Danks
29th November 2002, 01:36 PM
I have a "generic" brand burner that is about 18 months old. It shows up as CD-RW CED 8120B LG in the burner option list. It purports to be a 12X.
I get that you are strongly suggesting that it is never a good idea to burn at a burner's rated highest speed? This is a separate issue than burner underrun errors. MY machine seems quite able to keep the buffer at 98 % or so while burning at 12X.
My discs (generic cheapies BTW) seem OK. I do a full verify and have had no errors. They read well in multiple CD-ROMs.
Why the recommendation to slow down the burn if the buffer remains nearly full? Does a slower burn somehow burn "deeper?" Will the archive discs be more dependable over time if I opt for the slowest burn speed rather than the fastest?
In short, if my discs seem OK at 12X, why should I slow down the process?
I get that you are strongly suggesting that it is never a good idea to burn at a burner's rated highest speed? This is a separate issue than burner underrun errors. MY machine seems quite able to keep the buffer at 98 % or so while burning at 12X.
My discs (generic cheapies BTW) seem OK. I do a full verify and have had no errors. They read well in multiple CD-ROMs.
Why the recommendation to slow down the burn if the buffer remains nearly full? Does a slower burn somehow burn "deeper?" Will the archive discs be more dependable over time if I opt for the slowest burn speed rather than the fastest?
In short, if my discs seem OK at 12X, why should I slow down the process?