Drive Capabilities
Peering into the actual capabilities of the drive, we find the information below, firstly in relation to the write capabilities of the range:| 
       Media
Type  | 
      
       Data
Transfer  (Maximum)  | 
    
| 
       DVD-R
/ +R  | 
      
       12X
CLV  | 
    
| 
       DVD-RW
and +RW   | 
      
       6X
CLV  | 
    
| 
       DVD-RAM
        | 
      
       5X
CLV  | 
    
| 
       DVD-R
DL (Dual Layer) / +R DL (Double Layer)  | 
      
       4X
CLV  | 
    
| 
       CD-R/CD-RW  | 
      
       24X
CLV  | 
    
Moving on, read capabilities are as follows:
| 
       Disc
Format  | 
      
       Data
Transfer  (Maximum)  | 
    
| 
       BD-ROM
/ R / RE (Single Layer)  | 
      
       5X
CAV  | 
    
| 
       BD-ROM
DL / R DL / RE DL (Dual Layer)  | 
      
       2X
CLV  | 
    
| 
       DVD-ROM
(Single Layer)  | 
      
       12X
CAV  | 
    
| 
       DVD-ROM
DL (Dual Layer)  | 
      
       8X
CAV  | 
    
| 
       DVD-R
/+R  | 
      
       12X
CAV  | 
    
| 
       DVD-R
DL / +R DL (Dual Layer / Double Layer)  | 
      
       8X
CAV  | 
    
| 
       DVD-RW
/+RW  | 
      
       8X
CAV  | 
    
| 
       DVD-RAM  | 
      
       5X
CLV  | 
    
| 
       DVD-Video
with CSS (Single Layer / Dual Layer)  | 
      
       5X
CAV  | 
    
| 
       CD-ROM
and CD-R  | 
      
       32X
CAV  | 
    
| 
       CD-RW  | 
      
       24X
CAV  | 
    
| 
       Video
CD  | 
      
       9.3X
CAV  | 
    
| 
       CD-DA,
CD-TEXT, Mixed-CD, CD-Extra (Play audio)  | 
      
       9.3X
CAV  | 
    
| 
       CD-DA,
CD-TEXT, Mixed-CD, CD-Extra (Data extraction)  | 
      
       24X
CAV  | 
    
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