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

According to Nero CDSpeed, the reported average speed when recording at 48X is 36.68X.

- 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 media. Below is a chart showing all recording times with various media.

All tested media were burned at the maximum speed of 48X. The recording times are rather low in comparison with the other drives, though LiteOn seems to be a liitle bit faster.

- Other features

The drive supports CD Overburning up to 99mins.

- CD-RW Format

The Plextor 760A 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 24X US-RW media.

The drive, when recording at 24X, reported an average 23.47X writing speed. You will notice in the above graph, that due to a bug with the CD-Speed and Plextor CD/RW strategy, the speed reported at the end of the test (9X CLV) refers only to the starting speed and not the end speed as it should.