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SiSoftware Sandra Standard 2003
CD-ROM | DVD-ROM | DVD-RW | DVD+RW |
1850KB/s | 1827KB/s | 1833KB/s | 1832KB/s |
Sandra tried to single out the disk format the drive processes fast of all. A standard printed CD proved best here. A little behind and close to each other follow a DVD-ROM, DVD-RW and DVD+RW disks.
Nero InCD
Formatting time, min:sec | Read speed, MB/s | Write speed, MB/s |
17:33 | 1.17 | 1.24 |
The ability of the drive to work in the packet mode was checked by means of Nero InCD. We measured the time required to make a Digitex CD-RW ready to work, namely to format it to the UDF format. As we have expected, it took the drive a bit too long: over 17 minutes. Besides, we wrote a few files (total size of 543MB) onto the test disk and copied them back to the HDD. We calculated the speeds of these two operations; they are listed in the table and are nearly equal.
Nero Burning ROM
Sony MPD-AP20U can burn a CD-RW at an up to 10x speed. We checked this out on the same Digitex disk by writing an MPEG-4 movie (692MB big) with the help of the popular Nero Burning ROM utility. The whole procedure took 8 minutes 38 seconds.
Conclusion
So, our brief walk with the external portable drive from Sony comes to an end. The model will surely become very popular due to its pretty exclusive position in the market, its true mobility and wide functionality. We only have to emphasize a few highs and lows in our final words.
Highs:
- Small dimensions;
- Light weight;
- Built-in accumulator battery;
- Audio-player function;
- Easy-to-use due to the cradle;
- Sony Memory Stick cards support;
- Supports DVD-media of both (“plus” and “minus”) competing standards;
- Good accessories set.
Lows:
- Doesn’t read well physically damaged disks;
- Slow at reading CD-RW disks;
- High price, over $300.
