Looks like Trusted Reviews got hold of a NEC-3540A drive and also some Verbatim 4X DL media to try out. From the ratings graph on the main page of the review, I think they like this burner a lot!
| In fact, the little package from Verbatim didn't only include DVD-R DL media; it also included were a couple of boxes of 6x DVD-RW discs, so I was also able to evaluate the 6x DVD-RW specification of the ND-3540A too. Now, if I can just get hold of some 8x DVD+RW discs, I'll be able to test drives like this to their full ability. Looking at the specs of the ND-3540A it's clear that NEC was looking to create a very fast DVD writer. Both DVD+R and DVD-R discs are burned at 16x, while DVD+R DL media can be written at 8x and DVD-R DL discs will burn at 6x. For DVD+RW the ND-3540A is rated at 8x and it can write DVD-RW media at 6x. CD performance is up there with the best too, with 48x CD-R and 32x CD-RW ratings.
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The author Riyad Emeran, says that NEC likes to make sure their new drives are fastest around, we know for sure that NEC drives are quality. Plus, we also know that they have a heck of a lot of fans here at CD Freaks! Anyway, the drive is compared to a Plextor PX716-A and also a Toshiba SDR-5372 for burning times when using a few types of DVD and some CD media, so we can see how fast it is on his test bench.
You are all welcome of course to discuss his findings here or over in the NEC DVD Burner Forums. You may find this thread for a custom bitsetting firmware for this drive of interest as well.
Source: Trusted reviews
