Hello All I recently bought a new sony external DVD RW burner 710UL. I tried burning DVD-R 4.7GB 8X speed on it. But when I try to burn them, its too slow. It takes about 3 hours to burn data about 4.24 Gb on it. WHen I googled and found out that it only takes about 15 minutes to burn data DVD-R with speed of 8x. I am using Nero to burn my dvdr discs. If anyone can help me to figure out that where am I going wrong, I will really appreciate. My main concern is the time. yes I have usb1 port on my laptop. if this is the problem, when what should I do (I just have a laptop). Thanks.(Nanda Saini) THe new sony external DVDRW drive specifications are Write (DVD-R) 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X Z-CLV max. Write (DVD-RW) 1X, 2X, 4X max Write (DVD+R) 2.4X, 4X, 8X - 12X P-CAV max., 16X CAV max. Write (DVD+R DL) 2.4X max Write (DVD+RW) 2.4X, 4X max. Write (CD-R) 8X,16X, 24X - 40X P-CAV max, 48X CAV max Write (CD-RW) 4X, 10X,16X, 24X Z-CLV max. Read (DVD-ROM) 16X max Read (CD-ROM) 40X max. Buffer Memory: 2MB Dimensions: (WxHxD) 7.20 X 2.25 X 10.5 inches Weight: 2 lbs

nanda This is your third post in the last couple of hours on the SAME problem. Multiple post can result in ALL posts being removed. One post is all you need. Be patient.

Your problem is simple. You are using a USB interface. I think you have a USB 1.1 port at 12 Mbs. The best you can do is about DVD 1x. Since this is a laptop the only possible solution is to get a USB2 PCMCIA card.

hi I have not used usb 2.0 earlier and also my laser printer, mouse, external hard drive and a lot of stuff works on usb1.1. if I buy a USB2 PCMCIA card, will it interfere with my printer and other device settings. If anyone can help me to understand that if i install drivers for USB2, whether it will mess up my other devices working on usb 1.1. I have little knowledge of this. Any help would be greatly appreciated. To add up, I am thinking of buying USB2 PCMCIA card because my external dvd writer attached to my laptop burns dvd's at very very slow speed but on the other hand I am afraid that I might mess up my other devices working on usb1.1. Thanks again