Read speeds

[Nibbler]

I was just wondering:

If i burn a 16x CD, will it read the CD at 40x (the speed on my drive), or just 16x?


I apologise for being so dumb

 

[Sar]

Heh, it'll read at the drives max read speed.

It's slower writing because it has to ensure the data being copied is correct etc.

 

[Trem]

Correct me if im wrong, but dont the read speeds mean bugger all on cd roms?For example my plextor 40x scsi cd rom only has a guaranteed read speed of 17x.

 

[Sar]

It's a burst read speed from what I know.

 

[Testin da Cable]

Originally posted by Tremor
Correct me if im wrong, but dont the read speeds mean bugger all on cd roms?For example my plextor 40x scsi cd rom only has a guaranteed read speed of 17x.

minimum. it depends on the type of drive. your plextor40 may be called a 40max...like mine.

 

[Trem]

It is called a 40 max, i have no probs writing at 24x though due to the burn proof malarky, takes about 3.30 mins to do a full 80min cd, the reader has trouble reading certain cd-r's sometimes such as Mirror or datasafe, but i wouldn't swap it for nowt

 

[Testin da Cable]

to be 100% safe you could consider restraining your urge to burn at 16x......specially on a sunday with only one cdrw left

 

[Will]

You know 24x is the way to go.

 

[Sar]

I have a Ricoh DVD/CD-RW combo drive (region free too! ), which is bloody handy.

Max write speed is 16x, and max read speed is 32x

http://www.ricohpmmc.com/e_europe/drive/mp9120a/spec.html

Nice drive, does the job

 

[Sar]

Scrub that, max write speed is 12x

Ah well, mostly used for burning audio compilations anyway