Kenwood 72x True-X benchmarks

[AEboy128]

Here's the program I used:
<A HREF="http://www.cdspeed2000.com/go.php3?link=cdspeed.html" target="_new">http://www.cdspeed2000.com/go.php3?link=cdspeed.html</A>
Here are the results...
(look at that average transfer speed)
CD Speed

13 December 2001 - 21:58:26

CD-ROM drive information
Vendor KENWOOD
Product CD-ROM UCR-421
Firmware Version 226G

CD information
Type Mixed
Length 62:10.55

Test results

Transfer rate
Average 58.80x
Start 39.85x
End 69.60x
Reading type CAV

DAE quality
Score N/A
Accurate stream No

Seek times
Random 90 ms
1/3 Seek 106 ms
Full 150 ms

CPU usage
1X 1%
2X 2%
4X 5%
8X 10%

Interface
Burst rate N/A

Spinup/Spindown Time
Spinup Time N/A
Spindown Time N/A

Disc Eject Time 1.32 sec
Disc Load Time 9.82 sec
Disc Recognition Time 0.00 sec

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[flamethrower205]

nice.

NOS and a <font color=red> Ferrari </font color=red> can be fun!

 

[Arrow]

Makes me want the drive even more.

Rob
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[ejsmith2]

Yeah, they really crank when you're using good reflectivity cdrom's.

The one time I used ezcda extractor, I could get it to recognized the drive as having a 'Digital Audio is Accurate' signal, just like my burners have. That's why the DAE speeds really knocked me, because the quality was there too.

Someone really needs to come out with these drives again. But I geuss (not guess) there's a bunch of people trying to read cdrw and really cheap cdr's with their multiple laser drives. The drive should be marketed with a warning: "If you are a dumbass like the chick who burned her mouth on the Mcdonald's *HOT* coffee and sued them, then you really should not be using a computer in the first place, much less this cdrom drive." Or possibly: "If you have a MBA, buy a different drive."

 

[AEboy128]

I'll try a CR-R and see how it does with a cdr, I'll post the results in a few mineuts.

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[AEboy128]

That didn't work. It gave me errors.

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[flamethrower205]

Hmm, didn't u say a few mninutes, not weeks

What if your life moved.....2 inches to the left?

 

[AEboy128]

yea lol, the thg site seemed to be down when I was going to post that then I forgot about it.

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[flamethrower205]

Lol. I always forget where I post- reason I remember this one is cause I just posted

What if your life moved.....2 inches to the left?

 

[AEboy128]

That's why i usually check email all replies to..... cuz I usally forget where i post also.

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[ejsmith2]

I think my 72x is finally dying out on me. I'm getting crc errors on files.

The motor is spinning up fine, but I bet all the dust is hampering the laser. I just vaccuumed out my computer this last weekend, and it had quite a load. I wouldn't be surprised if vaccumming out the Kenwood restored most (if not all) of it's functionality.

 

[AEboy128]

It'd be worth a try. I don't have any problems with mine yet.

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