writing 12x blanks at 16x, safe? sorry, last one stuffed up

i have a 16x sony cd writer. Some 12x blank cds, like ricoh 12x, when used in nero it lets me burn them at 16x. is it reliable and safe copying 12x cds at 16x?

thanks

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Duron 800@981
geforce 2 pro 32mb (240/400)
asus a7v-133
384mb ram
seagate barracuda III 30gb
SB Live! Value
Intellimouse Explorer
Microsoft Forcefeedback wheel
Logitech wingman extreme
Logitech Wingman Attack
Altec Lansin ACS54 4 speaker system
Logitech Internet Keyboard
Aopen HQ45a case

yeah it doesnt matter, ive been burning old 4x cds at 24x. with no problems

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Ma$e

It all depends on the quality of cd. Some cds that are rated at 12X might only write at 12X, not any higher. I have sucessfully written 8X cds at 16X, so you should be fine.

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Home Grown Comp:
Abit KT7-RAID
Duron 800@866 (8X108)w/vantec 7000RPM hsf
ATi AIW Radeon 166/333DDR - not OCable
384MB PC133 Crucial RAM
40GB WD 7200RPM HD
SB Live! Value
Aopen 12X DVD
Lite-on 24X10X40 CDRW
Windows XP Professional

ya i wrote a few 16x cdrs at 24 and they are fine

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Athlon 1200/266 @1301/274
Asus A7V133
512 MB Crucial PC133
Leadtek Geforce 2 Pro 32 MB
SB Live 5.1
Toshiba 16x DVD
Lite-On 24x10x40x CDRW
40 GB IBM 60gxp

I just bought 12x's that i can burn at 24x fine.

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ECS K7S5A
Amd Athlon 1.4Ghz
256mb PC2100 DDR
30 Gig 7200 RPM Western Digital
Elsa Gladiac Geforce 2 GTS
SoundBlaster Live Value!
Zoom 56k V.92
Hitatchi 12x DVD ROM
Liteon 24x10x40x Black
Altec Lansing ACS-54
Logitech Optical Wheelman Mouse
19" MAG 986FS
Windows XP Pro

Nero is actually an incredibly reliable program to figure out what speed you can burn at on any given CD. Kudos to the guys that designed that program.

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