Mad Dog MD-16XDVD9-8X DVD Burner Review


 

 

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Review: Mad Dog MD-16XDVD9-8X
Reviewer: Paul Chilson (edited and summary by Dee-27)
Provided by: Mad Dog Multimedia
Firmware:
1.F0
Manufactured: May 2005

Mad Dog Multimedia was kind enough to send us their latest internal 16x DVD± Double-Layer, the Mad Dog MD-16XDVD9-8X.

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This drive supports 16x DVD±R writing, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW and 8x DVD+R9 DL writing technology, allowing double layer discs of 8.5Gb to be written. 

Company information:


Leading the computer peripheral industry with
"Uncompromising Excellence"

Welcome to Mad Dog Multimedia, a technology company that designs, manufactures and markets multimedia and peripheral products.  We exist to satisfy the consumer by creating cutting-edge products that set the bar for quality and value and we provide incomparable service and support for these products.

Here at Mad Dog, we pride ourselves in creating quality optical storage solutions, graphic cards, sound cards, and our PC accessory products, "Techie Toyz". We are a company built on world-class systems and logistics, and personnel who are committed to the satisfaction of every customer. Our success comes from maintaining manufacturing excellence while ensuring our authorized resellers always have adequate supply to meet the demand of the consumer. This strategy has produced over 1,200,000 users and positioned us for continued growth.

Mad Dog Multimedia expects to grow from $52 million in sales in 2004 to $100 million in sales by the end of 2008. Mad Dog's mantra of 'uncompromising excellence" is defined by dedication to product design and manufacturing excellence along with providing the multimedia consumer a great experience at an affordable price. With over 50 new products to launch in 2005, Mad Dog Multimedia is the company to watch.

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Drive Features and Requirements:


Features

16X DVD±R Single Layer Writer
Simplify! Convert your old VCR tapes
to a manageable number of DVD
discs that will last for generations.
Create digital photo albums that will
last forever! Supports all the popular
formats including DVD-Video, DVD-Data, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R
and DVD-RW.

8X DVD+R Double Layer Write Speed
6X DVD-R Double Layer Write Speed

Store up to  27,000 of your favorite pictures or up to 2,000 songs on ONE Double Layer DVD+R Disc.  And do it at nearly twice the speed of competitive Dual Layer DVD writing products!

8X DVD+RW Rewriter
6X DVD-RW Rewriter

Rewrite to the same RW media.
Create a library of your favorite
songs or a digital photo album with
thousands of pictures.

48X CD-R Writer
Burn! Back-up your hard drive. Record CDs, compile different type tracks such as MP3s, WAVs, WMAs or create your family picture albums.

32X CD-RW Rewriter
No need for data you have already recorded? Simply rewrite to your same CD-RW media. Eliminate that Zip Drive and its costly media!

16X DVD-ROM
Access your movies fast '“ 160ms average access time. Watch your favorite home movies that you create or your favorite movies. Supports DVD-R discs, Video discs and Photo CDs.

48X CD-ROM
Access data fast '“ 140ms average access time. Save time when loading or installing large applications. Supports all popular CD formats including CD-text, Audio CDs/DVDROM/Audio CDs, Data CDs/CD-R and CDRW media

Minimum System Requirements

PC Compatible
Pentium III 800 MHz or equivalent (minimum)
Pentium 4 1.7 GHz or equivalent (recommended)
128 MB RAM (minimum)
256 MB RAM (recommended)
1 '“ 10 GB HDD available storage

Operating System Support

Windows XP
Windows ME
Windows 2000
Windows 98SE

Drive specifications:


We listed the specifications of the drive and retail package as found on the Mad Dog Multimedia Website.

Specifications

Model Number

MD-16XDVD9-8X

DVD Read

DVD-Video, DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW

CD Read

CD-DA, CD-ROM XA (Mode 1, Mode-2 (Form-1, Form-2), CD-R, CDRW, Bootable CD, Photo CD (single and multi-session), Video CD, Super Video CD, CD-Extra, Mixed-Mode CD, CD-Text, CD-Graphics

DVD Write

DVD-Video, DVD-Data, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW

CD Write

Track-at-once, Disc-at-once, Multisession, Packet Writing (fixed and variable), CD Digital Audio, Direct-Over-Write on CD-RW, Simulation Write

Data Transfer Rate(s)

DVD±R

Read 16X (~22 MB/sec) Max.
Write 16X (~22 MB/sec) Max.

