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Toshiba SD-R5372
Review
Summary Specifications
| DVD-ROM
(16X) |
120ms |
| CD-ROM
(40X) |
100ms |
| DVD-RAM
(2X) |
200ms |
| DVD-ROM (12X) |
115ms |
| CD-ROM (40X) |
100ms |
| DVD-RAM (2X) |
160ms |
| DVD-ROM |
21,632KByte/s |
| DVD±R |
16,224KByte/s |
| DVD+R DL |
10,816KByte/s |
| CD-ROM/-R |
7,200 KByte/s |
| DVD-RAM |
2,704 KByte/s |
| Multi Word DMA
Mode 2 (ATAPI) |
16.7MB/sec |
| PIO Mode 4 (ATAPI) |
16.7MB/sec |
| Ultra DMA |
33.3MB/sec |
| Dimensions |
1.63" x 5.75" x
7.46" (41.5mm x 146mm x 189.5mm) |
| Weight |
2.20 lbs. (1.0kg) |
| Write |
DVD-R,
DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW,
CD-R, CD-RW, High Speed CD-RW,
Ultra Speed CD-RW |
| Read |
DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW,
DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM,
CD-DA, CD+G, CD-MIDI, CD-TEXT,
CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, MIXED MODE
CD, CD-I, CD-I Bridge (Photo-CD,
Video-CD), Multi-session CD (Photo
CD, CD-Extra, Portfolio, CD-R,
CD-RW) |
| Operation Temperature |
41°F - 122°F
(5°C to 50°C) |
| Buffer Size |
2MB |
| Power Requirements |
DC 5V/12V |
| MTBF |
100,000 POH |
Detailed Drive
Features
|
Form
factor
|
Half-Height |
Internal/External
|
Internal drive |
Disk
loading mechanism
|
Motorized tray |
Data
buffer capacity
|
2,048kByte |
ROM
type
|
Flash-ROM |
High-speed
recording
|
Supports Ultra-Speed CD-RW
recording on Ultra-Speed CD-RW
media |
Buffer
underrun protection
|
Built-in functionality to prevent
buffer underrun |
Emergency
eject
|
Please refer to chapter "Emergency
eject" in the manual
|
Region
protection code level (RPC)
|
RPC-2 |
Speed factors
|
Maximum
speed factor CD read (CAV)
|
From 20.7 To 48 x
|
Maximum
speed factor Audio-CD play (PCAV)
|
From 4 To 6 x
|
Maximum
speed factor CD-DA transfer
|
max. 6x |
Maximum
speed factor Video-CD play (PCAV)
|
From 4 To 6 x
|
Maximum
speed factor CD-R write (CAV)
|
From 20.7 To 48 x
|
Maximum
speed factor CD-RW read (CAV)
|
From 10.3 To 24 x
|
Maximum
speed factor CD-RW write (CLV,
standard mode)
|
4x |
Maximum
speed factor CD-RW write (CLV,
High-Speed mode)
|
10x |
Maximum
speed factor CD-RW write (ZCLV,
Ultra-Speed mode)
|
12 x
24 x
|
Maximum
speed factor DVD+R write, Range
|
From 6.6 To 16 x
|
Maximum
speed factor DVD+RW read (CAV)
|
From 4 To 8 x
|
Maximum
speed factor DVD read (CAV, single
layer)
|
From 6.6 To 16 x
|
Maximum
speed factor DVD read (CAV, dual
layer)
|
From 5 To 12 x
|
Maximum
speed factor DVD-RAM read (4.7
GB/side)
|
2x |
Maximum
speed factor DVD-R read (CAV)
|
From 5 To 12 x
|
Maximum
speed factor DVD-R write
|
12 x
Firmware "TU53" :
16 x
|
Maximum
speed factor DVD-RW write (CLV)
|
4x |
Maximum
speed factor DVD-RW read (CAV)
|
From 4 To 8 x
|
Sustained block transfer rate
|
CD
(CAV)
|
From 776 To 1,800 Blocks/s
|
CD
(PCAV)
|
From 300 To 428 Blocks/s
|
CD-RW
(PCAV)
|
From 300 To 450 Blocks/s
|
DVD
(CAV, single layer)
|
