Verbatim Boasts 3 Minute CD Creation

Blazingly fast 24x CD-Rs are on their way, enabling users to burn an entire CD in as little as three minutes. Major manufacturers of CD-recording drives including Yamaha, Plextor, Ricoh, and Sanyo have backed new Verbatim CD-R discs for 24x recording. Yamaha touts speeds of up to 3.5 MB/sec and 3.0 MB/sec on 24x and 20x burners respectively. The media supports legacy drives from 1x-16x, and has been fully tested on all existing and upcoming drives to ensure compatibility.

To support the 24x speed, Verbatim has revealed its "Super Azo" recording dye technology, based upon the patented Metal Azo dye developed by Mitsubishi Corporation. The recording dye is a layer upon which audio, video, and data are archived into the CD. Verbatim claims, "Super Azo technology not only withstands the high-speed lasers and drive speeds of the new drives, it maximizes their performance." The 24x media is available immediately and is backed by a lifetime warranty. Time for a new burner?