Asus DRW-1608P review

DVD movie rip/burn tests (min:sec)
(Shorter bars indicate faster performance)

4.4GB DVD Video burn test

4.4GB DVD Video rip test (from DVD Video)

Asus DRW-1608P (16x DVD+R)

05:41

13:55

Asus DRW-1608P (16x DVD-R)

05:56

Memorex 16x16x DVD+/-R (16x DVD-R)

05:56

Sony DRU-800A (16x DVD+R)

05:58

08:52

Memorex 16x16DVD+/-R (16x DVD+R)

06:05

15:58

Plextor PX-716A (16x DVD+R)

06:05

06:05

Plextor PX-716A (16x DVD-R)

06:10

Sony DRU-800A (16x DVD-R)

06:12

Double-layer DVD movie rip/burn tests (min:sec)
(Shorter bars indicate faster performance)

7.9GB DVD Video burn test

7.9GB DVD Video rip test (from DVD Video)

Plextor PX-716A (6x double-layer DVD+R)*

10:54

11:40

Asus DRW-1608P (6x double-layer DVD+R)*

18:49

26:47

Memorex 16x16x DVD+/-R (4x double-layer DVD+R)**

26:05

30:43

Sony DRU-800A (4x double-layer DVD+R)**

26:16

17:03

Sony DRU-800A (4x double-layer DVD-R)

27:47

* The Asus and Plextor drives write to 2.4x DVD+R double-layer media at 6x
** The Memorex and Sony drives write to 2.4x DVD+R double-layer media at 4x

CD Audio rip/burn tests (min:sec)
(Shorter bars indicate faster performance)

74:35 CD Audio burn test

74:35 CD Audio rip test

Sony DRU-800A (48x CD-R)

02:39

03:53

Memorex 16x16x DVD+/-R (48x CD-R)

02:54

03:50

Plextor PX-716A (48x CD-R)

03:01

03:27

Asus DRW-1608P (40x CD-R)

03:16

04:20

RW read/write tests (min:sec)
(Shorter bars indicate faster performance)

4.22GB RW write test

4.22GB RW read test

Memorex 16x16x DVD+/-R (8x DVD+RW)

07:14

09:44

Plextor PX-716A (8x DVD+RW)

07:31

06:29

Sony DRU-800A (8x DVD+RW)

07:33

09:21

Asus DRW-1608P (8x DVD+RW)

08:07

09:19

Asus DRW-1608P (6x DVD-RW)

09:52

09:20

Sony DRU-800A (6x DVD-RW)

10:05

09:34

Memorex 16x16x DVD+/-R (6x DVD-RW)

10:14

09:46

Plextor PX-716A (4x DVD-RW)

14:33

06:27

*Unless otherwise mentioned, all write tests are run with Verbatim media, rated at the drive's maximum speed.

Edited by Felisa Yang
Additional editing by Kate Macefield