Qosmio G20 CD/DVD burning is very slow at 4x max

i have used philips CDs and DVDs but they are slow, the DVDs burn but the CDs don't. should i use a different brand of disks like TDK. i cannot increase the recording speed either.
Is my MAT****A DVD-RAM UJ-845S DAMAGED, do i need to replace it? i have looked on the internet and many people have the same problem with the same drive.

Hi
Wait you can burn DVDs but its not possible to burn the CDs?
Ok it sounds like an hardware malfunction but before you will replace the device you should try to burn different CD. Test the CDs form different manufacturers.
You have suggested using TDK?
I use the TDK CD and DVD and my drive burns everything successfully.
Anyway, if you still be not able to burn CDs I assume the lens cannot calibrates and therefore the drive cannot write on the CD.
In such case the drive must be replaced ;(

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