why do the older specs always get a speed decrease ... why can't we have 22-24x DVD-R and 52x CD-R as well?

I noticed this with newer DVD burners as well... they lowered the burn speed on CDs

I'd like to just have the one drive when I upgrade... but I guess I'll have to have 2... limits case options a bit since I'll be keeping this SONY 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with 12X DVD-RAM 20X DVD...

Man where was the BDR-S08J-W when I was putting my build together. :shadedshu

xBruce88xwhy do the older specs always get a speed decrease ... why can't we have 22-24x DVD-R and 52x CD-R as well?

I noticed this with newer DVD burners as well... they lowered the burn speed on CDs

I'd like to just have the one drive when I upgrade... but I guess I'll have to have 2... limits case options a bit since I'll be keeping this SONY 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with 12X DVD-RAM 20X DVD...

I agree with you.

xBruce88xwhy do the older specs always get a speed decrease ... why can't we have 22-24x DVD-R and 52x CD-R as well?

I noticed this with newer DVD burners as well... they lowered the burn speed on CDs

I'd like to just have the one drive when I upgrade... but I guess I'll have to have 2... limits case options a bit since I'll be keeping this SONY 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with 12X DVD-RAM 20X DVD...

I personally prefer that the manufacturers focus on Blu-ray performance at the expense of CD/DVD. The difference in time between burning an entire CD at 40X vs 52X is about 25 seconds. Compare that to the difference in burning a Blu-ray disc at 15X vs 12X at 90 seconds. Eventually there will come a point where the speed gains are too small to be reasonable, but that hasn't occurred yet.

My guess is that the focus on Blu-ray is a cost saving measure. If you have three of the best lasers (CD/DVD/BD) available in one disc drive it would be significantly more expensive to produce than a drive with one good BD laser and two mediocre CD & DVD lasers. Plus, marketing would probably have a challenge convincing consumers to buy a Blu-ray drive because of it's DVD and CD speeds.

The Von MatricesI personally prefer that the manufacturers focus on Blu-ray performance at the expense of CD/DVD. The difference in time between burning an entire CD at 40X vs 52X is about 25 seconds. Compare that to the difference in burning a Blu-ray disc at 15X vs 12X at 90 seconds. Eventually there will come a point where the speed gains are too small to be reasonable, but that hasn't occurred yet.

My guess is that the focus on Blu-ray is a cost saving measure. If you have three of the best lasers (CD/DVD/BD) available in one disc drive it would be significantly more expensive to produce than a drive with one good BD laser and two mediocre CD & DVD lasers. Plus, marketing would probably have a challenge convincing consumers to buy a Blu-ray drive because of it's DVD and CD speeds.

I agree 100%, CD's are a dead format, and DVD's are on their way out for mass storage, the last time I burned a CD was back in high school and that was over 10 years ago.

I don't see the loss of 1-4 x performance on a format that's dead as anything bad.

External is the way to go

I dont even have one physically installed on my Antec 1100. I use an external drive that way I can use it on a laptop if needed.

xBruce88xwhy do the older specs always get a speed decrease ... why can't we have 22-24x DVD-R and 52x CD-R as well?

I noticed this with newer DVD burners as well... they lowered the burn speed on CDs

I'd like to just have the one drive when I upgrade... but I guess I'll have to have 2... limits case options a bit since I'll be keeping this SONY 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with 12X DVD-RAM 20X DVD...

They SHOULD be lowered more than they are. You should NEVER burn any optical disc at more than 25% of its rated speed anyway.