I only used one disc, so the results are not yet very conclusive.
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Test PIEavg PIEtot PIFavg PIFtot Score
Scan 1: 334 4 822 287 6 71 068 10
Scan 2: 193 2 721 353 5 54 750 11
Scan 3: 228 3 237 505 5 58 490 2
Scan 4: 256 3 650 227 5 63 299 12
I don't personally see such a huge variance there. Yes, the results can be roughly twice as much, but that seems to happen with Plextor drives as well (as they heat up). Clearly less than I've seen with some LiteOn models (which can give results several orders of magnitude apart).
Scans 1-2 were done with QuietDrive settings in "Quiet" mode and scans 3-4 in "Performance" mode.
In scan 1 the drive was cold (fresh boot up after the machine had been off for 10 hours). For tests 2-4 the drive was heated up with successive Speed Scanning tests.
I've yet to test this thoroughly though, so don't know if it'll become part of my test arsenal or not.
regards,
halcyon