CD Recording Tests

- CD-R Format

The drive supports 4X, 8X, 16X (CLV), 24X, 32X and 40X (Z-CLV) writing speeds.

According to Nero CDSpeed, the drive reached a maximum speed of 40.48X after 3.09 mins. The test started at 16.00X and had an average speed of 31.76X.

- 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 demonstrating all recording times with various media.

Once again, due to the different supported speeds, for CD writing this time, the Plextor was the fastest while the NEC and LG drives followed.

- Other features

The LG GSA-4163B supports overburning, writing up to 95mins and can read/write CD-Text.

- CD-RW Format

The drive supports both the HS-RW and US-RW formats. With US-RW media, 16X (CLV) and 24X (Z-CLV) writing speeds are available.

Below you can see the Nero CD-DVD Speed writing simulation test with blank 24X US-RW media from Mitsubishi Chemicals.

According to Nero CDSpeed, the drive reached a maximum of 24.02X writing speed. The test started at 16.00X, having an average speed of 23.30X. The time needed for this task was 3:36min.

- CD-RW Mount Rainier

The drive doesn't support the Mount Rainier feature.