Testing Setup
By
David Stellmack,
published on January 31, 2002
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: mini, cdr, madness
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: mini, cdr, madness
Contents
- 1. Mini CDR/CDRW Madness - Evolution Or Revolution?
- 2. Mini CDR/CDRW Madness - Evolution Or Revolution? Continued
- 3. Imation - RipGO!
- 4. Imation - RipGO!, Continued
- 5. Imation - RipGO!, Continued
- 6. Compaq - iPAQ - PM-1
- 7. Compaq - iPAQ - PM-1, Continued
- 8. Testing Setup
- 9. Benchmarks
- 10. Conclusion
8. Testing Setup
We came up with a few tests and made each product jump through a few hoops in order to see what kind of performance you can expect from them. Due to the fact that they are different types of products, we were unable to complete all of the tests on each unit. The PM-1 is not able to write to CDR/ CDRW media, so, it was unable to be included in any of our writing tests.
| Testing Configuration | |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Asus CUSL-2 Black Pearl Special Edition - Intel 815EP Chipset |
| Processor | Pentium III 1 GHz - Coppermine Socket 370 |
| Memory | 512 MB RAM - PC-133 - Micron Branded |
| Graphics Card | GeForce 3 Reference Card - 64 MB |
| Sound Card | Hercules GameSurround Fortissimo II |
| Network | 3Com 3C905C-TX 10/100 NIC |
| Hard Drive | IBM 41 GB Hard Drive - 7200 RPM - ATA-100 |
| CD Drive | Asus 52X CD-ROM Drive - CD-S520 |
| CDR Drive | Asus 12X/10X/32X CDR/CDRW Drive - CRW-1210R
Iomega 4X/4X/6X USB CDR/CDRW Drive - 31119 |
| PC Case | Antec SX-1030 w/Antec PP-352X Dual Fan Power Supply |
| OS | Windows 98SE w/All Patches Applied |
| CDR/CDRW Burning Software | Nero Burning ROM - Version 5.5.6.4 |
| Media | Imation Mini CDR Media Used For All Mini CDR Tests
Memorex Mini CDRW Media Used For All Mini CDRW Tests |
- Previous page Compaq - iPAQ - PM-1, Continued
- Next page Benchmarks
