speed CD-RW
Read	DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, CD-DA, CD+G, CD-MIDI, CD-TEXT, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, MIXED MODE CD, CD-I, CD-I Bridge (Photo-CD, Video-CD), Multi-session CD (Photo CD, CD-Extra, Portfolio, CD-R, CD-RW)
Environmental:
Operation Temperature	41°F - 122°F (5°C to 50°C)
Other:
Buffer Size	2MB
Power Requirements	DC 5V/12V
MTBF	100,000 POH

The drive's main specs, as provided by NeroInfoTool and DVDInfoPro, can be found in the following screenshots:

The SD-R5372 uses the RPC II region control, allowing a user to change the drive's region at most 5 times. For our tests, we set the region code to 2 (Europe).

- The drive / Retail Package

The retail package includes an IDE 40pin cable, an audio cable, four mounting screws, a marker, a CD-ROM with manual and drivers, Pinnacle Instant CD/DVD and Studio SE, a quick start guide, a DVD+R media certified for 8X and a 52X CD-R, both from Traxdata.

The front panel is the typical one found on most Toshiba drives:

On the rear panel you will find the analogue and digital audio outputs (SPDIF), the IDE master/slave/cs selection pins, the IDE connector and the power input.