The TEAC DV-W516GB supports 48X CD-R and 24X US-RW recording speeds.

• CD-R Format

According to Nero CDSpeed, the drive confirmed the maximum 48X speed. The test started at 21.59X and finished at 48.83X, having an average speed of 36.95X.

• 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.

In the following graph, we can see the recording times for the TEAC DV-W516GB with the various CD-R media inserted.

• CD-RW Format

The TEAC DV-W516GB supports 24X 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 16.01X and reaches a maximum of 24.02X having an average speed of 22.48X.