BD Write and ReWrite Tests - Nero CD Speed v4.7.7.16:
To test the BD writing performance of LG's new drive I used BD-R, BD-R DL and BD-RE media from Moser Baer, TDK and Verbatim. To get the writing times, CD Speed's "Create Data Disc" feature was used. I also ran the discs through CD Speed's transfer rate test to make sure that the BP06LU10 could read them back.
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The BP06LU10 is the first portable drive from LG that can write to BD-R media at 6x. By looking at the screenshot above, you can see that LG's new drive starts writing at about 2.5x and accelerates, reaching its maximum speed at the end of the disc.
| BD-R | BD-RE | BD-R DL | |
| LG BP06LU10 | 21:37 | 45:11 | 42:57 |
With a maximum BD-R writing speed of 6x, the BP06LU10 wasn't nearly as fast as some of the desktop Blu-ray Disc writers we've looked at recently. Nevertheless, the drive performed very well, taking less than 22 minutes to burn an entire 25GB disc. LG's new drive didn't disappoint when writing to BD-R DL media either. Thanks to its 6x writing speed, the BP06LU10 took less than 43 minutes to burn an entire 50GB worth of data.
| Manufacturer ID | Max Write Speed |
Write Time | ||
| Moser Baer 25GB 6x BD-R | MBI R06 | 6x | 21:30 | Transfer Rate |
| TDK 25GB 6x BD-R | TDKBLDRBD | 6x | 21:37 | Transfer Rate |
| TDK 50GB 6x BD-R DL | TDKBLDRFD | 6x | 42:57 | Transfer Rate |
| TDK 50GB 2x BD-RE DL | TDKBLDWfa | 2x | 90:10 | Transfer Rate |
| Verbatim 25GB 2x BD-RE | VERBATIM0 | 2x | 45:11 | Transfer Rate |
The BP06LU10 completed our Blu-ray writing tests without any problems. The drive wrote to all of our test media at its rated speeds and, looking at the transfer rates, you can see that it had no problems reading the discs back.
Performance Revisited:
LG's new portable Blu-ray Disc writer performed as expected throughout most of our tests. The BP06LU10 turned in some relatively good times when writing to BD-R and BD-R DL media and was able to read Blu-ray Discs at speeds as high as 6x. The drive also did reasonably well in our CD and DVD read tests. While its seek times were a little higher than I would have liked, it read CD's at speeds as high at 24x and single layer DVD's at 8x. Writing CD's and DVD's wasn't a problem for the BP06LU10 either. For a portable drive, it turned in some respectable times and the writing quality was pretty good for the most part. With all of these things considered, the LG BP06LU10 gets a solid 8 out of 10 for its performance.
