- CD-R Format

The drive supports 4X, 10X, 16X (CLV), 24X, 32X (PCAV) and 40X (CAV) writing speeds.

According to Nero CDSpeed, the drive ended the test after 2.59mins. The test started at 17.79X and finished at 40.66X having an average speed of 30.51X.

- CD-R Recording Times

We created an 80min data compilation with Nero Burning Rom and recorded it on a 700MB disc. The writing performance varies depending on the inserted media. Below is a chart showing all recording times with various media. The best recording time came with Verbatim media at 3:22min.

- Other features

The drive supports overburning, writing up to 90mins and can read/write CD-Text.

- CD-RW Format

The drive supports both HS-RW and US-RW formats. With US-RW media 10X, 16X (CLV), 20X and 24X (Z-CLV) writing speeds are available, as Nero reports below.

Below you can see the Nero CD-DVD Speed writing simulation test with blank 24X US-RW media from Mitsubishi Chemicals.

According to Nero, the test ended after 3:44mins, reporting a maximum speed of 24.02X and an average speed of 22.43X.

- CD-RW Mount Rainier

The drive doesn't support the Mount Rainier feature.