From 4,462 To 10,816 Blocks/s
|
DVD
(CAV, dual layer)
|
From 3,380 To 8,112 Blocks/s
|
DVD-R
(PCAV)
|
From 4,462 To 10,816 Blocks/s
|
DVD-RW
(PCAV)
|
From 4,462 To 10,816 Blocks/s
|
DVD+R
(PCAV)
|
From 2,772 To 6,760 Blocks/s
|
DVD+RW
(PCAV)
|
From 2,772 To 6,760 Blocks/s
|
DVD-RAM
Ver. 2.1 (ZCLV)
|
1,352Blocks/s |
Sustained data transfer rate
|
CD
(CAV, Mode 1)
|
From 2,588 To 6,000 kByte/s
|
CD
(CAV, Mode 2)
|
From 2,950 To 6,843 kByte/s
|
CD
(PCAV, Mode 1)
|
From 600 To 900 kByte/s
|
CD
(PCAV, Mode 2)
|
From 684 To 1,026 kByte/s
|
DVD+RW
(PCAV)
|
From 5,408 To 10,816 kByte/s
|
DVD+R
(CAV)
|
From 8,923 To 21,632 kByte/s
|
DVD+RW
(CAV)
|
From 5,543 To 13,520 kByte/s
|
DVD
(CAV, single layer)
|
From 8,923 To 21,632 kByte/s
|
DVD
(CAV, dual layer)
|
From 6,760 To 16,224 kByte/s
|
DVD-RAM
Ver. 2.1 (ZCLV)
|
2,704kByte/s |
DVD-R
(CAV)
|
From 8,923 To 21,623 kByte/s
|
DVD-RW
(CAV)
|
From 5,543 To 13,520 kByte/s
|
Burst data transfer rate
|
PIO
mode 4
|
16.7MByte/s |
Multiple-word
DMA transfer (Mode 2)
|
16.7MByte/s |
Ultra
DMA
|
33.3MByte/s |
Average random access time
|
CD
|
100ms |
DVD
|
120ms |
DVD-RAM
|
200ms |
Average random seek time
|
CD
|
100ms |
DVD
|
115ms |
DVD-RAM
|
160ms |
Average full stroke access time
|
CD
|
170ms |
DVD
|
200ms |
DVD-RAM
|
400ms |
Applicable read/write formats
|
Applicable
write format CD-R/-RW
|
Disc-At-Once
Track-At-Once
Session-At-Once
Packet Writing
|
Applicable
write format DVD-R
|
Disc-At-Once
Incremental write
|
Applicable
write format DVD-RW
|
Disc-At-Once
Incremental write
Restricted overwrite
|
Applicable
write format DVD+R
|
Sequential Write
|
Applicable
write format DVD+RW
|
Sequential Write
Random Write
|
Applicable
write disc
|
CD-MIDI
CD-DA
CD+(E)G
CD-MIDI
CD-TEXT
CD-ROM
CD-ROM XA
Mixed Mode CD
CD-i
CD-i Bridge (Photo-CD)
CD-i Bridge (Video-CD)
Multisession CD (Photo-CD)
Multisession CD (CD-Extra)
Multisession CD (Portfolio-CD)
DVD-R Ver. 2.0 for General
8x-Speed DVD-R Rev. 3.0
DVD-RW Ver. 1.2 for General
4x-Speed DVD-RW Rev. 2.0
DVD+R 4.7 GB Ver. 1.2
DVD+RW 4.7 GB Ver. 1.2
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Applicable
disc formats
|
CD-ROM
CD-ROM XA
CD+(E)G
CD-DA
CD-i
CD-i Bridge (Photo-CD)
CD-i Bridge (Video-CD)
CD-MIDI
CD-TEXT
Mixed Mode CD
Multisession CD-Extra
Multisession CD-R
Multisession CD-RW
Multisession Photo-CD
Multisession Portfolio-CD
DVD-ROM (DVD-5)
DVD-ROM (DVD-9)
DVD-ROM (DVD-10)
DVD-ROM (DVD-18)
DVD-R Ver. 2.01 for General
DVD-RW Ver. 1.1
DVD+R Ver. 1.11
DVD+RW Ver. 1.2
DVD-RAM Ver. 2.1
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Rotational speed
|
CD-ROM
(CAV)
|
9,500rpm |
CD-DA
transfer (CAV)
|
7,900rpm |
Audio
CD (PCAV)
|
From 1,200 To 2,000 rpm
|
Video
CD (PCAV)
|
From 1,200 To 2,000 rpm
|
CD-R
(CAV)
|
9,500rpm |
CD-R
write (ZCLV)
|
From 4,740 To 5,530 rpm
|
CD-RW
write (CLV, standard mode)
|
From 790 To 1,840 rpm
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CD-RW
write (CLV, High-Speed mode)
|
From 1,980 To 4,580 rpm
