Toshiba Equium A210 - Manual (Page 46)

2-12 User’s Manual
A210
DVDs
■ DVD-R and DVD+R discs can be written only once. The recorded data
cannot be erased or changed.
■ DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM discs can be recorded more than
once.
DVD Super Multi drive supporting ±R Double Layer
The full-size DVD Super Multi drive supporting ±R Double Layer module
lets you record data to rewritable discs as well as run either 12cm (4.72") or
8cm (3.15") discs without using an adapter.
This drive cannot use discs that allow writing faster than 8x speed or faster
(DVD-R and DVD+R with Single Layer), 6x speed or faster (DVD-RW),
8x speed or faster (DVD+RW), 5x speed (DVD-RAM) or ultra-speed or
faster (CD-RW).
The read speed is slower at the centre of a disc and faster at the
other edge.
DVD read 8 speed (maximum)
DVD-R write 8 speed (maximum)
DVD-RW write 6 speed (maximum)
DVD+R write 8 speed (maximum)
DVD+RW write 8 speed (maximum)
DVD-RAM write 5 speed (maximum)
CD read 24 speed (maximum)
CD-R write 24 speed (maximum)
CD-RW write 16 speed (maximum, ultra-speed media)
DVD+R (DL) write 4 speed (maximum)
DVD-R(DL) write 4 speed (maximum)