DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive specifications

Applicable disc

Read:

Write:

 

CD-DA, CD+(E)G, CD-MIDI, CD-TEXT, CD-

CD-R and CD-RW

 

ROM, 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

 

 

 

 

Access time

CD

DVD

 

 

 

Random

< 110 ms

< 130 ms

 

 

 

Cache buffer

2 MB

 

 

 

 

Data transfer rate

 

 

 

 

 

24X CD-ROM

3,600 KB/sec

 

 

 

 

8X DVD

3,600 KB/sec

 

 

 

 

24X CD-R

3,600 KB/sec

 

 

 

 

24X CD-RW

3,600 KB/sec

 

 

 

 

Transfer mode

Multiword DMA mode 2

 

 

 

 

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