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CD-RW
write (ZCLV, Ultra-Speed mode)
|
From 4,740 To 5,530 rpm
|
DVD
(CAV, single layer)
|
9,200rpm |
DVD
(CAV, dual layer)
|
7,580rpm |
DVD-RAM
Ver. 2.1 (ZCLV)
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From 1,400 To 3,300 rpm
|
DVD+R
(CAV)
|
6,900rpm |
DVD+RW
(CAV)
|
5,300rpm |
DVD+RW
write (CLV)
|
From 2,300 To 5,300 rpm
|
Load/eject
|
Load/eject
methods
|
Electrical load/eject (Eject
button)
Emergency eject
Load by pressing the tray
Load/eject by ATAPI command
|
Acoustic noise
|
Acoustic
noise
|
42dB |
Spin-up time
|
CD
|
2.0s |
DVD
|
2.0s |
DVD-RAM
|
2.0s |
Air flow
|
Air
flow
|
Not required |
Media information
|
Optical
disk diameter
|
120 mm mm
80 mm (usable only in horizontal position of the drive) mm
|
Data block capacity
|
CD
(Mode 1)
|
2,048Byte/block |
CD
(Mode 2)
|
2,336Byte/block |
DVD-ROM
|
2,048Byte/block |
DVD-RAM
|
2,048Byte/block |
Disc capacity
|
CD
(Mode 1)
|
656.5MByte |
CD
(Mode 2)
|
748.8MByte |
DVD-5
|
4,377MByte |
DVD-9
|
7,959MByte |
DVD-10
|
8,754MByte |
DVD-18
|
15,917MByte |
DVD-RAM
Ver. 1.0
|
2,324MByte |
DVD-RAM
Ver. 2.1
|
4,377MByte |
DVD-R
Ver. 1 (3.9 GByte)
|
3,679MByte |
DVD-R
Ver. 2 (4.7 GByte)
|
4,377MByte |
DVD-RW
|
4,377MByte |
Installation conditions
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Installation
conditions
|
Mount the drive within 20° of
the horizontal positions and
within 10° of the vertical
positions. |
Jumper settings
|
Jumper
settings
|
Please refer to chapter "Jumper
settings" in the manual. |
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
|
MTBF
|
100,000Hours |
MTBF assumptions
|
Power-on
hours
|
5,436Hours/year |
On/off
cycles
|
313Cycles/year |
Number
of accesses
|
600,000Accesses/year |
MTTR (Mean Time To Repair)
|
MTTR
|
0.5Hours |
Drive life
|
Drive
life
|
15,000Hours |
Load/eject
|
10,000Times |
Interface
connector: Attach/detach
|
20Times (min.) |
Power
connector: Attach/detach
|
20Times (min.) |
Temperature and humidity
|
Operating
temperature
|
From 5 To 50 °C
|
Storage
temperature
|
From -10 To 60 °C
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Shipping
temperature
|
From -40 To 65 °C
|
Operating
temperature gradient
|
11°C/hour |
Storage
temperature gradient
|
20°C/hour |
Shipping
temperature gradient
|
20°C/hour |
Operating
humidity
|
From 8 To 80 %
|
Storage
humidity
|
From 5 To 95 %
|
Shipping
humidity
|
From 5 To 95 %
|
Condensation
|
In all the above conditions
there must be no condensation. |
Vibration
|
Operating
(Read, no hard error)
|
0.25G |
Operating
write
|
0.25G |
Non-operating
(No damage)
|
1G |
Shipping
(No damage)
|
1G |
Shock
|
Operating
(Horizontal, read, no retry)
|
1.5G |
Operating
(Vertical, read, no retry)
|
0.8G |
Operating
(Read, no data loss)
|
10G |
Operating
(Horizontal, write, no error)
|
1.5G |
Operating
(Vertical, write, no error)
|
0.8G |
Non-operating
(no disk mounted, no damage)
|
50G |
Drop
(bulk package, 10 pcs.)
