Nero's CD Speed burn tests a DVD+RW
rated to 2.4-4x. The disc is burned with files of about 4.7GB in size. This test is
done by simply placing the blank recording media into the burner and running
CD Speed. The software will detect the type of DVD media and run the
appropriate test.
| Nero CD Speed: DVD+RW |
|
DVD+RW
|
|
Nero CD Speed: DVD+RW Benchmark
Results |
| Optical Drive |
MSI
DR16-B |
AOpen
DRW8800 |
Gigabyte GO-W0808A |
LG GSA-4082B |
| Media |
DVD+RW |
DVD+RW |
DVD+RW |
DVD+RW |
| Media Write Speed: |
4x |
4x |
4x |
4x |
| Avg Speed: |
4x |
4.30 |
4.02 |
4x |
| Start Speed: |
3.99x |
4.30 |
3.96 |
4x |
| End Speed: |
4x |
4.30 |
4.05 |
4x |
| Type |
CLV |
CLV |
CLV |
CLV |
Here we see that the MSI DR16-B is able to live up
to its specifications and burn properly at 4x speed.
Nero's CD Speed burn tests a DVD+R DL rated at
2.4x. The program emulates a burn that would fill the disc with 8.5GB of data.
This test is done by simply placing blank recording media into the burner and
running CD Speed the software.
| Nero CD Speed: DVD+R
DL |
|
DVD+RW
|
|
Nero CD Speed: DVD+R DL Benchmark
Results |
| Optical Drive |
MSI DRI6-B |
LG GSA-4120B |
| Media |
DVD+R DL |
DVD+R DL |
| Media Write Speed: |
2.4x |
2.4x |
| Avg Speed: |
2.4 |
2.4 |
| Start Speed: |
2.39 |
2.4 |
| End Speed: |
2.4 |
2.4 |
| Type |
CLV |
CLV |
Dual layer media can be found in Canada if you
search really hard, and here the MSI DRI6-B performs as expected. The test took
44 minutes 32 seconds to complete! It takes a long time to burn 8.5GB of
data at 2.4x speed...
A good package
When it comes to computers, one general rule is that you can never have
enough storage space. That's why technologies like dual-layer DVDs have entered into the mix, and will
continue to evolve in the future.
Dual-layer DVD discs and burners are the next evolutionary step
in the recordable media world. Now we can store an amazing 8.5GB of data on one disc, thanks to
dual-layer recordable media which stores data on two planes instead of the
normal one. Back up an entire
system on one disk, and entire DVD movie, or a full MP3 collection!
The MSI DR16-B Dual Layer optical
drive we reviewed today is one of the most advanced burners out there; it is able to write to conventional DVD+\-R
media at 16x, dual layer media at 2.4x, rewritable DVDs at 4x and reading at a quick 16x.
With regular CDs, the drive can write at 40x for CD-R and 24x for CD-RW and read
at 40x.
Since this drive is just now hitting the retail
markets, we can't wrangle a firm MSRP on it, but expect it to be priced competitively against the dual
layer DVD burners which are on store shelves right now in the region of
$199 CDN.
The performance of the MSI DR16-B was excellent. Its CPU
utilization was a bit higher than normal but nothing out of the ordinary
for a DVD unit. Those of you who like your PCs to be as quiet as possible will be happy
with the DR16-B. It's a bit loud when it initially spins up, but that only
lasts a few seconds. After that it's dead quiet even when reading DVD's at full speed, and
it does not get hot either. It's nice to see MSI include the well-known and liked Nero
Burning ROM program instead of some random CD burning application. So if you want to
modernize your system, the MSI DR16-B is a great place to start!
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