DVD+R DL

Read 7X (~10 MB/sec) Max.
Write 8X (~11 MB/sec) Max.

DVD-R DL

Read 7X (~10 MB/sec) Max.
Write 8X (~8.2 MB/sec) Max.

DVD+RW

Read 13X (~17.5 MB/sec) Max.
Write 8X (~11 MB/sec) Max.

DVD-RW

Read 13X (~17.5 MB/sec) Max.
Write 6X (~8.2 MB/sec) Max.

DVD-ROM

Read 16X (~22 MB/sec) Max. (SL)

DVD-Video

Read 8X (~11 MB/sec) Max.

CD-R /RW

48X (7,200 KB/s) for CD-R Recording (Max.)
32X (4,800 KB/s) for CD-RW Recording (Max.)
48X (7,200 KB/s) for CD-ROM Reading (Max.)
32X (4,800 KB/sec) for CD-DA (Max.)

Disc Supported Formats

DVD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+R-DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R-DL, DVD-RW, CD-Audio, CD-ROM (mode 1 and mode 2), CD-ROM XA (mode 2, form 1 and form 2), Photo CD (single and multiple sessions), CD Extra, CD-RW, CD-TEXT discs

Disc Size(s)

120mm and 80mm

Access Time(s)

DVD - 160ms (Average)
CD - 140ms (Average)

Buffer Memory

2 MB

Buffer Under Run
Technology

Proprietary

IDE Bus Interface

PIO Mode 4
MultiWord DMA Mode 2
UltraDMA Mode 2

Weight

2.20 lbs. (1.0kg) ± 5% (Body Only)

Dimensions

5.75" W x 1.6" H x 7.5" L (148.2mm x 42mm x 190mm)

Power

+5V DC (±5%)
+12V ± (±10%)

Mounting Method

Horizontal or Vertical

EMI/Safety

cRUus, FCC, UL, CSA, TUV, CE

Environmental Conditions

Operating: ~ 41°F - 113°F (20% - 80% RH)
Non-operating: ~ -40°F - 140°F (20% - 90% RH)

Operating Humidity

20% to 90% (non-condensing)

MTBF

70,000 Hours (POH)

OS Compatibility

Windows XP / 2000 / ME / 98SE

Software Supported

Roxio EasyCD Creator, WinDVD and PowerDVD

Box Contents

                     MegaSTOR™ 6-in-1 16X DVD±RW

                     Quick Setup Guide

                     Nero Software CD

                     Mounting Screws

You may find further information on the Mad Dog Multimedia Website.


What's inside the box?


On this page we will take a look at what the retail bundle includes and take a look at the drive and its technology.

First some shots of the retail packaging.


Front


Back


Top

 Left Side   

Right Side

Quick Setup Guide              

A solid retail bundle to get you started!

Now it's time to take a look at the drive itself:

The bezel styling is plain and functional. We can see the Mad Dog logo, a single coloured (green LED) and emergency eject hole and an eject/close button.

On the rear of the drive starting from the left, we can see a digital audio connector, an analogue audio connector, jumpers for setting the drive to cable select, slave, or master, an IDE interface connector and lastly a power connector.

On the top of the drive we found one label, and we can see the drive was manufactured in Malaysia in May 2005.

We installed the drive without any problems and here is a screenshot from Nero info tool:

 

From the screenshot above, we notice a 2MB buffer size and the installed firmware version 1.F0.

And another shot from Nero Burning ROM:

 

Nero Burning ROM claims Overburn support. This is contrary to our findings. More on this later. We also notice no Bitsetting support in Nero.

But let's continue this review and see how it really performs.

On the next page we will take a look at the test machine, the software, the drive features and the included software…………


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