|
0.6 m drop once for each 6
surfaces, 1 edge and 1 corner. |
Drop
(bulk package, 15 pcs.)
|
0.4 m drop once (Bottom side
only). |
Operating pressure and altitude
|
Operating
|
From 0 To 3,000 m
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Shipping
|
From 0 To 12,000 m
|
External dimensions
|
WxHxD
|
146 x 41.5 x 193mm |
Mass (Weight)
|
Net.
|
1.0kg |
Individual
package
|
1.5kg |
Bulk
package (10 pcs.)
|
11kg |
Bulk
package (15 pcs.)
|
16kg |
Configuration
|
Optical
pick-up
|
1-lens/2-laser system.
|
Laser
wave lengths
|
DVD: 650 nm
CD: 780 nm
|
Spindle
motor
|
Brushless DC-motor |
Feed
motor
|
DC-motor |
Load/eject
motor
|
DC-motor |
Source voltage
|
Operating
|
+ 12 V (+/- 5 %)
+ 5 V (+/- 5 %)
|
Start-up
|
+ 12 V (+/- 8 %)
+ 5 V (+/- 8 %)
|
Analogue out
|
Output
level
|
0.72V |
Type
|
Unbalanced |
Load
impedance
|
47kOhm |
Frequency
response
|
From 20 To 20,000 Hz
|
Distortion
(Attenuation)
|
-73dB |
Signal-to-noise
ratio
|
80dB |
Digital out
|
Output
level
|
0.5V |
Type
|
Unbalanced |
Load impedance
|
75kOhm |
Headphones out (Optional)
|
Output
level
|
0.9V |
Level
adjust controller
|
Continuous type (Thumb wheel
knob) |
Load
impedance
|
100kOhm |
Connector
|
3.5 mm diameter stereo headphone
jack |
Audio modes
|
Audio
modes
|
A command can be used to select
a mode from 16 available, such
as ´Stereo´, ´Lch
Mono´, Rch Mono´, ´Mute´etc.
The default mode is ´Stereo´.
Audio out is automatically muted
in the digital data area and
seek state.
A command can be used to select an attenuator (line output) level from
16 levels. The default level is 0 dB.
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Interface
|
Applicable
to
|
ANSI X3T13 1532D Rev. 2a
ATAPI SFF8090i Ver. 5, Rev. 1.4
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Connections and cables
|
Power
supply cable length
|
2m |
ATAPI-cable
length
|
0.46m |
Audio
cable length
|
3m |
Electrostatic discharge
|
Conforms
to standard
|
EN61000-4-2
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Damage
including
|
Min. 15kV |
Operating
|
Max. 8kV |
Safety standards/Agency approvals
|
Safety
|
CAN/CSA-22.2 No. 60950-1
EN60950-1
UL 60950-1
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Laser
|
EN60825-1+A2
FDA CFR21
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EMI
|
Taiwan EMI CNS 13438
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CE
|
EN 55022+A1+A2
EN55024+A1+A2
EN61000-4-2+A1+A2
EN61000-4-3+A2
EN61000-4-4+A1+A2
EN61000-4-5+A1
EN61000-4-6+A1
EN61000-4-8+A1
EN61000-4-11+A1
Korean EMC RRL (MIC) No. 122
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Maintenance and handling
|
Optical
pick-up head
|
Optical pick-up: A dirty optical
pick-up will degrade the access
time. Please do not try to clean
it yourself! |
Optical
media
|
Optical disk: Try to avoid
touching the data area of the
disk as dirt and smears will
degrade the disk accessing speed.
