Speed of superdrive?

[yg17]

Does anyone know how to find out the various read/write speeds. It's a Superdrive in a G5 before the current revision (bought it a year ago). Thanks

[homerjward]

Does anyone know how to find out the various read/write speeds. It's a Superdrive in a G5 before the current revision (bought it a year ago). Thanks
you can check the drive model in system profiler, then look up its stats at the manufacturer's web site.

[freiheit]

In your Applications folder (or somewhere within it) there's a program called System Profiler. Run that and look in the Hardware > ATA section. You'll find something like (but probably not exactly like):

PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-105

This is the model that came in my 2003 vintage G4 PowerMac. Depending on the model yours shows, you can check that on the web. For instance, the DVR-105 is a 4X DVD-R (no +R). I've since added a DVR-108 (non-Apple branded of course since they don't sell aftermarket drives) which is an 8X DVD+/-R.