DVD±RW SuperMulti Double-Layer Drive specifications

Applicable disc

Read:

Write:

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

CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, MIXED MODE CD, CD-I, CD-I Bridge (Photo cD, Video CD), Multisession 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, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL

Access time

CD

DVD

 

 

 

Random

< 140 ms

< 160 ms

 

 

 

Cache buffer

0.5 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

 

 

 

 

 

8X

DVD+RW

10,800 KB/sec

 

 

 

 

 

8X

DVD-R

10,800 KB/sec

 

 

 

 

 

6X

DVD-RW

8,100 KB/sec

 

 

 

 

 

6X

DVD+R(9)

5,400 KB/sec

 

 

 

 

 

5X

DVD-RAM

6,750 KB/sec

 

 

 

 

Transfer mode

Multiword DMA Mode

 

 

 

 

 

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