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Plextor Writer Discuss, PlexWriter Premium 2 review (by HWP) at CD and DVD Writers forum; High Speed Writing Mitsubishi Chemicals Corporation, Type 3, 700MB, 52x, as sold by Verbatim PoweRec: OFF GigaRec: OFF AMQR: OFF 52x CAV writing speed, no slowdowns 14398 total C1 errors, 3 C2 errors. C1/C2, Beta/Jitter and readback scans: Attached Images Mitsubishi Chem Corp T3 700 (Verbatim) 52x 52x c14398c3.png (5.3

Old Posted: 16-08-2007
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High Speed Writing
Mitsubishi Chemicals Corporation, Type 3, 700MB, 52x, as sold by Verbatim
PoweRec: OFF
GigaRec: OFF
AMQR: OFF
52x CAV writing speed, no slowdowns

14398 total C1 errors, 3 C2 errors.

C1/C2, Beta/Jitter and readback scans:
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High Speed Writing
Ritek, Type 7, 700MB, 52x, as sold by Maxell
PoweRec: OFF
GigaRec: OFF
AMQR: OFF
52x CAV writing speed, no slowdowns

15023 total C1 errors.

C1/C2, Beta/Jitter and readback scans:
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Ritek, Type 7, 700MB, 52x, as sold by Maxell
PoweRec: ON
GigaRec: OFF
AMQR: OFF
52x writing speed selected, slowdowns as per writing graph

13727 total C1 errors, 226 C2 errors.

Writing, C1/C2, Beta/Jitter and readback (Premium2 and 760) scans:
Old Posted: 15-09-2007
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As of 15. September 2007, FW 1.02 has become available:

http://www.plextor.be/technicalservi...w_premium2.asp
Old Posted: 15-09-2007
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Taiyo Yuden, Type 1, 700MB, 48x, as sold by Plextor
Firmware: 1.02
PoweRec: ON
GigaRec: OFF
AMQR: OFF
52x writing speed selected, slowdowns as per writing graph

4026 total C1 errors.

Compare to a burn with FW 1.01: http://club.cdfreaks.com/showpost.ph...2&postcount=39 there are about 1700 less C1 errors. There are clearly less errors on the outside of the disc. In absolute terms, a slightly higher speed was reached.

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Ritek, Type 7, 700MB, 52x, as sold by Maxell
Firmware: 1.02
PoweRec: ON
GigaRec: OFF
AMQR: OFF
52x writing speed selected, slowdowns as per writing graph

Compared to an burn with FW 1.01: http://club.cdfreaks.com/showpost.ph...&postcount=103
with a total of 14610 C1 errors, there are slightly more C1 errors but no more C2 errors.

Below are writing, C1/C2, Beta/Jitter and transfer rate scans:
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Mitsubishi Chemicals Corporation, Type 3, 700MB, 52x as sold by Verbatim
Firmware: 1.02
PoweRec: ON
GigaRec: OFF
AMQR: OFF
52x writing speed selected, slowdowns as per writing graph below

Compared to a burn with FW 1.01: http://club.cdfreaks.com/showpost.ph...7&postcount=54

It looks like Plextor tinkered with the AZO-Strategy. Speed-wise, the burn was more agressive (falling back to 21-48x at first). While 35526 total C1 errors are about quadruple compared to FW 1.01, the errors are now a bit more evenly distributed. The hiccup in the transfer-rate graph was me tinkering with my PC.

Below are writing, C1/C2, Beta/Jitter and transfer rate scans:
Old Posted: 16-09-2007
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Mitsubishi Chemicals Corporation, Type 3, 700MB, 52x as sold by Verbatim
Firmware: 1.02
PoweRec: ON
GigaRec: OFF
AMQR: OFF
2x writing speed selected

Compared to a burn with FW 1.01: http://club.cdfreaks.com/showpost.ph...2&postcount=56

Total 20988 C1 errors, about a quarter compared to FW 1.01.

Below are C1/C2, Beta/Jitter and transfer rate scans:
Old Posted: 23-09-2007
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Plasmon, Type 8, 700MB, 52x, as sold by EMTEC
Firmware: 1.02
PoweRec: ON
GigaRec: OFF
AMQR: OFF
52x writing speed selected, slowdowns as per writing graph

Total of 42789 C1 errors. Cheap low quality media doing not to bad. FE/TE-Test wouldn't finish.

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Ritek, Type 7, 700MB, 52x, as sold by Memorex
Firmware: 1.02
PoweRec: ON
GigaRec: OFF
AMQR: OFF
52x writing speed selected, slowdowns as per writing graph

Total of 60782 C1 errors. Compared to the Ritek Type 7 sold my Maxell above (http://club.cdfreaks.com/showpost.ph...&postcount=106) this nicely shows the variance one can get by Ritek.

Below are FE/TE, writing, C1/C2, Beta/Jitter and transfer rate scans:
Old Posted: 23-09-2007
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Moser Baer India, Type 6, 700MB, 52x, as sold by Verbatim (Extra Protection)
Firmware: 1.02
PoweRec: ON
GigaRec: OFF
AMQR: OFF
52x writing speed selected, slowdowns as per writing graph

Total of 26218 C1 errors.

Below are FE/TE, writing, C1/C2, Beta/Jitter and transfer rate scans:
Old Posted: 10-11-2007
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Samsung S202N; LG GSA-H44N; PX-760; Premium 2 compared on the same disc
Taiyo Yuden, Type 1, 700MB, 52x, as sold by Verbatim (Cyanine Dye)
Burning speed 16x CLV

Multisession burn.
First session: Samsung S202N SB01
Second session: LG GSA-H44N, FW RB01
Third session: PX-760, FW 1.07
Fourth session: Premium 2, FW 1.02

C1/C2/CU and BJ Scans done in the Premium 2:
3948 C1 errors.
Last edited by hwp; 11-11-2007 at 10:38.
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