The first thing we did when
our drive arrived was to go out and rent a few DVD's. The 'exhaustive' testing then began. On a side
note, the USB wire is curiously labeled....... makes you wonder what the
astronauts use to watch movies up there ;-)
SPECIFICATION ( DV-25E )
|
Disk Type |
DVD-ROM,DVD-Video CD-DA CD-ROM ( MODE-1,MODE-2
) CD-ROM XA MODE-2 ( FORM-1,FORM-2 ) Photo CD ( Multi & Single Session ) CD-I,Video
CD & CD Extra ( CD PLUS )
|
Disc Diameter |
12cm,8cm ( DVD & CD
),CD-R,CD-RW |
Disc Rotation Speed |
[DVD Mode] 2,871rpm typ. ( FULL CAV ) [ CD Mode ] 5,136rpm typ. ( FULL CAV )
|
Interface |
ATAPI,ATA-4 |
Data transfer Rate Sustained |
[DVD Mode] 2,797 - 6,760kB/sec. ( FULL-CAV ) [ CD Mode ] 1,545 - 3,600kB/sec. (
FULL-CAV,MODE1 )
|
Data transfer Rate Burst |
16.7MB/sec. ( PIO mode 4 / Multi Word DMA mode 2
) 33.3MB/sec. ( Ultra DMA ) |
Random Access Time |
[DVD Mode] 130msec. typ. ( average ) [ CD Mode ] 95msec. typ. ( average )
|
Data Buffer |
512KB |
Loading Mechanism |
Drawer |
Ambient Temperature |
Operating: 5 - 55C Non-Operating: -20 - 60C |
Vibration |
Operating:0.15G or less ( 5 - 300Hz, Horizontal operation
) Non-operating:2G or less ( 5
- 300Hz ) |
Shock |
Operating:5G or less ( half-sine wave 11msec.
) Non-operating:60G or less ( half-sine
wave 11msec. ) |
Power Consumption |
30mA typ. ( standby mode ) 1.2A typ. ( seeking/spinning
up ) 800mA typ. ( sequential read ) |
Dimensions |
128W X 12.7H X 129.4D ( mm
) |
Weight |
235g |
|