By Kire Terzievski, RMIT Test Labs
June 18th, 2002.
Specifications
| Product Name | AOpen RW 5120A |
Lacie DVR-104 |
Panasonic Movie Studio |
Pioneer DVR-A04 |
Ricoh MP5125A |
| Vendor | Servex | Lacie | Panasonic | Pioneer | Ricoh |
| Phone | 02 8745 8400 | 02 9669 6900 | 132 600 | 1300 666 383 | 1300 363 741 |
| Web | www.servex. com.au |
www.lacie. com.au |
www.panasonic. com.au |
www.pioneeraus. com.au |
www.ricoh.com. au |
| RRP inc. GST | $999 | $1399 | $1099 | $1099 | $1099 |
| Warranty | 1-year parts and labour | 1-year parts and labour | 1-year parts and labour | 1-year parts and labour | 1-year parts and labour |
| Interface | EIDE | FireWire | EIDE | EIDE | EIDE |
| Writing speed | [DVD+RW] 2.4x, [CD-R] 12x, [CD-RW] 10x | [DVD-RW] 1x, [DVD-R] 2x, [CD-R] 8x, [CD-RW] 4x | [DVD-RAM] 2x, [DVD-R] 1x | [DVD-RW] 1x, [DVD-R] 2x, [CD-R] 8x, [CD-RW] 4x | [DVD+RW] 2.4x, [DVD+R] 2.4x, [CD-R] 12x, [CD-RW] 10x |
| Reading speed | [DVD+RW] 8X, [CD-ROM/CD-R/CD-RW] 32x | [DVD-RW/DVD-R] 4x, [CD-ROM/CD-R/CD-RW] 24x | [DVD-RAM] 2x, [DVD-R] 6x, [CD-ROM, CD-R/CD-RW] 24x | [DVD-RW/DVD-R] 2x, [CD-ROM/CD-R/CD-RW] 24x | [DVD+RW/DVD+R] 8X, [CD-ROM/CD-R/CD-RW] 32x |
| Recording capacity | [DVD+RW] 4.7GB, [CD-ROM/CD-R/CD-RW] 650, 700MB | [DVD-RW/DVD-R] 4.7GB, [CD-ROM/CD-R/CD-RW] 650, 700MB | [DVD-RAM/DVD-R] 4.7GB | [DVD-RW/DVD-R] 4.7GB, [CD-ROM/CD-R/CD-RW] 650, 700MB | [DVD+RW/DVD+R] 4.7GB, [CD-ROM/CD-R/CD-RW] 650, 700MB |
| Average access time | [DVD] 140ms, [CD] 120ms | [DVD] 200ms, [CD] 180ms | [DVD-RAM] 75ms, [DVD-R, CD] 65ms | [DVD] 200ms, [CD] 180ms | [DVD] 140ms, [CD] 120ms |
| Buffer memory | 2MB | 2MB | 1MB | 2MB | 2MB |
| Writing mode | [DVD+RW] [CD-R] [CD-RW] | [DVD-RW] [DVD-R] [CD-R] [CD-RW] | [DVD-RAM] [DVD-R] | [DVD-RW] [DVD-R] [CD-R] [CD-RW] | [DVD+RW] [DVD+R] [CD-R] [CD-RW] |
| Writing formats | DVD+RW: DVD-ROM, DVD-Video; CD: CD-DA, CD-ROM XA, CD Extra, CD-I, Mixed-ModeCD | DVD-RW/DVD-R: DVD-ROM, DVD-Video; CD: CD-DA, CD-ROM XA, CD Extra, CD-I, Mixed-ModeCD | DVD-RAM/DVD-R: DVD-ROM, DVD-Video; CD: CD-DA, CD-ROM XA, CD Extra, CD-I, Mixed-ModeCD | DVD-RW/DVD-R: DVD-ROM, DVD-Video; CD: CD-DA, CD-ROM XA, CD Extra, CD-I, Mixed-ModeCD | DVD+RW/DVD+R: DVD-ROM, DVD-Video; CD: CD-DA. CD-ROM XA, CD Extra, CD-I, Mixed-ModeCD |
| Software bundled | Nero 5, Cyberlink PowerDVD, Cyberlink Power Director, ULEAD DVD PictureShow | Veritas PrimoDVD, Sonic MyDVD & DVDit, Cyberlink Power DVD, Roxio Toast 5 LE | Veritas PrimoDVD, Cyberlink Power DVD, Pinnacle Express | Veritas RecordNow & DLA, MyDVD, ArcSoft ShowBiz, Cyberlink PowerDVD | Bs Recorder Gold, Neo DVD, WinProducer, WinDVD |
| Media supplied | 1xDVD+RW, 1xCD-RW | 3xCD-R, 1xDVD-R | 1xDVD-RAM, 1xDVD-R | 1xDVD-RW, 1xDVD-R | 2xDVD+RW, 2xDVD-R |
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