While more and more drives come available with higher writing speeds, it was hard to find CD-RW discs that you could write at full speed. Verbatim has now announced it will start shipping 16x-24x certified Ultra SPeed CD-RW discs.
The discs are according to Verbatim fully compliant with the latest release of Orange Book Part III Volume 3, and have been tested and qualified by leading 24x drive manufacturers. The company also says it required new technologies to manufacture the discs:
To ensure high reliability and durability at 24x speed, Verbatim's new Ultra Speed 16x-24x CD-RW discs are manufactured with Advanced-SERL, a new patented recording layer developed by Verbatim's parent company, Mitsubishi® Chemical Corp. (MCC). Advanced-SERL overcomes the difficulties in CD-RW re-writing to ensure sufficient erasability at high speeds, reduction of media noise during erase/rewrite cycles, and a long archival life. |
To achieve the industry's highest re-write speed, Verbatim's 16x-24x Ultra Speed CD-RW discs incorporate a new writing method called the 2T Writing Strategy. The new writing method was required because at 24x and higher recording speeds, conventional recording technology cannot generate enough "cooling time" for creating stable amorphous marks. Verbatim's 2T Writing Strategy overcomes this issue to provide stability of the recorded mark as well as supporting quality high-speed erasure.
24x Rewriting is pretty fast, Verbatim adds that you can write a 10MB file in 10 seconds to a CD-RW disc. The discs will cost about 1.50 USD and should be available from September. Read the entire press release here.
Source: Yahoo.com
