- CD-R Format

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

According to Nero CD-DVD Speed, the reported average speed when recording at 48X is 36.60X.

- 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.

Best burn regarding to speed, was with Memorex Pro Gold media, burned in 2:49 minutes. All discs however reported similar times, at around 2:50 minutes.

- Other features

The drive supports CD Overburning up to 99mins.

- CD-RW Format

The Plextor 755SA supports 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 32X US-RW media.

The drive, when recording at 24X, reported an average writing speed of 23.47X.