On Saturday, July 13, 2002, at 11:32 PM, Dale Goodvin wrote: > I have a new G4, Imac, with 2.0.4 Itunes > > Recording on Maxell CD-R, 700mb, "UP TO 40X" > > And yet all of the cd's I've burned thus far do so at 12x. I've set > Itunes > preferences at "maximum" speed, as well as at 24x, 20x, & 16x. And still > everything > records at 12x. > > Can anyone give me an idea of what the problem might be??
The limiting factor in CD burning is the drive, not the media. There's almost always faster media than there are drives. <http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n88297> the specs state: > CD-RW drive (writes CD-R discs at 24x speed, > writes CD-RW discs at 10x speed, reads CDs at > 32x speed) > DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo drive (reads DVDs at > 8x speed, writes CD-R discs at 12x speed, writes > CD-RW discs at 8x speed, reads CDs at 32x speed) So... if you have the Combo Drive, you're only ever going to burn at 12X. If you have the plain CD-RW drive, you oughta be able to get 24X and should try another type of media. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
