The GSA 52166D supports up to 48X writing speed with CD media, while it supports up to 32X with CD-RW.

• CD-R Format

According to Nero CDSpeed, the drive confirmed its maximum 48X writing speed. The test started at 21.53X and finished at 48.53X, having an average speed of 36.77X. Click on the image below for a larger view.

• CD-R Recording Times

For the burning tests, we created an 80min data compilation through Nero Burning Rom, recording the data on several 700MB discs. The drive needed only 2:28 minutes to complete this task at the maximum 48X writing speed.

In the following graph we can see the recording times of the 2166D with various CD-R media.

• CD-RW Format

The GSA-2166D supports 32X 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 16.10X and reaches a maximum of 32.18X having an average speed of 25.93X

- Overburning Test

The drive supports CD Overburning.