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You're right for audio CDs but very fast CD-ROM readers use constant angular velocity (CAV), mainly because they start hitting mechanical constraints (including

by simias 8y ago

You're right for audio CDs but very fast CD-ROM readers use constant angular velocity (CAV), mainly because they start hitting mechanical constraints (including the integrity of the CD itself).

nobleach 8y ago
Can't remember but, wasn't 52x spin the max (I heard urban legends about the disc spinning apart back in the late 90's)
- DiabloD3 8y ago
  Depending on how you define 52x, CAV, and the mechanical limits of a CD. Some drives max at an advertised 48x, because early CDs still exploded at 52.