Hi,
the German c’t magazine has tested the latest 16x DL writers. As usual, burned discs were measured on a “CATS DVD pro” system. As I am too lazy to write down all results in detail here, I post only c’t’s own quality index generated out of “PI Sum 8”, “PIF”, “POF”, “DC-Jitter max / avg”, “Asym. min / max” (a negative index means “out of spec” burn, 100 maximum quality).
BenQ DW1620 pro (B7P9)
Medium — Quality index — Write speed chosen by writer / recommended speed by c’t
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[li]MXL RG03 DVD-R 8x — -6 — 12x / 4x
[/li][li]TYG02 DVD-R 8x — -382 — 16x / 8x
[/li][li]TT G02 DVD-R 8x — 63 — 8x / 8x
[/li][li]RicohJPN R02 DVD+R 8x — 16 — 16x / 4x
[/li][li]Yuden000 T02 DVD+R 8x — -5 — 16x / 12x
[/li][li]MKM 001 DVD+R DL — 44 — 4x / 2.4x
[/li][li]RicohJPN D00 DVD+R DL — ERROR — DON’T USE
[/li][li]Ritek R04 DVD+R 16x — -126 — 16x / 12x
[/li][li]Phillips C16 DVD+R 16x — 8 — 16x / 8x
[/li][li]MCC 004 DVD+R 16x — 56 — 16x / 12x
[/li][/ul]
LG GSA-4163B (A100)
Medium — Quality index — Write speed chosen by writer / recommended speed by c’t
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[li]MXL RG03 DVD-R 8x — -19 — 8x / 4x
[/li][li]TYG02 DVD-R 8x — 75 — 8x / 8x
[/li][li]TT G02 DVD-R 8x — -563 — 8x / 6x
[/li][li]RicohJPN R02 DVD+R 8x — -476 — 12x / 4x
[/li][li]Yuden000 T02 DVD+R 8x — -194 — 12x / 4x
[/li][li]MKM 001 DVD+R DL — -411 — 4x / 2.4x
[/li][li]RicohJPN D00 DVD+R DL — 22 — 4x / 2.4x
[/li][li]Ritek R04 DVD+R 16x — ERROR — DON’T USE
[/li][li]Phillips C16 DVD+R 16x — -346 — 4x / 2.4x
[/li][li]MCC 004 DVD+R 16x — -521 — 16x / 4x
[/li][/ul]
MSI DR16-B (M1.4)
Medium — Quality index — Write speed chosen by writer / recommended speed by c’t
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[li]MXL RG03 DVD-R 8x — -36 — 12x / 4x
[/li][li]TYG02 DVD-R 8x — 49 — 12x / 12x
[/li][li]TT G02 DVD-R 8x — 72 — 8x / 8x
[/li][li]RicohJPN R02 DVD+R 8x — 39 — 12x / 4x
[/li][li]Yuden000 T02 DVD+R 8x — 60 — 16x / 16x
[/li][li]MKM 001 DVD+R DL — 52 — 2.4x / 2.4x
[/li][li]RicohJPN D00 DVD+R DL — ERROR — DON’T USE
[/li][li]Ritek R04 DVD+R 16x — 39 — 16x / 12x
[/li][li]Phillips C16 DVD+R 16x — -156 — 16x / 4x
[/li][li]MCC 004 DVD+R 16x — 68 — 16x / 16x
[/li][/ul]
Plextor PX-716A (1.02)
Medium — Quality index — Write speed chosen by writer / recommended speed by c’t
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[li]MXL RG03 DVD-R 8x — 57 — 8x / 8x
[/li][li]TYG02 DVD-R 8x — -71 — 14x / 12x
[/li][li]TT G02 DVD-R 8x — -291 — 12x / 4x <-- Typo. Burn seems to be OK according to graph
[/li][li]RicohJPN R02 DVD+R 8x — -104 — 12x / 4x
[/li][li]Yuden000 T02 DVD+R 8x — 28 — 14x / 12x
[/li][li]MKM 001 DVD+R DL — 50 — 4x / 4x
[/li][li]RicohJPN D00 DVD+R DL — 49 — 4x / 4x
[/li][li]Ritek R04 DVD+R 16x — -291 — 12x / 4x
[/li][li]Phillips C16 DVD+R 16x — -599 — 8x / 4x
[/li][li]MCC 004 DVD+R 16x — -119 — 16x / 8x
[/li][/ul]
Ricoh MP5316 (2.B9)
Medium — Quality index — Write speed chosen by writer / recommended speed by c’t
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[li]MXL RG03 DVD-R 8x — -156 — 16x / 8x
[/li][li]TYG02 DVD-R 8x — -236 — 12x / 8x
[/li][li]TT G02 DVD-R 8x — 66 — 8x / 8x
[/li][li]RicohJPN R02 DVD+R 8x — -420 — 12x / 4x
[/li][li]Yuden000 T02 DVD+R 8x — -348 — 16x / 6x
[/li][li]MKM 001 DVD+R DL — 58 — 4x / 4x
[/li][li]RicohJPN D00 DVD+R DL — 8 — 2.4x / 2.4x
