Max Burn Speed

Hey I have I think an 8X DVD Burner...and it always says max burn speed is 8x..but current burn speed is always lurking around 5-6X...ne one know how to maximize the burn speed? I mean i have no complaints..i can burn a couple o gigs in 5 minutes...but I was juat wondering

the speed depends on what speed the media you are using will burn at

Why do you want to push the burn speed up? That is the fastest way I know of to generate coffee caosters.

it all depends... 8x is max, but it takes time for the computer parts to communicate, plus the buffer in the drive takes time...
5-6x is pretty fast anyways.

I have two 16x drives, but I've never seen it beyond 8x...even that speed is rare as well.

ohhk thanks..ye ai have a 16x drive..and my media is 8x...so i guess 6x isnt bad...appreciate the responses

GEE! I have a 16x that burns at 4x due to the reliable 4x media I get.

Remember that the fastest speeds are attained as the DVD becomes full and is burning near the outer edges. Just so you know, I routinely burn at 12X throughout the whole disc. I use good quality blank DVD media rated at 16X and a good quality DVD Burner. Also the performance of your computer will greatly affect burn speeds. I use a dual core 64X 4200 CPU.

Gee? Will that mean I have to dump this old Socket A board with an Atholon XP3200 and 2gb of Kingston performance memory just to get a good burn? Naa... Surprisingly the 4x media being used was found to more reliable then the 16x blanks bought locally at retail. At those didn't have any track info already on the suppsedly blank disks where the burner rejected them when trying to write to them.

Nobody said that. If you notice he is running a XP3700. Though a slow CPU will have affect on burn speed along with the other things that I mentioned. As I said, quality media is the main thing.