LaCie DVD&plusmn;RW Drive, Design by F.A. Porsche 16x (300986U) Box includes - Hi-Speed USB cable, Power supply, DVD Utilities CD containing User's manual, EZ CD/DVD Creator Basic, Easy Media Creator 7 Basic and DVDMAX Player, 1 piece DVD-R media / Mac software not included DVD speeds (Write, Rewrite, Read) - DVD-RW - 16x6x12x; DVD+RW - 16x8x16x; DVD+R DL - 8x; DVD-R DL - 4x / CD speeds (Write, Rewrite, Read) - CD-R - 48x; CD-RW - 32x; CD-ROM - 48x - Speeds may vary. Number represents maximum possible speed Writing Methods - DVD-R - Disc-at-Once, Incremental recording, Multi-border recording DVD-RW - Restricted Overwriting / CD-R/RW - Disc-at-Once, Track-at-Once, Session-at-Once, Packet Writing Buffer - 2 MB Access Time - CD - 130 ms / DVD - 140 ms