LaCie d2 DVD±RW with LightScribe 16x 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)

Iomega Super DVD 16x16 (16x DVD+R)

06:06

08:53

LaCie d2 DVD±RW with LightScribe (16x DVD+R)

06:08

09:07

Iomega Super DVD 16x16 (16x DVD-R)

06:18

HP dvd630e (8x DVD-R)

08:15

LaCie d2 DVD±RW with LightScribe (8x DVD-R)

08:34

HP dvd630e (16x DVD+R)

08:42

09:07

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)

Iomega Super DVD 16x16 (4x double-layer DVD+R)*

27:00

17:06

HP dvd630e (2.4x double-layer DVD+R)

44:55

17:34

LaCie d2 DVD±RW with LightScribe (2.4x double-layer DVD+R)

45:15

17:33

*The Iomega drive writes 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

Iomega Super DVD 16x16 (48x CD-R)

02:59

03:57

HP dvd630e (40x CD-R)

03:08

03:47

LaCie d2 DVD±RW with LightScribe (40x CD-R)

03:17

03:47

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

4.22GB RW write test

4.22GB RW read test

Iomega Super DVD 16x16 (8x DVD+RW)

07:31

09:22

Iomega Super DVD 16x16 (6x DVD-RW)

10:04

09:36

HP dvd630e (4x DVD+RW)

13:57

09:28

LaCie d2 DVD±RW with LightScribe (4x DVD+RW)

13:57

09:30

LaCie d2 DVD±RW with LightScribe (4x DVD-RW)

14:44

09:22

HP dvd630e (4x DVD-RW)

15:00

09:22

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