The drive features a fast writing speed of 8X for CD-R and CD-RW, and employs a full 24X speed maximum playback for CD-ROM and 8X for DVD-ROM. This drive combines key technologies CD-RW and DVD-ROM including lasers and LSIs from both and a combination pick-up head. The drive adheres to the DVD Forum's DVD-ROM specifications. Features 8X record CD-R 8X rewrite CD-RW 8X DVD read 24X CD read Horizontal or vertical mount 656-megabyte (MB) capacity Random seek time:DVD read: 115 milliseconds (ms) CD-ROM read: 105 ms GATEWAY SOLO 5300 5350 LAPTOP CDRW/DVD COMBO DRIVE SD-R2102 5502216Data transfer rate sustained:Maximum 10,820 kilobytes per second (KBps) (DVD-ROM - single layer) - 8X Maximum 3,600 KBps (CD-ROM) - 24X 2-MB buffer Mean time between failure (MTBF): 60,000 power on hours (POH)