Home About Us Donate Forum (Offline) News Links Contact Us Salesforce Database Cooling DVD±R/RW Graphics Cards Hard Disks Networking Traxdata Media Review Title: NEC ND-3500A DVD±R/RW Writer Reviewer: Phired Date Of Review: November 2004 ND-3500A Provided By: NEC Blank DVDs Provided By: Verbatim Introduction Available from August 2004, the NEC ND-3500A is NEC's successor to the ND-2500a and their first Dual Layer DVD Writer with an increased DVD±R writing speed of 16x and DVD±RW of 4x. Below are a few pictures of the drive: Click the picture to view it enlarged Click the picture to view it enlarged Click the picture to view it enlarged Manufacturer's Specifications Read DVD max. 16x (22080 kByte/s) CD max. 48x (7200 kByte/s) Write DVD +R: 16x CAV (max. 22080 kByte/s) +RW: 4x CLV (max. 5520 kByte/s) -R: 16x CLV (max. 22080 kByte/s) -RW: 4x CLV (max. 5520 kByte/s) +R9: 4x CLV (max. 5520 kByte/s) CD -R: 48x CAV (max. 7200 kByte/s) -RW: 24x ZCLV (max. 3600 kByte/s) Interface ATAPI Ultra DMA 33 mode 2 Audio connections Analogue and digital output Avg Access time DVD-ROM 140msec CD-ROM 120msec Data buffer 2 Mbytes Mounting Orientation Horizontal and Vertical Dimensions (WxDxH) 148mm x 190mm x 42mm Weight 1.0kg Contents: Page1 - Introduction Page2 - Software Page3 - CD Speed Tests Page4 - DVD Speed Tests 1 Page5 - DVD Speed Tests 2 Page6 - DAE Quality Tests Page7 - Clone CD Ripping Tests Page8 - EAC Audio CD Ripping Tests Page9 - CD-R Writing Tests Page10 - CD-RW Writing Tests Page11 - DVD-R Writing Tests Page12 - DVD-RW Writing Tests Page13 - DVD+R Writing Tests Page14 - DVD+RW Writing Tests Page15 - DL DVD+R Writing Tests Page16 - Conclusion Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 © 2002-2006 Phired.co.uk and the Phired.co.uk logo are all registered trademarks of Phired.co.uk. It is illegal to copy any information from this page! Without prior permission from the author. Privacy Statement