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Sony DRU-700A September 1st, 2004 | by Ian Bell

In our tests, the DRU-700A did not prove to be the speed demon we had hoped it would be. Trailing the Plextor 708A and Sony's own DRU-530A in most write tests, the DRU-700A did hold its own and was not too far behind. We are only talking a few seconds difference in most cases. When it came to recording CD audio though, the DRU-700A did launch to the head of the pack. The most important thing to note is that the DRU-700A proved to be a very reliable drive, and it is consistent in its write times.

DAE Tests:

DAE Transfer Rate: Average Speed 25.70X

DAE Quality: 100.00

Data Errors: 13

Sync Errors: 0

DVP-NS575P/S

System Configurations:

Windows XP Pro SP1; AMD Athlon 2400+; Abit AT7 MAX2 Motherboard; 1GB DDR SDRAM 333MHz; MSI Geforce 6800 128MB video card