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    E1505 DVD Burner - Test

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by 21st Hermit, May 14, 2006.

  1. 21st Hermit

    21st Hermit Notebook Consultant

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    I made my first data DVD's yesterday, backing up RAW photo files. Good news, worked w/o a hitch using Nero 6.6. Bad news, a bit slow. I have the Sony DW-Q58A drive in my E1505.

    Some numbers:
    I burned 2 DVD's, a -R and a +R, both were 44xxMB, maximum according to Nero is 4483MB. I used 16X media, Ritek and Verbatim.
    The Ritek +R took 14 min including lead in/out.
    The Verbatim -R took 13 min.

    By comparison, my NEC 3520A will burn full DVD's in 6 min flat, ~10 sec more for the +R over the -R. I was expecting the internal 8X DVD burner to be a bit under 12 min, so I was surprised/dissapointed at the slow burn speeds.

    To the best of my knowledge, XP MC will NOT burn data DVD's, only home movies?

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  2. davejohn

    davejohn Notebook Guru

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    Correct, Windows (any flavor) will only burn data CD's, not DVD's.

    My NEC 3520A will burn a full DVD in about 13 min. when burning at 8x, so the Sony is in the same ballpark. I rarely burn at 16x, I've found I get a better quality burn at 12x with 16x media. The testing is done using Nero's Quality Scan in Nero Tools.

    Dave
     
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