NEC ND2510A review - features
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Posted on Wednesday 11th of September, 2002 at 08:15 by DiViDeZeRo
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Many thanks must to goto BigPockets for sending us this DVD+RW dual layer drive to review for our CDR-Zone readers.
Doubling the capacity of previous drives to provide 8.5Gb of storage space
NEC's first double layer device to offer multi-format compatibility
Offering advanced solution for digital media recording and PC back-up
Features:
The NEC is the amongst the first drives to support D/L media, as well as boasting some very good single layer format speeds too. The NEC 2510A allows for recording of 8.5GB of data or video one one DVD+R D/L disc at a speed of 2.4x and is set to take away the need for compression when trying to fit the really long home movie of your wedding onto your media that was needed for single layer ( DVD 5) media. Also now it is possible to take away the need for multi DVD disc spanning when that image of your PC that you like to keep safe is too big for one DVD 5 media.
The ND-2510A incorporates NEC's 'high resolution writing strategy' and 'Active Optimized Power Control' (Active OPC) to enhance the quality of written data. Active OPC dynamically monitors writing power and reflection of the media in use, calculating the optimum laser power and adjusting it in real-time, to overcome issues such as fingerprints on a disc.
The drive comes both in White and Black versions with a silver version to hopefully follow soon, meaning their will be a model to suit and blend in with almost all cases out there.
| Specifications: |
| Manufacturer |
NEC |
|
Type |
NEC 2510A Dual Layer 8x DVD±RW |
| Product
name |
ND-2510A |
| Data transfer rate read: |
| DVD |
12x CAV (max. 16,200 Kbyte/s) |
| CD |
40x CAV (max. 6,000 Kbyte/s) |
| Write: |
| DVD-R |
8x (max. 11,040 Kbyte/s) |
| DVD-RW |
4x (max. 5,520 Kbyte/s) |
| DVD+R |
8x (max. 11,040 Kbyte/s) |
| DVD+R9 |
2.4x (max. 3,300 Kbyte/s) |
| DVD+RW |
4x (max. 5,520 Kbyte/s) |
| CDR |
32x (max. 4,800 Kbyte/s) |
| CDRW |
16x (max. 2,400 Kbyte/s) |
| Access Time: |
| DVD |
140 ms |
| CD |
120 ms |
|
Memory |
2 MBytes |
| Interface: |
| ATAPI |
Ultra DMA 33 mode 2 |
| PIO mode |
Mode 4 |
|
Audio connections |
Analogue and Digital output plus Headphones socket |
|
Modes supported |
DVD ROM, DVD±R, DVD±RW, CD ROM, CDR, CDRW
with 80mm and 120mm diameter |
| Writing Methods: |
| DVD |
Random Access Writing (DVD±RW)
Sequential Writing (DVD±R/DVD±RW) |
| CD |
TAO, DAO, SAO, RAW SAO, RAW SAO 96, RAW DAO 96 with zero gap, variable or fixed packet, multisession |
|
Special features |
Vertical operation possible, Anti-dust seal PC 2001 Certification MultiRead compliant |
In this review we will try various 4x and 8x+/- DVD Single Layer media with the NEC 2510A to see if it has good backward
compatibility with present day single media as well as Double layer DVD+R Dual Layer media. Double layer media has still not hit our shelves ( probably beginning of
September 2004 ) and will be very expensive for the first 6 months or until it becomes more popular so having good support for single layer media is a must for any Double Layer recorder that comes on to the market at the moment.
To verify media compatability, we will also run disc scans, file checking and verification tests with VSO Inspector, Nero Info Tool, CDCheck and DVDInfo Pro to see if the recorded media contains any errors after recording with this new drive.The recorded media will be played in various PC and standalone DVD players to see if there is smooth playback, or if any 'skipping' or 'jerking'.
The firmware used for this review was the stock 2.15 that came shipped with the drive.
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