Mad Dog MD-16XDVD9 DVD Burner

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Wesociety
CD Freak
Article posted 25 Nov 04 11:23

DVD+R9 DL Writing performance

 

DVD+R Double Layer Writing:

The Mad Dog MD-16XDVD9 supports the DVD+R9 DL standard for writing Double Layer discs with a size of 8.5 GB, at a writing speed of 4x.

Testing procedure: We wrote a DVD ISO image in Nero 6 using the Disc-at-once writing method: 

Verbatim 2.4x DVD+R9 Double layer, written at 4x. Total writing time is 26 minutes and 44 seconds. 

RiDATA 2.4x DVD+R9 Double layer, written at 2.4x. Total writing time is 43 minutes and 38 seconds.

Test results:



 



 

Brand:

Verbatim ‘“ (Thanks to Mad Dog for providing)

Manufacturer:

Mitsubishi (Singapore)

Code:

MKM 001

Disc Type:

DVD+R DL

Capacity:

8152MB

Certified Speed:

2.4x

Write Speed:

4x

Write Time:

26m:44s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

2.74

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.12

Simply superb results! This is an excellent quality DL burn. Highly recommended.







 

Brand:

RiDATA ‘“ (Thanks to Advanced Media/Ritek USA for providing)

Manufacturer:

Ritek

Code:

Ritek.D01

Disc Type:

DVD+R DL

Capacity:

8152MB

Certified Speed:

2.4x

Write Speed:

2.4x

Write Time:

43m:38s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

10.93

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

1.17

Good results here also! PIF levels were slightly elevated on the 2nd layer, but the resulted disc was fully readable in all of our drives and was also perfectly playable in all of our standalone players!

Here are the comparison results measured against other drives:

 Drive

Size

Writing
Speed

Writing
Time

Book
Type

KProbe
avg.
PI

KProbe
avg.
PIF

Philips
DVDRW885

8016 MB

2.4x

45m:05s

DVD-ROM

3.05

0.02

SONY
DRU-700A

8016 MB

2.4x

44m:37s

DVD-ROM

66.52

0.05

LaCie d2
DVD±RW DL

8103 MB

2.4x

42m:44s

DVD-ROM

6.43

0.16

Philips
DVDR1640P

8103 MB

2.4x

45m:59s

DVD-ROM

3.33 *
1.52 **

0.06 *
0.08 **

BenQ
DW1620A

8151 MB

2.4x

45m:46s

DVD-ROM

3.21

0.02

Pioneer
DVR-A08XLA

8152Mb

4x

27m:02s

DVD-ROM

2.42

0.11

Samsung
TS-H552B

8103 MB

2.4x

43m:46s

DVD+DL

8.26

0.01

Mad Dog
MD-16XDVD9

8131 MB

4x

26m:44s

DVD-ROM

2.74

0.12

*Verbatim DVD+R9 DL
** Philips DVD+R9 DL

Both the Verbatim and the Ritek DVD+R9 DL discs written by the MD-16XDVD9 worked perfectly in our standalone players. Players that we tested on include the Philips DVP642, Koss KD365 and Toshiba SD-K620. The MD-16XDVD9 burns DVD+R DL discs with a DVD-ROM booktype by default, which is definitely a plus and helps to improve compatibility with standalone players.

DVD+R9 DL Summary: The MD-16XDVD9 is an excellent choice for DVD+R9 DL writing and will produce reliable quality double layer discs. It is also one of the fastest DL writers we have tested. Great job here Mad Dog!

Before we round off this review, let us run the drive through some advanced tests at next page…

3 Comments

Captain Slog
Posts: 1
Posted on: 21 Jun 03 10:12
The BuyNow is dead and the DownloadNow link is password protected
SciFer
Posts: 249
Posted on: 05 Aug 03 18:14
The download now works but it takes you to their standard editon download page. You have to enter your name & email, it then emails you a ftp download link. Professional: ftp://downloads.gearsoftware.com/pub/demos/windows/gearppe_demo_en.exe Standard Edition: ftp://downloads.gearsoftware.com/pub/demos/windows/geardvdse_demo_en.exe This is the English edition, as there is an international version also available. These are 15 day Demos. The profession editional doesn't have the detail specs stated as the standard edition. For example, I am interested in importing a title set which we can do in the standard edition. We can only assume that it also functions in the Professional edition. I didn't read into it enough to have a clear understanding of the differences between both versions.
garsue
Posts: 3
Posted on: 08 May 07 18:46
where in the world is teh firmaware updates at for this drive. please

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