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CDRW Drives Hit 52X Speeds

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the fastest-coasters-yet dept.

Sr.Mixalot writes "Just when you think you couldn't burn those shared MP3s any faster, Asus comes out with a 52X Burner. This review at Hot Hardware shows just how fast this drive is versus a Plextor 48X unit. Amazingly, this new breed of CDRW Drives can burn a complete 700MB CD in about 2.5 minutes!"

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  1. Thanks, but no thanks. by roka · · Score: 5, Funny

    12x ought to be enough for everyone ;)

  2. LED magic by peculiarmethod · · Score: 5, Funny

    'They glow green during read operations and yellow/amber during writes.'

    When is someone gonna post how to exchange the green LED for super duper bright blue?

    pm

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  3. Awesome by cioxx · · Score: 5, Funny


    This sounds a like a perfect recipe for Senseless Explosion

  4. is this really an improvement? by EvilStein · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess that the higher numbers sound kind of cool, but when the thing has a glitch that flings the CD-R media out of the drive at 5000mph, nearly severing your head and wedging itself in your stereo, you've just gotta ask yourself "Is burning a CD 2 minutes faster worth the risk?"

  5. 2.5 Minutes? by anonicon · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's still a lot slower than the matter generator on Star Trek. When the hell are we going to get those? :-D

  6. What about... by atomico · · Score: 5, Funny
    ... a CD-RW drive that lasts more than two years, even with light use? And records reliably?


    That would be sooo nice... maybe our grandchildren will see it :)

  7. Obligatory Simpsons reference by graveyhead · · Score: 5, Funny

    CowboyNeal: It can burn a cd in 2.5 minutes.

    Homer: Aww 2.5 minutes. I want it now!

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