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CD-RW Read Speeds
12:00 PM - October 31, 2002 by
Harald Thon
Source: Tom's Hardware US – Keywords: high, speed, burning, usb2
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Source: Tom's Hardware US – Keywords: high, speed, burning, usb2
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CD-RW Read Speeds
This test used a backup copy of the original CD on a Liteon HS-RW disc (4x-12x):
- ATIP: 97m 15s 35f
- Disc Manufacturer: NAN-YA Plastics Corp.
- Reflective layer: Phase change
- Media type: CD-ReWritable
- Recording Speeds: min. unknown - max. unknown
- Nominal Capacity: 702.83 MB (79m 59s 74f / LBA: 359849)

This is where the unit really showed what it was made of. Measuring very close to 41x, with seek times better than 100ms, this is definitely one of the top current performers in this particular discipline.
| CDRW | Average Reading Speed | Start Reading Speed | End Reading Speed | Access Times Random | Access Times 1/3 | Access Times Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liteon LXR24101A | 16.00X | 17.78X | 15.97X | 119 ms | 132 ms | 210 ms |
| Waitec Frisby II | 31.16X | 20.24X | 40.98X | 95 ms | 102 ms | 164 ms |
| Yamaha CRW-F1UX | 32.12X | 18.98X | 42.29X | 126 ms | 138 ms | 264 ms |
Read Performance Part II: Audio
To test the digital audio extraction rate, or DAE, we used the DAE tool EAC 0.9b4 together with Nero CD Speed 1.0. Our test CD was a copy of "TOPP99 CD1" which contains 20 tracks and has a total playing time of 78 minutes, 24 seconds.
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