DVD/CD Formats
The table below shows the current industry limits for the various DVD and CD formats
| Format | Mode | Write Speeds | Read Speeds | Capacity |
| DVD-ROM | read only | 16x | 4.7GB | |
| DVD-R | write once | 16x, 12x, 8x, 6x, 4x. 2.4x | 12x | 4.7GB |
| DVD-RW | rewrite | 4x, 2x, 1x | 8x | 4.7GB |
| DVD+R | write once | 16x, 12x, 8x, 6x, 4x. 2.4x | 12x | 4.7GB |
| DVD+RW | rewrite | 4x, 2.4x | 8x | 4.7GB |
| DVD+R DL | write once, double layer | 4x, 2.4x | 8x | 8.5GB |
| CD-ROM | read only | 40x | 640MB | |
| CD-R | write once | 32x, 24x, 16x, 10x, 4x | 40x | 640MB |
| CD-RW | rewrite | 24x, 20x, 16x, 10x, 4x | 32x | 640MB |