If the disk is dirty, wipe with
a soft cloth from the center
of the media straight to the
outside. |
Our Test Machine's Specs:
Pentium 4 3GHz (not over clocked)
1GB RDRAM
ABIT Motherboard
NOTE:
Firmware TU55 now enables the SD-R5372 to write new DVD-RW 6x and DVD+RW 8x
media.
Toshiba Introduction
This DVD-Writer is
collaboration with Samsung and
sold under the Toshiba Samsung
Storage Technologies (TSST)
label. Headquartered in Japan and
Korea, TSST (Toshiba Samsung Storage
Technologies) is 51 per cent owned
by Toshiba and 49 per cent owned
by Samsung. The TSST joint venture
includes product and business planning,
product development, procurement
and sales for optical disc drives
(ODDs), world-wide.
A little history
about Toshiba's storage division:
Toshiba Storage
Device Division (former "Disk
Product Division") has been
in existence since 1972 when it began
producing 14 inch Hard Disk Drives
for the OEM market place. In 1975
it started the production of 8 inch
Hard Disk Drives for the then infant
computer industry in Europe, followed
by 5.25 inch, 3.5 inch and 2.5 inch
hard drives. As the industry continued
to grow Toshiba established a European
presence in 1987 based in Neuss,
Germany. Toshiba's presence in Europe
has since expanded to include sales
and support offices in the U. K.& the
Republic of Ireland. Toshiba was
the first manufacturer to offer a
2.5 inch 40 MB HDD using two glass
platters. Nowadays Toshiba reinforces
its industry-leading position with
new high-capacity, high-performance
2.5 inch hard-disk drives up to 80
GB, world leaders in their class.
Toshiba Storage Device Division is
one of the few optical storage vendors
that is able to support its European
customer base directly with local
European Sales, Marketing, Technical
and Operational staff.
Toshiba also developed the CD-ROM's successor the DVD-ROM and later the first
multifunction combination CD-Re-writer/DVD-ROM all-in-one.
This is Toshiba's
fourth DVD writer and the sequel
to the SDR-5272 which was released
in spring 2004.
It is the first
and only drive on the market to offer
5x DVD Double layer recording
and offers 16x DVD+R &
16 x DVD-R writing, 4x DVD-RW / 4
x DVD+RW. Like most DVD Writers it
also functions as a CD writer offering
the speeds of 48
speed read / 24x re-write / 48
write.
In
this review we will compare it
with the new Plextor
716A drive.
What the package includes
The package contains:
- Toshiba SD-R5372
DVD±RW
Drive
- Quick Installation
Manual
- Audio cable
- IDE Cable
- Jumper & Jumper
tool
- Bag of
screws and emergency eject
tool
- 1 x 52 speed
Traxdata CD-R
- 1x 8 speed Traxdata DVD+R
- CD Marker Pen
2 software CDs containing:
- Operation
Manual & drivers (on CD) (Note
this driver is not covered on the
CD)
- Pinnacle Studio
9.1 SE & Pinnacle Instant CD/DVD
8.3 OEM
Depending on which country you
purchased the drive from you may
see a different software package
or nothing at all if you purchased
OEM.
The front of the drive resembles
a more traditional Toshiba design,
with no headphone socket, an emergency
eject hole and one multipurpose LED.
The back of the drive looks very
similar to any other ATAPI CD/DVD
writer.
You will find the usual connectors:
jumpers for making the drive a Master/Slave/Cable
Select, an analogue audio output
connector, a digital audio output
connector and a power connector.
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