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Posted: **Tue Jun 14, 2005 2:35 pm**

RiData sent me some of their new 16x DVD-R discs. Since I was bored at work, I figured I'd give them a try in my NEC ND-3520A. As you can see, they're supported at only 12x with this drive. :cry:

Posted: **Tue Jun 14, 2005 2:37 pm**

I don't normally test with the ND-3520A, but its the only drive I have handy. If the results are to be believed, the PI/PIF rates jump up considerably in the last zone.

Posted: **Tue Jun 14, 2005 3:40 pm**

How does the transfer test look?

Posted: **Tue Jun 14, 2005 4:28 pm**

eric93se wrote:How does the transfer test look?

Like crap.

Posted: **Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:17 pm**

I'l post some results soon too... I just got mine in today also!

(along with a 25lbs box of anime, but that's completely unrelated :wink:

)

Posted: **Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:31 pm**

dolphinius_rex wrote:I'l post some results soon too... I just got mine in today also!

Don't tell me they sent yours with no spindle too... [-X

Posted: **Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:52 pm**

Ian wrote:Don't tell me they sent yours with no spindle too...

I just received some of this media also...
Loose discs wrapped in bubble wrap.
:evil:

Posted: **Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:12 pm**

I've had a hard time convincing people not to send discs to me like that or in envelopes.

Posted: **Wed Jun 15, 2005 1:14 am**

Wesociety wrote:
Ian wrote:Don't tell me they sent yours with no spindle too...

I just received some of this media also...
Loose discs wrapped in bubble wrap.

Yup, same as mine... the first 4 had minor scratches on them, so I used the fifth disc for my burn test. See below.

I don't know *WHY* people send out special HARD TO GET media in the WORST POSSIBLE WAYS.

Oh well, I'm still happy to get my samples

Posted: **Wed Jun 15, 2005 1:18 am**

Here's my burn test on it:

Posted: **Wed Jun 15, 2005 10:12 am**

Looks good on the DW1640.

Posted: **Wed Jun 15, 2005 1:13 pm**

Ian wrote:Looks good on the DW1640.

Still only burning at 12x though.... :-?

Posted: **Wed Jun 15, 2005 5:36 pm**

Ian wrote:
eric93se wrote:How does the transfer test look?

Like crap.

It looks kinda cool though.

dolphinius_rex wrote:
Wesociety wrote:
Ian wrote:Don't tell me they sent yours with no spindle too...

I just received some of this media also...
Loose discs wrapped in bubble wrap.

Yup, same as mine... the first 4 had minor scratches on them, so I used the fifth disc for my burn test. See below.

I don't know *WHY* people send out special HARD TO GET media in the WORST POSSIBLE WAYS.

Oh well, I'm still happy to get my samples

Sure looks like I could teach their shipping department a lesson or two.

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