Toshiba Portege R500 - Page 40

User’s Manual 2-13
The Grand Tour
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.
Formats
The drive supports the following formats.
DVD Super Multi drive
The drive supports the formats CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-DA,
CD-Text, Photo CD
TM
(single/multi-session), CD-ROM Mode 1, Mode 2,
CD-ROM XA Mode 2 (Form1, Form2), Enhanced CD (CD-EXTRA),
Addressing Method 2, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R,
DVD+RW and DVD-RAM.
DVD Super Multi drive
The full-size DVD Super Multi drive module lets you record data to
rewritable CD/DVDs as well as run either 12 cm (4.72") or 8cm (3.15")
CD/DVDs without using an adaptor.
The read speed is slower at the center of a disc and faster at the outer
edge.
DVD read 8 speed (maximum)
DVD-R write 8 speed (maximum)
DVD-RW write 4 speed (maximum)
DVD+R write 8 speed (maximum)
DVD+RW write 4 speed (maximum)
DVD-RAM write 3 speed (maximum)
CD read 24 speed (maximum)
CD-R write 16 speed (maximum)
CD-RW write 16 speed (maximum, Ultra-speed media)