The K14L supports 24X CD-R and 24X US-RW recording speeds.

• CD-R Format

The drive Cd media recording supported speeds...

The following screenshot confirms the maximum speed of 24X. The test started at 10.04X and finished at 23.99X, having an average speed of 16.85X. Click on the image for a full CDSpeed graph:

• CD-R Recording Times

Using Nero Burning Rom, we created an 80min data compilation, recording the data on several 700MB disc. In only 6:36 minutes, the Pioneer completed the task with a maximum speed of 24X.

In the graph that follows, we can see a graphical depiction of all the recording times with various discs, with the writing performance varying slightly according to the inserted media.

- CD Overburning

The drive does not support overburning.

• CD-RW Format

The K14L 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 16X and reaches a maximum of 24X. The test started at 10.06X and finished at 23.98X, having an average speed of 16.35X.