- CD-R Format

The drive supports 8X, 12X, 16X (CLV), 32X and 40X (P-CAV) writing speeds.

According to Nero CDSpeed, the drive reached the maximum 40X speed. The test started at 17.74X and finished at 39.98X having an average speed of 30.32X.

- Other features

The DW1625 supports overburning, writing up to 99min. and can read/write CD-Text.

- CD-RW Format

The DW1625 supports 16X CLV and 24X P-CAV rewriting speeds with Ultra Speed Rewritable Media (US-RW). The drive also writes at 4X/10X CLV with HS-RW discs, while NS (1~4X) CD-RW media is not supported. Below you can see the Nero CD-DVD Speed writing simulation test with blank 24x US-RW media from Mitsubishi Chemicals. The average writing speed was 23.47X

- CD-RW Mount Rainier Tests

The BenQ DW1625 does not support the Mount Rainier format.