Appendix A: Plexwriter Specifications - Plextor PX-W8432Ti Operation Manual

Appendix A: PlexWriter Specifications

Disc Specifications
Useable Formats: Read
Useable Formats: Write
Disc Diameter
Writing Modes
Recommended Media
§ CD-R: 8X, 4X, 2X
§ CD-R: 1X
§ CD-RW: 4X, 2X
Performance Specifications
Data Transfer Rate
Sustained Read/Write
Burst Read/Write
Average Random
Access
Spindle Motor
Error Rate
CD-DA; CD-ROM (Mode 1); CD-ROM XA (Mode 2: form
1 or form 2); CD-ROM (Mixed Mode); Photo CD;
VideoCD; CD-I (MPEG movies); CD-Extra; CD-G; CD
Text
ISO 9660-HFS; Rockridge; Photo CD, VideoCD; CD-I;
CD-Extra (CD-Plus); Enhanced CD; CD-R; CD+G; CD
Text; CD-Midi
12 cm diameter (Recording time 74 min.)
Track-at-Once, Disc-at-Once, Session-at-Once,
multisession, fixed and variable packet writing
Taiyo Yuden, TDK, Ricoh, Mitsui Chemical, Kodak, Fuji
Photo Film, Sony, Imation, Philips, Maxell, Mitsubishi
Chemical
Taiyo Yuden, TDK, Ricoh, Mitsui Chemical, Fuji Photo
Film, Sony, Imation, Philips, Maxell, Mitsubishi Chemical
Mitsubishi Chemical, Ricoh, TDK
(All are rewritable up to 1,000 times.)
CLV Write/CAV Read
32X (read only): 4.8MB/sec – Outer track
14X (read only): 2.1MB/sec – Inner track
8X (read/write): 1.2 MB/sec
4X (read/write/rewrite): 600KB/sec
2X (read/write/rewrite): 300KB/sec
1X (read/write): 150 KB/sec
16.7MB/sec (PIO Mode 4, DMA Mode 2)
170ms
Brushless
Mode 1: 1 Block/10
Mode 2: 1 Block/10
12
Bits
9
Bits
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