CD Recording Tests

- CD-R Format

The drive supports 8X, 16X, 24X, 32X, 40X and 48X (CAV) writing speeds.

According to Nero CDSpeed, the drive clocked in an average speed of 36.36X. The test started at 21.43X and finished at 48.08X.

- 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 according to the inserted media. Below is a chart depicting all recording times with various media.

You will notice here that not all media could be recorded at 48X, not even good quality media such as TY. The ND-3500A had the same problem. The burner needed 3:03mins to complete a succesfull burn at 48X, and 3:33mins at 32X.

- Other features

- CD-RW Format

The ND-3520A supports 4X, 10X, 16X (CLV) and 24X (Z-CLV) rewriting speeds, 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.

- CD-RW Mount Rainier

The NEC ND-3520A does not support the Mount Rainier feature.