Subzero99 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) I the new pioneer DBK-208 and using verbatim BD-R 6x model 97457. When I burn files to disc using Imgburn it automatically sets speed at max, so it burns between 10x-12x. I also verify and it passes the verify. But is it a bad ideal to burn that fast though ? I read often to not go over the max speed the disc is rated at. I'm burning large rar files and I want to keep these disc for at least min 5 years. I like burning at this fast speed saves me time, but I want my discs to be readable in 5 years too. Should I set the write speed to 6X ? Edited October 23, 2013 by Subzero99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 ImgBurn doesn't decide anything. If you leave the 'Write Speed' set to AWS, it'll use what you've configured in the 'Automatic Write Speed' feature. If you haven't configured anything for that drive/media combo, it'll use 'MAX'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subzero99 Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) yes thats correct it's set to AWS. Now back to my orginal question, is it a bad Ideal to let it go higher than the rated speed ? Update: Hard to explain, but I did some test and it definitely shows that burning faster than recommended max write speed is not a good ideal for long term storage in my opinion, 6x for me. Edited October 24, 2013 by Subzero99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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