The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Hp/Compaq Notebooks

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Kurama, Jan 2, 2005.

  1. Kurama

    Kurama Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    3
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I'm deciding to buy a self-customized notebook from Hp shopping. I'm planning to get the DVD/Cd-RW option. I'm wondering what the speeds are for the Cd-RW drive.
     
    Kurama, Jan 2, 2005
    #1
  2. Venombite

    Venombite Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    126
    Messages:
    3,532
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    Their CDRW drives usually have a CDR write speed of 24X (Zoned CLV). This means that it starts to burn at 8X, goes for a couple mintues then just up to a faster speed. It'll keep doing this until it hits the last minute of the burn where it'll hit the 24X speed. To burn a full 700MB CD at 24x should take approx 4.5mins, but depending on the media type used, it can take anywhere from 6.5mins to 11mins to burn. Never tried the CDRW speeds, but it's rated at 10X.

    -Vb-
     
    Venombite, Jan 3, 2005
    #2
  3. Kurama

    Kurama Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    3
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Wow, that's a weak CD-RW. I would only think it would come with at least a 48x24x48x, and with that VC thing it seems to be quite slow. I guess I'm going to consider buying a 8x dual layer DVD-RW. Are those good? :(
     
    Kurama, Jan 4, 2005
    #3
  4. Venombite

    Venombite Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    126
    Messages:
    3,532
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    I've never used one of those in a notebook before. I can't be cure if the drive is Z-CLV or not. You may want to check the specs online/with the manufacturer before purchasing.

    -Vb-
     
    Venombite, Jan 4, 2005
    #4