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    Ripping speeds

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by danielbb, Jun 14, 2007.

  1. danielbb

    danielbb Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is it normal for a laptop drive to rip at only 2x? A 3.9gb dvd is looking to take 20mins! its starts at 1.7x and very slowly creeps up. ultra dma 2 is enable.

    XP fully up to date.

    Drive: new NEC AD-5540A

    I6400
    2ghz duo
    2gb
    5400rpm

    I have now noticed the max rip speed to be 8x which is crap, but i cant get nowhere near it.

    thanks :)
     
    danielbb, Jun 14, 2007
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  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    20 minutes to rip a DVD doesn't sound too bad to me. Which software are you using? The best way to make comparisons is for other people to use the same software with other ODDs.

    I know that for ripping CDs, the Teac DV-W28EA is about 50% faster than the Toshiba-Samsung TS-L632M (which is newer), so ripping performance must vary with brand and design.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Jun 14, 2007
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  3. olyteddy

    olyteddy Notebook Deity

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    Does it rip data DVDs any quicker? Some drives have a 'feature' known as Rip-Lock that limits reading speed if the source is a commercial DVD. If that's the case, you might find modded firmware that gets around that.
    PS, you can check transfer speed with Nero CD-DVD Speed, available free.
     
    olyteddy, Jun 14, 2007
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  4. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Notebook Optical Drives are much slower in comparison to their desktop counterparts. One obvious reason is their size and build, as the RPMs may head to a dangerous state(and temperature) in such a small drive.

    You may want to invest in a firewire external Optical Drive.
     
    coriolis, Jun 15, 2007
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