If this is true, what barriers are keeping manufacturers from making 52x+ drives?
2006-09-23 08:25:37 · 5 answers · asked by Bruce Almighty 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Kenwood came out with a 72x CD-ROM back in 2000, it used multiple laser technology to speed up read speeds, but the thing was very unreliable and would die before long. Kenwood subsequently got out of the CD-ROM business after these started failing left and right.
You can also get 56x CD-ROM drives if you look for them (BenQ makes them).
2006-09-23 09:15:02 · answer #1 · answered by midwestbruin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Higher revolution will cause additional stress to the CD. It can't handle it. Want to see it? Check out this Mythbuster from youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTuSnZF8kek
2006-09-23 16:08:56 · answer #2 · answered by steve 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's possible to go faster, but at those speeds, the plastic used for CD's might shatter.
2006-09-23 15:28:48 · answer #3 · answered by J.F.® 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would guess that the laser can't read fast enough or they can't spin the cd fast enough.
2006-09-23 16:40:45 · answer #4 · answered by bskwirsk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats the top of what we can safely do. old disks can shatter if they go to fast.
2006-09-23 15:27:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