Positive Points:
- Supports 32x Z-CLV writing
- Supports 12x CLV re-writing
- Supports ‘Mount Rainier’ format
- Huge 16MB buffer
- ExacLink Anti-Coaster Technology
- Good read performance with data discs
- Good write performance
- Good DAE quality
- Excellent seek-times
- Excellent DAE speeds
- Excellent read speed with CD-RW discs (up to 40x!)
- Excellent read speeds with copy-protected discs (using CloneCD)
- Supports UDMA 33
- Supports DAO-RAW writing
- Supports overburning (up to 99 minutes!)
- Supports writing of CD-Text
- Supports reading and writing of full SubChannel Data
- Supports CloneCD’s ‘Amplify Weak Sectors’ option
Negative Points:
- ‘Correct EFM Encoding’ not supported
- Rather picky with used media (stick to certified 32x CD-R’s)
- Couldn’t write at 20x
Well as you might have guessed we simply love the Mitsumi CR-480ATE. It supports all major features and then some. You
name it and the Mitsumi can do it; overburning, RAW writing, CD-Text, SubChannel Data, DAE, CD-RW, etc, etc, etc… It’s too
bad the drive didn’t support ‘Correct EFM Encoding’ which is needed to back-up SafeDisc 2 but luckily it did work with
CloneCD’s ‘Amplify Weak Sectors’ option.
Overall we give the Mitsumi a 9 out of 10 score. It didn’t get a 10 out of 10 because it’s rather picky with used
media but that’s about all we can think of. Like said before during the review:
Two thumbs up for the Mitsumi!
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