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*urvieh* · 25-11-2003

The data sheet of the PP says it has a buffer of 8 megs. Feurio, however, does only take 4 of them. Is the rest used by the devices itsself? Ehm, is it a marketing gag by Plextor?

**G@M3FR3@K** · 25-11-2003

It is true that part of the buffer is used by the drive itself (this is the case with every writer) but it's not 50%. The Premium has an 8MB buffer so I think Feurio! is reporting the wrong size. Nero reports 8MB here and so does PlexTools (8192KB).

*urvieh* · 26-11-2003

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Originally posted by G@M3FR3@K
The Premium has an 8MB buffer so I think Feurio! is reporting the wrong size.(8192KB).

Thanks for your reply. Well, it reports the full 8 MB but says that only about half of it are available. Weird. OTOH, buffer underruns are very frequent with the Plextools.

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G@M3FR3@K Senior Moderator Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Utrèg, The Netherlands Posts: 8,777	It is true that part of the buffer is used by the drive itself (this is the case with every writer) but it's not 50%. The Premium has an 8MB buffer so I think Feurio! is reporting the wrong size. Nero reports 8MB here and so does PlexTools (8192KB). __________________ CDFreaks.com - Independent CD and DVD recording news around the clock! I do not provide support via PM or e-mail, use our Forum instead. Need some help? Please use our search function first. When asking for help, please detail your problem! Become a member of this forum, it's free! Register here!

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