dbminter Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Is the format speed of rewritable media the same as the maximum write rate for that media? For instance, if you had a 4x DVD-RW, formatting it would format at 4x speed. And a 6x DVD-RW would format at a 6x format speed? Thus, the 6x DVD-RW would finish formatting sooner than the 4x DVD-RW? I'm guessing this is the case because isn't a format just writing out zeroes to all sectors? This implies a write operation and the maximum format speed would be the maximum write rate. Is that so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Yes, the format rate would match the write speed rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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