I heard on radio that the lifespan of a CD burner was related to how much
time the laser was actually burning a CD, so if you burnt at x52 speed the
laser would last longer vs burning at x8 or x16.

Burning at x52 speed laser will be used for a lot less time for each CD
burnt so last longer ?

makes sense


"Tinklemagoo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:3P07b.4177$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I heard on radio that the lifespan of a CD burner was related to how much
> time the laser was actually burning a CD, so if you burnt at x52 speed the
> laser would last longer vs burning at x8 or x16.
>
> Burning at x52 speed laser will be used for a lot less time for each CD
> burnt so last longer ?
>
>
>
>

I would think that the laser is 'on' only when it needs to burn a
hole in the media for a bit. Therefore, how much the laser is 'on'
is data dependent and not writing speed dependent.

Tinklemagoo wrote:
>
> I heard on radio that the lifespan of a CD burner was related to how much
> time the laser was actually burning a CD, so if you burnt at x52 speed the
> laser would last longer vs burning at x8 or x16.
>
> Burning at x52 speed laser will be used for a lot less time for each CD
> burnt so last longer ?