The 8x CD/DVD read/write drive from Dell allows you to enjoy picture and sound clarity of CD/DVD on your PC. This drive can both read and write CD/DVDs disks effectively - providing users with full optical read capability in a single device.The speed will determine how fast the data can be written on the CD/DVD disc. It is independent of the type of drive. Typically, the 8x CD/DVD read/write drive has 8x speed can write a DVD disc in approximately 8-13 minutes.