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Performant Chart from Cnet

Write tests
Time, in minutes, to complete tasks (shorter bars indicate better performance)

Audio burn to CD-R from image on hard drive (from 43 min., 11 sec. audio CD)

Single-session data burn to CD-R (500MB directory)

Packet-write from hard drive to CD-RW (400MB directory)

QPS Que (24X/10X/40X)

2.8

3.9

6.0

Yamaha CRW2200EZ (20X/10X/40X)

3.4

4.0

5.6

Plextor PlexWriter 24/10/40A

3.6

6.8

Acer CRW 2010A (20X/10X/40X)

5.3

5.1

7.1

Audio extraction tests
Time, in minutes, to extract a 26-minute, 58-second audio track (shorter bars indicate better performance)

QPS Que (24X/10X/40X)

0.9

Yamaha CRW2200EZ (20X/10X/40X)

1.0

Plextor PlexWriter 24/10/40A

1.2

Acer CRW 2010A (20X/10X/40X)

1.6

Read tests
Time, in minutes, to install Microsoft Office 2000 Small Business Edition (shorter bars indicate better performance)

QPS Que (24X/10X/40X)

3.2

Yamaha CRW2200EZ (20X/10X/40X)

3.2

Plextor PlexWriter 24/10/40A

3.2

Acer CRW 2010A (20X/10X/40X)

3.5

Even though it writes to CD-R at only 20X, the Yamaha CRW2200EZ keeps up with the 24X Plextor and QPS drives. The Yamaha is also the fastest packet writer to date.

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