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LG GCE-8400B 40/12/40 CD-RW:
At first glance, the GCE-8400B might not look like anything special. With its SuperLink buffer underrun protection, 12x rewriting and 40x CD read and DAE speeds, the GCE-8400B is very similar to the 40x writers from other manufacturers. What makes the GCE-8400B stand out from the crowd is that it is the first 40x writer to use P-CAV, or Partial CAV, writing technology.
Until now, drives with 32x and 40x writing speeds have used Z-CLV, or Zone CLV. While this writing method has allowed drive manufacturers to reach even faster writing speeds, it's far from perfect. When a drive changes zones, writing is suspended and then restarts once the speed has increased to the next level. Unfortunately, this requires the zones to be linked. This linking creates gaps in the data; gaps that people mastering CD's or high quality audio do not want. On the other hand, P-CAV's speed changes are smooth. The speed accelerates over time and does not require the data to be linked. As we've seen with Yamaha's CRW3200, P-CAV technology can even cut a few precious seconds off of the total writing time.
As the first 40x P-CAV writer to hit the market, I'm sure you're wondering how the GCE-8400B compares to some of the fastest 40x Z-CLV drives available. Don't worry, we won't disappoint you. In this review we'll take a look at some of the features found on the GCE-8400B and then put it through CDRLabs' standard set of tests. Keep reading as we see how LG's new writer stacks up.
Tanx to CDRLabs.com full review here:> h--p://w-w.cdrlabs.com/reviews/index.php?reviewid=125
At first glance, the GCE-8400B might not look like anything special. With its SuperLink buffer underrun protection, 12x rewriting and 40x CD read and DAE speeds, the GCE-8400B is very similar to the 40x writers from other manufacturers. What makes the GCE-8400B stand out from the crowd is that it is the first 40x writer to use P-CAV, or Partial CAV, writing technology.
Until now, drives with 32x and 40x writing speeds have used Z-CLV, or Zone CLV. While this writing method has allowed drive manufacturers to reach even faster writing speeds, it's far from perfect. When a drive changes zones, writing is suspended and then restarts once the speed has increased to the next level. Unfortunately, this requires the zones to be linked. This linking creates gaps in the data; gaps that people mastering CD's or high quality audio do not want. On the other hand, P-CAV's speed changes are smooth. The speed accelerates over time and does not require the data to be linked. As we've seen with Yamaha's CRW3200, P-CAV technology can even cut a few precious seconds off of the total writing time.
As the first 40x P-CAV writer to hit the market, I'm sure you're wondering how the GCE-8400B compares to some of the fastest 40x Z-CLV drives available. Don't worry, we won't disappoint you. In this review we'll take a look at some of the features found on the GCE-8400B and then put it through CDRLabs' standard set of tests. Keep reading as we see how LG's new writer stacks up.
Tanx to CDRLabs.com full review here:> h--p://w-w.cdrlabs.com/reviews/index.php?reviewid=125
