DVD±RW and CD-RW SuperMulti Double-Layer Combo Drive specifications

Applicable disc

Read

Write

 

 

 

CD-DA, CD+(E)G, CD-MIDI, CD- TEXT, CDROM, CD-ROM XA, MIXED MODE CD, CD-I, CD-I Bridge (Photo-CD, Video CD), Multisession CD (Photo-CD, CD- EXTRA, Portfolio, CD-R, CD-RW), CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM (DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18), DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD +R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM

CD-R and CD-RW DVD+R, DVD +RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-

RAM

Access time

CD

DVD

 

 

 

Random

< 175 ms

< 230 ms

 

 

 

Cache buffer

2.5 MB

 

 

 

 

Data transfer rate

 

 

 

 

 

24X CD-ROM

3,600 KB/sec

 

 

 

 

 

8X

DVD

10,800 KB/sec

 

 

 

 

24X CD-R

3,600 KB/sec

 

 

 

 

16X CD-RW

2,400 KB/sec

 

 

 

 

 

8X

DVD+R

10,800 KB/sec

 

 

 

 

 

4X

DVD+RW

5,400 KB/sec

 

 

 

 

 

8X

DVD-R

10,800 KB/sec

 

 

 

 

 

4X

DVD-RW

5,400 KB/sec

 

 

 

 

2.4X DVD+R(9)

2,700 KB/sec

 

 

 

 

 

5X

DVD-RAM

6,750 KB/sec

 

 

 

 

Transfer mode

Multiword DMA mode

 

 

 

 

 

74 Chapter 5 Specifications