- Enhanced IDE (ATAPI) interface.
- Formats supported:
- DVD-ROM : DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD-R
- CD-ROM : CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-DA, CD-I, CD-I Bridge, CD-MIDI, CD-G, CD-RW,
CD-R, CD-TEXT Multisession (Photo-CD,CD-EXTRA)
- Reads discs of 8 and 12 cm in diameter
- Data buffer: 512 KBytes
- Data rate:
- DVD Transfer Rate 16X (21,600KByte/s)
- CD Transfer Rate 48X (8,212KByte/s )
- Access time:
- Installation: horizontal and vertical
- Weight: 915 g
The drive came in the OEM package. The front panel has only a Load/Eject
button. As there are 12x and 16x models of this drive under the same name
they are always mixed up.
Test results
Quality of operation with CDs
CDWinBench 99
- CDWinMark99 - 1480
- CD-ROM Transfer Rate
- Inside - 2840 KBytes/s
- Outside - 6670 KBytes/s
- CPU utilization - 9.2%
- CD-ROM Access Time - 85.5 ms
Nero CD-Speed
The following information on the drive is obtained with the Drive
check utility:
- Vendor : MATSHITA
- Product : DVD-ROM SR-8586
- Firmware version : 3Z24
- Buffer size : 512 KBytes
- Maximum read speed : 8448 KBytes/sec (48 X)
- CDDA accurate : yes
- C2 pointers : yes
- Speed settings : 8-20-32-40-48 X
- Read RAW mode : yes
According to these data the drive supports all functions necessary for
accurate capture of audio tracks.
Testing of the drive using a standard CD
 |
PANASONIC SR-8586B |
| Average Speed |
33.03x |
| Start Speed |
14.89x |
| End Speed |
9.78x |
| Random Seek |
76 ms |
| 1/3 Seek |
85 ms |
| Full Seek |
139 ms |
| Reading type |
CAV |
| CPU usage 1x |
1% |
| Accurate stream |
Yes |
| DAE quality Score |
10 |
| SpinUp Time |
1.66 sec |
| SpinDown Time |
0.23 sec |
| Disc Recognition Time |
7.49 sec |
CD-ROM Drive Analyzer
CD-R reading
CD-RW reading
Damaged CD reading
Reading of CD-ROM discs is uncertain, especially if discs are of poor quality.
The speed was jumping much. And this affected the reading time.
Advanced DAE Quality(Nero CD-Speed)
| Offset |
2644 bytes (661 samples) |
| Sequential Read Test |
Average Speed: 15,83 X
Data Errors: 0
Sync Errors: 0 |
| Harmonica Read Test |
Sync error at 04:21.26 (-1)
Sync error at 04:25.26 (-1)
Sync error at 04:36.01 (-1)
Sync error at 04:37.26 (-1)
Sync error at 04:42.51 (-1)
Sync error at 04:58.51 (-1)
Average Access Time: 138 ms
Data Errors: 173
Sync Errors: 6
Total Data Errors: 173
Total Sync Errors: 6
Quality Score: 95.5 |
| On The Fly Copying Simulation |
Copying at 1 X
OK
Copying at 2 X
OK
Copying at 4 X
OK
Copying at 6 X
OK
Copying at 8 X
OK
Copying at 10 X
too slow
Copying at 12 X
too slow
Copying at 16 X
too slow |
| CD Text |
Drive is capable of reading CD Text information |
| Subchannel Data |
Test 1
Track (01): 01
Relative position (01:05.00): 01:05.00
Absolute position (01:07.00): 01:07.00
Index (5): 5
Test 2
Track (17): 17
Relative position (01:33.00): 01:33.00
Absolute position (33:35.00): 33:35.00
Index (1): 1
Test 3
Track (36): 36
Relative position (00:00.00): 00:00.00
Absolute position (70:02.00): 70:02.00
Index (1): 1 |
| Leadin |
Drive cannot read data from the Leadin |
| Leadout |
Drive cannot read data from the Leadout |
Soundtrack extraction from audio CDs (CDDAE 99)
|
Licensed CD |
Pirated CD |
| Average extraction speed |
15.7x |
12.4x |
| Total errors |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Direct copying of data from a 780 MBytes CD-R onto a hard
disc.
The drive read the 780 MBytes disc very good. The time of full copying is
5 min. 5 sec.
Quality of operation with DVD discs
Nero DVD Speed
Testing with a two-layer DVD disc
|
PANASONIC SR-8586B |
| Average Speed |
6.25x |
| Start Speed |
3.43x |
| End Speed |
4.38x |
| Random Seek |
104 ms |
| 1/3 Seek |
110 ms |
| Full Seek |
206 ms |
| Reading type |
CAV |
| CPU usage 1x |
15% |
| SpinUp Time |
N/A sec |
| SpinDown Time |
0.16 sec |
| Layer Change Time |
51 ms |
| Disc Recognition Time |
10.55 sec |
DVD-Video playback with the Cyberlink PowerDVD
2.55
The DVD-Video was played without any problems; no artifacts were noticed.
Changing of the layer didn't affect the quality of reproduction.
Noise characteristics.
- Tray - 5/10
- CD
- Seek - 6/10
- Total noise - 6/10
- DVD
- Seek - 7/10
- Total noise - 7/10
At the maximum and reduced speed the noise level was quite high. Speed
reduction is possible only with the help of external programs (CDBremse,
Nero DriveSpeed): 48x-40x-32x-20x-8x.
Vibration
When working with badly balanced CDs the drive didn't shine. It vibrated
quite much. However, vibration didn't prevent from reading discs at a high
speed.
Thermal conditions.
There are no any complains about its thermal conditions. The data were
read after an intensive 2-hour operation:
T inside the case - 35°C
T of the upper surface - 41°C
T of the lower surface - 43°C
Possibility to make the drive region free (RPC-1).
According to www.firmware.fr.st,
you can change the firmware version to make the drive region free.
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