Nero's CD Speed burn tests a DVD+RW rated to
2.4-4x. The disc was burned files of about 4.7GB in size. This test is done
by simply placing blank recording media into the burner and running CD Speed the
software will detect if it is DVD-RAM, DVD-/+R or DVD-/+RW
media and run the appropriate tests.
| Nero CD Speed: DVD+RW |
|
DVD+RW
|
|
Nero CD Speed: DVD+RW Benchmark
Results |
| Optical Drive |
Gigabyte
GO-W0808A |
LG
GSA-4082B |
| Media |
DVD+RW |
DVD-RAM |
DVD+RW |
| Media Write Speed: |
4x |
3x |
4x |
| Avg Speed: |
4.02 |
3.01 |
4x |
| Start Speed: |
3.96 |
3.01 |
4x |
| End Speed: |
4.05 |
3.01 |
4x |
| Type |
CLV |
CLV |
CLV |
The
Gigabyte GO-W0808A is not compatible with DVD-RAM
media which is why we ran only the DVD+RW tests. Here, the drive performs
very well indeed!
A nice compact
DVD-Burner
If you're looking
for a mass storage device, DVD burners offer up
incredible flexibility for the price. Most DVD-ROM's out there can read recordable DVD
media, but it is important to be able to record or erase such discs
on your own PC. After all, which would you rather carry; three fully
loaded DVD discs or twenty-one CD's?
Right now
the competition in the DVD burner market is still fairly small. It
is picking up pace as consumers begin swapping out their old CD-R/RW
drives with DVD-R/RW units. From what we have seen in the tests here,
the Gigabyte
GO-W0808A is a good reliable drive, retailing for about $160CDN. We
didn't experience any DVD readability errors during the course of our tests, and with
the quick installation guide, both new and experienced users should
be able to install and operate the drive without much hassle. The Sonic MyDVD software
is very user friendly and easy to use, even though I tend to prefer using Nero
myself.
During testing we
found the GO-W0808A to be a very well behaved drive, it didn't generate any heat
and was one of the quietest drives we've tested as well. Optical drive benchmarks are never the
most exciting things, but the results do indicate that the
GO-W0808A handled the job per its advertised specs. As with a lot of other
DVD-ROM/RW's, CPU utilization was a bit on the high
side in some cases. Still, it's a minor point, and one unlikely
to affect users of current-day processors. Bottom line - if you need to store a lot of data, get yourself a DVD burner like Gigabyte's
GO-W0808A.
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