Sony PCV-LX800 - Manual (Page 17)

Identifying Components 3
Drives
Drive Description
CD-RW drive *
* The CD-RW/CD-R/CD-ROM data transfer standard 1X rate is 150 kbytes/s. Data on a CD-RW is read at a
variable transfer rate, ranging from 8X at the innermost track to 20X at the outermost track. The average
data transfer rate is 14X (2100 kbytes/s). Data on a CD-R/CD-ROM is read at a variable transfer rate,
ranging from 13X at the innermost track to 32X at the outermost track. The average data transfer rate is
22.5X (3375 kbytes/s). Data on a CD-RW/CD-R is written at a constant transfer rate of 1X, 2X, 4X (max
for CD-RW), or 8X, depending on the speed and media type you select.
CD-ROM disc read: 32X (maximum performance).
CD-R disc read: 32X (maximum performance).
CD-R disc write: 8X (maximum performance).
CD-RW disc read: 20X (maximum performance).
CD-RW disc write: 4X (maximum performance).
SHA0002.VSD
CD-RW drive