- CD Format

The ASUS CRW-5232A-T supports up to 52X reading speed with CDR media and 40X with CDRW. Below are the transfer rate graphs and the comparison with the other two drives:

The drive confirmed the manufacturers specifications of 52X reading for CDR and CDROM media. All three drives reported similar performance with CD media while with US-RW, there was a difference due to each drive's supported speed, with the AOpen supporting 52X reading, the Asus 40X and Freecom only 32X.

- Appendix

Nero CD-DVD Speed Graphs

• CD Pressed / CD-R / US-RW