[/li][li]Ritek R04 DVD+R 16x — 41 — 4x / 2.4x
[/li][li]Phillips C16 DVD+R 16x — 67 — 8x / 8x
[/li][li]MCC 004 DVD+R 16x — -7 — 16x / 8x
[/li][/ul]
Samsung TS-H552 (TS05)
Medium — Quality index — Write speed chosen by writer / recommended speed by c’t
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[li]MXL RG03 DVD-R 8x — -608 — 8x / 4x
[/li][li]TYG02 DVD-R 8x — -197 — 8x / 4x
[/li][li]TT G02 DVD-R 8x — -500 — 8x / 4x
[/li][li]RicohJPN R02 DVD+R 8x — -82 — 8x / 4x
[/li][li]Yuden000 T02 DVD+R 8x — -355 — 8x / 6x
[/li][li]MKM 001 DVD+R DL — 18 — 2.4x / 2.4x
[/li][li]RicohJPN D00 DVD+R DL — 41 — 2.4x / 2.4x
[/li][li]Ritek R04 DVD+R 16x — -351 — 12x / 6x
[/li][li]Phillips C16 DVD+R 16x — -300 — 16x / 4x
[/li][li]MCC 004 DVD+R 16x — -481 — 16x / 6x
[/li][/ul]
Good 4x burner
Sony DRU-710A (BYX2)
Medium — Quality index — Write speed chosen by writer / recommended speed by c’t
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[li]MXL RG03 DVD-R 8x — 38 — 8x / 6x
[/li][li]TYG02 DVD-R 8x — 85 — 8x / 8x
[/li][li]TT G02 DVD-R 8x — -242 — 8x / 6x
[/li][li]RicohJPN R02 DVD+R 8x — -40 — 8x / 4x
[/li][li]Yuden000 T02 DVD+R 8x — 59 — 8x / 8x
[/li][li]MKM 001 DVD+R DL — -17 — 4x / 2.4x
[/li][li]RicohJPN D00 DVD+R DL — ERROR — DON’T USE
[/li][li]Ritek R04 DVD+R 16x — -320 — 8x / 4x
[/li][li]Phillips C16 DVD+R 16x — 17 — 12x / 4x
[/li][li]MCC 004 DVD+R 16x — -220 — 16x / 8x
[/li][/ul]
TDK AID+1616N (2.C8)
Medium — Quality index — Write speed chosen by writer / recommended speed by c’t
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[li]MXL RG03 DVD-R 8x — -213 — 16x / 6x
[/li][li]TYG02 DVD-R 8x — -116 — 12x / 8x
[/li][li]TT G02 DVD-R 8x — 70 — 8x / 8x
[/li][li]RicohJPN R02 DVD+R 8x — -221 — 12x / 4x
[/li][li]Yuden000 T02 DVD+R 8x — 6 — 16x / 4x
[/li][li]MKM 001 DVD+R DL — 52 — 4x / 4x
[/li][li]RicohJPN D00 DVD+R DL — -49 — 2.4x / DON’T USE
[/li][li]Ritek R04 DVD+R 16x — -79 — 4x / 2.4x
[/li][li]Phillips C16 DVD+R 16x — 37 — 8x / 4x
[/li][li]MCC 004 DVD+R 16x — -119 — 16x / 6x
[/li][/ul]
Toshiba SD-R5372 (TU31)
Medium — Quality index — Write speed chosen by writer / recommended speed by c’t
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[li]MXL RG03 DVD-R 8x — -294 — 2x / DON’T USE
[/li][li]TYG02 DVD-R 8x — -467 — 12x / 8x
[/li][li]TT G02 DVD-R 8x — -41 — 8x / 6x
[/li][li]RicohJPN R02 DVD+R 8x — -552 — 12x / 4x
[/li][li]Yuden000 T02 DVD+R 8x — -508 — 12x / 4x
[/li][li]MKM 001 DVD+R DL — -157 — 4x / 4x <-- Typo. Burn seems to be OK according to graph
[/li][li]RicohJPN D00 DVD+R DL — -427 — 2.4x / DON’T USE
[/li][li]Ritek R04 DVD+R 16x — -406 — 12x / 4x
[/li][li]Phillips C16 DVD+R 16x — -542 — 8x / 4x
[/li][li]MCC 004 DVD+R 16x — -430 — 12x / 4x
[/li][/ul]
Worst burner!
Waitec Action 16 (BSX1)
Medium — Quality index — Write speed chosen by writer / recommended speed by c’t
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[li]MXL RG03 DVD-R 8x — 60 — 8x / 8x
[/li][li]TYG02 DVD-R 8x — 76 — 8x / 8x
[/li][li]TT G02 DVD-R 8x — -282 — 8x / 6x
[/li][li]RicohJPN R02 DVD+R 8x — 46 — 8x / 6x
[/li][li]Yuden000 T02 DVD+R 8x — 58 — 8x / 8x
[/li][li]MKM 001 DVD+R DL — 58 — 2.4x / 2.4x
[/li][li]RicohJPN D00 DVD+R DL — ERROR — DON’T USE
[/li][li]Ritek R04 DVD+R 16x — 47 — 8x / 6x
[/li][li]Phillips C16 DVD+R 16x — 53 — 8x / 8x
[/li][li]MCC 004 DVD+R 16x — -349 — 16x / 8x
[/li][/ul]