Nero CD DAE

Using this rather old, yet very simple utility, we measure the speed of the drives when they extract audio tracks from a normal audio CD and convert them into WAV-files.

ASUS DVD-E616P3

Plextor PX-130A

Sony DDU1615

Sony DDU1622

Toshiba SD-M2012

The Plextor PX-130A and the Sony DDU1615 are the fastest in this test, while the Toshiba SD-M2012 is the slowest drive. Note also that the Sony DDU1622 was the only drive to have errors during the ripping process.