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CyberDrive 16 x 12 x 40 CDR/W

Author : Martyn Date : 11th October 2001

3DVelocity would like to thank Cyberdrive and especially Bianca Giesers for their help and courtesy in providing this CD drive for review.

Part One: Introduction

It seems common place to most users to have or at least know someone with a fast CDR/w drive these days yet it is easy to forgot that this is still a relatively new technology. As speeds have doubled and media has reduced in price, backing up data on to compact disk has never been easier. With plans to stop producing floppy drives in the near future, it's easy to see that this highly popular storage solution will be with us for many years yet. Even the reduction in price on newer DVD-RAM drives hasn't stopped the public from continuing to buy CD writers and thus we have a potential problem when choosing a drive. There are so many writers available these days, and while it's always great to have a wide choice, the casual user can get somewhat confused over which product represents the greatest value and best suits their needs. The market is saturated with so called 'budget solutions' and today I will be looking at at drive which not only incorporates some great features with a great turn of speed, but one that also represents significant value for money too. Let's find out how the Cyberdrive 'CW083D' (16x12x40) performs...

Part Two: Specifications

Cyberdrive seem intent on providing a fully featured yet value solution, lets take a look at the stats...

(Quoted from Cyberdrive's Website, for more details please visit Cyberdrive here)

--CyberDrive 16x12x40--

FEATURES	SPECIFICATIONS
Compatible with: Windows NT/2000/XP** Windows 95/98/98SE/ME MS-DOS WIN 3.xx* Linux OS/2 Warp s E-IDE/ATAPI Interface (SFF8090 v3) s 2 MB cache buffer s MMC compatible s Compliant to Orange Book Part II and III s ISO 9660 compliant s Power-saving feature s Motorized easy touch tray loading s Built-in headphone connector s Audio volume control s Supported disk formats: - CD-DA - CD-ROM - CD-ROM/XA - mixed mode - Video-CD - Photo CD (single/ multi-session) - Enhanced CD - CD Plus - CD+G - CD Text - Bootable CD s Supports reading CD-R/CD-RW s Supports PIO mode 4, UDMA mode 2 s Supports Disc At Once (DAO), Track At Once (TAO) and Session At Once (SAO) recording s Supports variable and fixed packet reading and writing (CD-UDF) s Supports all RAW modes s Horizontal and vertical mounting possible s ExacLink^TM to avoid buffer underrun s Flash Memory (Firmware upgrade possible under DOS and Windows) * The CD writing software bundled does not support these Operating Systems! ** will be supported by CD writing software after XP release	Performance
	Disk diameter	12 cm and 8 cm
	Disk capacity	660MB (mode 1, 12 cm disk)
	Data transfer rate
	- CD-R writing	2,400 KB/s (max.) Z-CLV***
	- CD-RW writing	1,800 KB/s CLV***
	- CD-ROM reading	6,000 KB/s (max.) CAV
	Digital Audio Extraction	4,800 KB/s (max.) CAV
	Access time
	- random	100 ms
	- 1/3 stroke	100 ms
	Error rate
	- Soft read error	10^-9
	- Hard read error	10^-12
	Audio performance
	Number of channel	2 (Stereo)
	Frequency response	20 Hz~20 KHz
	S/N ratio	65 dB
	Distortion	0.1% (1 KHz)
	Output level
	- Line out	0.7 Vrms
	- Head phone	0.7 Vrms
	Power Requirement
	Voltage	DC +5V±5% DC +12V±10%
	Current max	1500 mA(max) 1500 mA(max)
	Physical Characteristics
	Dimension (WxHxD)	148,5X42,5X206,5 mm
	Weight	1025 g
	Environmental Conditions
	MTBF	100,000 POH (25% duty)
		Operation	Non-operation
	Temperature	5 to 45 °C	-20 to 90 °C
	Humidity	20% to 80% RH	20% to 90% RH
	Shock	2G (11ms)	60G (11ms)
	Vibration	0.35G	PSD=.008g2/Hz
	***The quality of the CD-R/CD-RW media used may influence the drive's writing speed

An impressive specs' sheet I would suggest, especially when you consider the price. On page two we will find out what you actually get for your money...

Page Two: The Retail Pack
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