Basics DVD-ROM Drive Technology - 33
Apple DVD-ROM Drive Specs The Apple DVD-ROM Drive is an ATAPI drive. It uses an IDE
port on the Macintosh for connection to the computer. Below
are some of the specs for the drive. Note that the above
transfer rate info varies from the data below. The numbers
above reflect the DVD specification where the below
numbers are for the drive that Apple is shipping.
Access Times (including latency)
DVD 170 ms or faster typical
CD 100 ms or faster typical
Data Capacity
DVD maximum 17 GB 256K Buffer