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 |
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DVD+R DL |
|
|
|
|
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Nero CD Speed: DVD+R DL Benchmark
Results |
| Optical Drive |
ASUS BC-1205PT |
LG GSA-H62N |
Plextor
PXB310U |
AOpen DSW1812P |
Samsung WriteMaster SE-W164 |
Gigabyte GO-W1616A |
MSI DRI6-B |
LG GSA-4120B |
| Media |
DVD+R DL |
DVD+R DL |
DVD+RDL |
DVD+R DL |
DVD+R DL |
DVD+R DL |
DVD+R DL |
DVD+R DL |
| Media Write Speed: |
2.4x |
2.4x |
2.4X |
2.4x |
2.4x |
2.4x |
2.4x |
2.4x |
| Avg Speed: |
6.32x |
9.25x |
6.17x |
9.21x |
6.23x |
4.3x |
2.4 |
2.4 |
| Start Speed: |
3.52x |
5.04x |
3.43x |
5.13x |
3.46x |
2.4x |
2.39 |
2.4 |
| End Speed: |
8.43x |
12.35x |
8.22x |
12.3x |
8.31x |
5.74x |
2.4 |
2.4 |
| Type |
CAV |
CAV |
CAV |
CAV |
CLV |
CAV |
CLV |
CLV |
The DVD+R DL test brings the Plextor PX-B310U back to normal levels. It's still
a fast drive, but Asus and AOpen seem to have an edge when it comes to dual-layer
burning.
Nero's CD Speed tests the read capability off a standard Blu-Ray DVD disc.
This test is done by simply placing the blu-ray movie 10,000 BC into the player
and running the CD Speed software.
|
Nero CD Speed: BD-DVD Benchmark
Results |
| Optical Drive |
Plextor
PXB310U |
ASUS
BC-1205PT |
| Media |
BD-DVD |
BD-DVD |
| Avg Speed: |
- |
3.68x |
| Start Speed: |
- |
2.19x |
| End Speed: |
- |
4.84x |
| Disc Recognition Time |
- |
0.05 |
| Disc Eject Time |
- |
1.21 |
| Disc Load Time |
- |
15.37 |
|
|
|
| Optical Drive |
Plextor
PXB310U |
ASUS
BC-1205PT |
| Disc Type |
- |
Blu-Ray |
| Avg Speed |
- |
3.68x |
| Random Seek Time |
- |
79ms |
| 1/3 Seek Time |
- |
199ms |
| Full Seek Time |
- |
327ms |
| CPU Use: 1x |
- |
1% |
| CPU Use: 2X |
- |
2% |
| CPU Use: 4X |
- |
3% |
| CPU Use: 8X |
- |
5% |
| Disc Load Time |
- |
15.48 |
Benchmarking with movies can be problematic - while the
PX-B310U had no problem playing Blu-ray movies, benchmarks can at times
conflict with the embedded DRM that's on Blu-ray discs, which we suspect what
is going
on here. Nero simply crashed repeatedly during this test, so there aren't any results that we can
report.
Blu-Ray has gone portable!
From a performance stand point, the Plextor PX-B310U drive did
quite for itself, frequently coming out as the fastest drive in several of the
write and read speed benchmarks. There were a few hitches with read performance,
but for the most part they didn't affect the drives
overall speeds.
Blu-ray reading performance was similarly excellent,
although it's important to stress that you'll definitely want a
dual-core processor and at least 2GB of memory
for playing back
Blu-ray content smoothly. Anything less that and be prepared for skipping, buffering and
hitches. If you have the luxury
of choice, it's generally easier to go with a SATA-based internal
drive, they just tend to be a bit more reliable than external
USB options and circumvent a lot of potential system bandwidth bottlenecks.
At $220 CDN ($160 USD £125 GBP) the Plextor PX-B310U is a
little pricey when compared to most external Blu-Ray drives. However that extra
price is buying you a whole lot of convenience. The PX-B310U
is an easy way to get Blu-ray onto PCs that could otherwise be difficult to upgrade,
such as non-SATA PCs or laptops.
For computers that do meet the minimum requirements, it's pretty easy to get
the PX-B310U set up and playing movies. Plextor bundles this external Blu-ray reader
with Cyberlink's BD suite, as well as is own PlexUtilities software. The
software has everything you need to read Blu-ray discs, burn CDs and DVDs, as
well as a few utilities for creating CD labels.
Perhaps the best part about the Plextor PX-B310U is that it
can handle pretty much every type of optical disc that's currently in use, and
since it's external this mean it has a lot of versatility. It's a suitable solution
for those who need to administer multiple computers and have lots of media
coming in different formats. Although if you're just someone who wants to watch some
Blu-ray movies without having to spring for a standalone player or crack
open your computer case, the Plextor PX-B310U will work just as
well.
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