Good things come in small packages: Waitec Action 8/ LiteOn 851S
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Benchmark Results
DVD Data Transfer Diagram
CD Data Transfer Diagram
DVD Extraction
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| DVD Ripping | Der Eisbär | DVD+R | DVD-R | DVD+RW | DVD-RW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS DRW-0402P/D | 14:01 | 12:39 | 12:39 | 12:37 | 12:39 |
| Gigabyte GO-W0404A | 18:08 | 12:40 | 12:36 | 12:37 | 12:38 |
| MSI DR4-A | 19:23 | 13:50 | 13:49 | 13:59 | 13:49 |
| MSI DR8-A | 13:26 | 09:17 | 09:17 | 09:16 | 09:16 |
| Waitec Action 8 | 13:42 | 12:34 | 12:36 | 12:31 | 12:36 |
Audio Extraction
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| CD Ripping | SVCD (Nero) | Audio CD | Audio CD-R |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS DRW-0402P/D | 1200 | 194 | 203 |
| Gigabyte GO-W0404A | 160 | 170 | 155 |
| MSI DR4-A | 202 | 173 | 158 |
| MSI DR8-A | 202 | 173 | 158 |
| Waitec Action 8 | 166 | 179 | 160 |
DVD Writing
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| DVD Writing | DVD+R 8x | DVD+R 4x | DVD-R 4x | DVD+RW 4x | DVD+RW 2,4x | DVD-R 2x |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS DRW-0402P/D | na | 14:25 | 14:34 | na | 22:30 | 28:39 |
| Gigabyte GO-W0404A | n/a | 14:15 | 14:29 | 14:01 | 27:53 (2x) | 28:31 |
| MSI DR4-A | na | 14:57 | 14:35 | n/a | 23:14 | 29:02 |
| MSI DR8-A | 12:34 (Verbatim)9:41(Memorex) | 14:37 | 14:34 | 13:53 | 23:15 | 28:55 |
| Waitec Action 8 | n/a (requires 8X media) | 14:19 | 14:48 | 14:00 | 23:43 | 29:13 |
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Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)
Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.
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