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2007-07-09 23:34:33 · 7 answers · asked by channille 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Usually, they list the read, write to CD-R, and write to CD-RW speeds. Sometimes known as the read, write, and rewrite speeds.
For example, 52x52x12 means it reads CD's at 52x, can write CD-R's at 52x, and write to CD-RW's at 12x
The standard speed is 150Kbps, so 52x that. The original CD audio specs says the data rate is 150 Kbps, so later drives improved upon that. Used to be doublespeed, then quadspeed. Then Creative made "Hexspeed" (really!) drives. And from there on it just kept on going.
BTW, 52x is about as far as it would go. Some say you can make 56x, but no more. The media itself will spin apart if you go any faster. In fact, some cheap media were already reported as broken up into pieces inside the drive (with disastrous results)
Any further improvement in speed is rather pointless as we're doing DVDs nowadays any way, and now, Blu-Rays.
2007-07-09 23:39:39 · answer #1 · answered by Kasey C 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
X indicates the speed.
your example needs to be interpreted in the following manner
52X Read, 48X Write, 12X ReWrite
Spec Speed
Original) 1x - 4x
High Speed 4x - 12x
Ultra Speed 16x - 24x
Ultra Speed+ 32x
2007-07-10 06:41:39 · answer #2 · answered by askicode 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What does the 'X' in a 48X speed CD-ROM mean?
The 48 part is easy. We know it's some kind of measure of speed. 48 is faster than 16, and 52 is faster than 48.
The X? It's really just shorthand for "times" - as in multiplication. That 48X drive is 48 times faster.
48 times faster than what?
48 times faster than a 1X drive of course.
2007-07-10 06:40:26 · answer #3 · answered by Jan T 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It refers to the speeds that the CD-RW drive can record.
2007-07-10 06:38:25 · answer #4 · answered by ♥♥The Queen Has Spoken♥♥ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It refers to the speeds at which data can be written, erased, and read from the disk in various modes. 52 is the read speed. 48 is the write speed. 12 is the erase/rewrite speed. Happy burning.
2007-07-10 06:40:44 · answer #5 · answered by Samael 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
48x = cd-r writing speed
12x = cd-rw writing speed
52x = cd-rom cd-r cd-rw reading speed
2007-07-10 06:39:06 · answer #6 · answered by david_m_grogan 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's all to do with how fast the unit can read & write cds.
In this particular case it would be: 48x write, 12x re-write & 52x read.
Hope this helps!
2007-07-10 06:40:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