Like the previous LiteOn releases, the SHM-165P6S supports up to 48X writing speed for CD media, while it also supports up to 24X for CD-RW.

• CD-R Format

According to Nero CDSpeed, the drive confirmed the maximum 48X speed. The test started at 21.92X and finished at 49.13X, having an average speed of 37.27X. Click on the image below for an enlarged view.

• CD-R Recording Times

For the burning tests, we created an 80min data compilation with Nero Burning Rom, recording the data on several 700MB discs. The drive needed only 2:41minutes to complete this task at the maximum 48X writing speed.

In the following graph we can see the recording times the LiteOn 1635S reported with various CD-R media inserted.

• CD-RW Format

The LiteON SHM-165P6S supports 24X Z-CLV rewriting speed with Ultra Speed Rewritable Media (US-RW).

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

The drive starts the writing task at 15.98X and reaches a maximum of 23.97X having an average speed of 22.46X.

- Overburning Test

The drive supports overburning up to 99mins.