Instantly enhance any system & enjoy a higher level of disc writing performance at a max speed of 24x. This increased speed lets you burn more discs in less the time, therefore allowing you to enjoy greater time management & overall efficiency. The M-DISC uses a patent rock-like recording surface instead of organic dye to etch your data onto a disc. The M-DISC has been tested & proven to outlast standard DVDs currently on the market. As a disc is being read, Silent Play technology automatically controls the disc read speed for optimal noise reduction. Jamless Play automatically prevents stop video playback in case of damaged disc, such as scratches or fingerprints by jumping through the erroneous data or damaged areas. Serial ATA is a 1.5 Gbps evolutionary replacement for the Parallel ATA physical storage interface used to connect storage devices, such as hard disks, DVD & CD rewriters to the PC motherboard. Serial ATA is scalable, enables design of smaller PCs, & will allow future enhancements to the computing platform.