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Speed 3:Glacier of Doom

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SerialThriller

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Like the name suggests, i was wondering if having a certain type of cd in a drive greatly affects the speed? For example without a disk in one CD-ROM drive i have a diagnostic tool says the speed is 48x. When i put a game cd in (Diablo 2, to be specific) a seperate diagnostic tool says 18x.

Just wondering, are these numbers correct?

And, does the speed change when a disk is in the drive?
 
Speed changes depending on what part of a CD you are reading (slow at the start / inner edge, fast at the end / outer edge). A 48x is only 48x at the very last part.

If a disc is dirty or damaged it can slow reading since the drive or Windows can need multiple reads on the same data.

If you are reading data scattered all over a disc, speed drops because the drive must spend time moving the laser back and forth before reading the next part.
 
hmmm, so in part a company that tells you that the read speed is 48x is kinda lying cuz it can only read that fast on the easiest part of cd?
 
Originally posted by: SerialThriller
hmmm, so in part a company that tells you that the read speed is 48x is kinda lying cuz it can only read that fast on the easiest part of cd?
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Well that isn't much different than a car manufacturer saying a car makes 300hp when it really only makes it at a certain RPM.
 
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