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DVD Write Tests
The
Optorite DD1203 is capable of writing to DVD+R media at 12x and DVD-R media
at 8x. My main goal in the DVD write tests is to determine the best
suitable media for the drive.
1. DVD+R Media
Again, discs capable of writing at 12x are very hard to come by.
However, I did have some high quality discs on hand that are capable of
writing at this speed.
Using high quality Taiyo Yunden media, we were able to burn exactly 4.35GB
in just 6:52 minutes. That's pretty damn fast, and just beat the Lite-ON
SOHW-1213s and LG GSA-4120B by a slight margin.
|
DVD+R Brand |
12X Result |
| Ritek 8x (Silver
Shiny) |
FAIL (8x) |
| Ritek (Ridata
Branded) 8x |
FAIL (4X) |
| Verbatim 8X |
FAIL (8X) |
| Lite-On 8X |
OK |
| Optodisc 8X |
FAIL (4X) |
| That's 8x (Taiyo
Yunden) |
OK |
| Taiyo Yunden
(Genuine) |
OK |
DVD burners always seem to surprise me when it comes to media compatibility.
In this case, it was with the Ritek media. The Optorite DD1203 was able to write at 8x to the Ritek (Silver
Shiny) discs but only at 4x to Ritek (Ridata Brand) discs. It was
quite the opposite for the other 12x drives we looked at. As I have stated in
other reviews, most media branded by Optorite are discs I strongly recommend
you stay away from. I've never been able to burn to this media at
their rated speed. Aside from that, media compatibility in this format
was pretty good, especially if you obtain some discs with Taiyo Yunden code.
2. DVD+RW Media
The Optorite DD1203 also handled DVD+RW discs quite well, burning to all
brands at 4x.
|
DVD+RW Brand |
4X Result |
| Memorex 4X |
OK |
| Maxell 4X |
OK |
| Ritek 4X |
OK |
3. DVD-R Media
8x
DVD-R discs are harder to find, however, the ones we did use for testing
both burned at 8x without any issues. They are both branded under
PioDATA. Clicking the brand below will show the label side of the
disc.
4. DVD-RW Media
4x media in this format continues to be very difficult to find so I can't
provide you with a disc in this format capable of writing at 4x. However,
all the 2x rated DVD-RW discs did work flawlessly.
Final Thoughts on DVD Writing
The
Optorite DD1203's media compatibility results were pretty good. Based on
our tests, let's take a look at some of the recommended media for this drive.
DVD+R Format - Taiyo Yunden (12x), Verbatim (8x)
DVD-R Format - PioData (8x)
DVD+RW Format - Memorex, Maxell, Ritek
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