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CDRW Drives Hit 52X Speeds
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!"
Are these just tricked up 48x drives like the 52x CD-ROM drives of a few years ago?
Stop corporate
Now we just need for CD-R/W media that can write *reliably* at 52x !
I can see these drives being woefully under-utilised till middle of next year...
-MT.
is it really worth paying some ghastly price per blank CD just do have it done it a minute instead of 10? It's not like many people spend all day burning discs ala factory-worker style.
I had a 2X burner since 1997.. got it for $250.. around then.. poor thing just recently died (R.I.P), but I feel that rather than buying a new CD-RW.. i think the best bet is to purchase a DVD-RW..
;-))
After researching a bunch of CD-RW's and reviews, etc.. I went ahead and purchased a Sony DRU-500A for $310.. pricey of course, but eh..
Just got it a week ago, and I'm impressed.. the CD-RW speed is only 24x, but the main thing is I can burn DVDs as well (which have been flawless, so far
So I guess pricewise and maybe because it's still a new technology, a CD-RW might still be the best for some, but if you know DVD-RW's are round the corner and expect to get one very soon, might as well take that approach..
"The ones who dont do anything are always the ones who try to pull you down" -- Henry Rollins
First, Lite-on had a 52x drive for a while now. Secondly, even 24x drives burn a cd in 2.5 minutes. Thirdly, this is just a blatant plug for a shitty hardware review site.
it has been perfected.
DVD burners are really looking good these days. At 4x DVD you can burn the equivalent of 8 CD's on 1 DVD in 15 minutes.
Faster, more convenient and occupies less space on that already crowded CD rack.
I could use the speed. Where I work we sometimes need to create presentations for clients in Director/Flash etc and these will need to be replicated onto multiple CDs - upto around 100 or so.. We use a standard CD RW for doing this.. if I am able to save 30 seconds on writing any CD, and I am doing 100 CDs.. I save a cool 50 minutes, which is not bad considering how boring the activity really is.
Also, we could use the speed when we need to backup the servers onto CD ROMs..
It's quite amusing that you associate mp3's with thievery. Kinda shows that the brainwashing by the Recording Industry has been quite successfull.
All right, who's the asshole that's been modding all these level-headed posts down as "Troll?"
.... 2.5?!?! I can hardly contain myself!!
My 12X burner can burn a whole CD in just over 6 minutes. This one is up to
Yeah, right.
Let's realize that they haven't factored in the cost of 52X certified media. Thanks but no thanks, I can spare the extra 4 minutes. Plus, at those speeds, God knows what the failure rate of burning is --- ever heard a 52X screamer CD-Rom go up to speed? You can keep this, Asus.
Right, but if you're really want to mass produce CDs, you're probably better off stamping them (seconds per CD) than burning them. The niche for a 52X burner is pretty small, since those who mass produce CDs will get them stamped, and the performance gain for someone who doesn't mass produce CDs is negligible. The only market this burner targets are people who need to have the latest and greatest in order to feel adequate...
There were some studies done a while ago that found cheap media would disintegrate at speeds faster than 48x. I dont think i'd trust my 200 CD-Rs that i got for $3 to work properly in anything faster than 24x.
"Sic Semper Tyrannosaurus Rex."
Thus the headline should read 28.32x burner released, compared with 28x, saves you 15 seconds!!
Yawn.
Bunk. I've been running a Pentium Pro 200 MHz since 1996 and I can burn at 40x no problem. But I don't try to do anything else during the process, I buy quality media, and I have a quality drive. If you buy no-name media and a no-name drive then you're asking for trouble.
-FF
SQUEAK, the Death of Rats explained.
Which was a bigger deal, the jump from 2X to 4X or 48X to 52X? Even ignoring the fact that the faster drives use a form of CAV and not CLV, a jump from 48 to 52 is...
And I don't want to hear from those people who say "well i've burned 100's of cd's at 48X and they all work fine for me." Yeah, in that one cdrom you use them in. Have you ever used the nero testing utility to check the number of C1 errors on those "perfect" disks of yours? Yeah they may work on your drive, but how about someome elses? And how about a year from now when they have a few scratches in them? I for one would hate to maintain multiple versions of disks, one for me, and one for everyone else.
In the end it all comes down to this. How much time does 52X save if you just have to burn it again anyway?
My advice is this....if you're getting a new burner, by all means get a fast one. When you start using new media, run some tests to find a safe speed, and then stick with that. But to those of you who ditch your perfectly fine 32X+ writer to buy a new 52X one...I think you're fools.
-Chris
--an unbreakable toy is useful for breaking other toys--
People, why do you make negative comment about faster/bigger things coming out. If five years from, you'd still be happy with your 8X CD burning, then that would be fine. But you won't be so STFU about not wanting anything more than 8X. I burn at 40X and I love it. And some day, when the price is right and things work well, I'll burn at 52X.
Modern Copyright is a draconian misinterpretation of the ethical copyright, originating in the American constitution. The modern copyright legislation is all based on laws passed as a result of high pressure from organization such as MPAA and RIAA. Thus, it is not unethical to not abide by these copyright laws.
Also, copyright infringement is by no means identical, similar or matching to the definition of "stolen" in the dictionary. Note that almost all definitions of theft insist that the stolen item must be removed completely, at least temporarily, from its rightful owner. Thus, as you see, copyright infringement cannot be classified as theft -- at least not in English.
The MPAA and RIAA have even managed to brainwash people like you into associating MP3's with copyright infringement, where in fact they are simply an audio compression format.
Not only the laser, but the disc itself can't wobble too much, or crack, distort, or break from the pressure of rotating so fast. If the manufacturing process makes the disc unstable in any way at those speeds to th epoint of not being reliable, it doesn't matter how good of a laser you have.
It's like trying to read the newspaper while driving in Boston: Not only do you have to keep read the same word over and over just to get it, but you're just askng to crash
CAn'T CompreHend SARcaSm?
I have one of these babies...they are awesome...beware of dodgy media though...one of them shattered in my drive...and it was an original...I had seen a very slight crack on the inside but never thought much of it but these drives spin so bloody fast so beware click link below to see the handywork...anyone else had any similar experience with these superfast drives?...Oh yeah, the drive was replaced so that was great.... http://www.geocities.com/athlonxpnz/jedi-outcast-s hattered-cd.jpg