Conventional CD-ROM drives spin the CD faster to read the data more quickly. By using multiple lasers, Zen Research (zenresearch.com) approaches hard-drive speeds (as high as 52X). Only Compaq offers ...

Most optical drives today are combo CD/DVD drives that support DVDs and all the CD formats: CD audio, CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW. The speeds of the drives are rated by their CD-ROM and DVD transfer rates.

Being an early adopter is great if you enjoy showing off new gadgets to your friends. But any new technology also brings the risk of ending up at the wrong side of a format war: just ask anyone who ...

A CD-ROM drive can be used as a stand-alone unit for playing digital audio CDs without interfacing with a computer. The stereo output of CD player available at the audio jack can be amplified using ...

How would one figure out, at which speed would his/her CD ROM drive saturate the IDE bus/speed of their current system?<BR><BR>I THINK...<BR>1x = 150 KBps<BR>2x = 300 KBps etc...<BR><BR>so i would ...