- CD-R Format

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

According to Nero CDSpeed, the reported average speed when recording at 40X is 30.15X.

Even though the max writing speed for CD media according to the manufacturer is 48X, we didn't manage to achieve such a speed in our tests as we will also see later on. The maximum attainable speed was 40X.

- 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.

Fastest burns came with Ridisc and BenQ media, burned in 3:15mins at the max speed of 40X. All discs were burned at the same approximate speed, revealing stable behavior.

- Other features

The drive supports CD Overburning up to 99mins.

- CD-RW Format

The Plextor PX-750A supports 24X (CAV) 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 writing speed of 17.86X.