Common media and technology families include CD, DVD, and Blu-ray Disc. Standalone, non-computer, optical storage devices also exist, for example in-thing CD players, DVD players, and some DVD recorders, but those are not covered in this article.
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There are mechanical limits Cassette to CD to how quickly a disc can be spun |
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| Beyond a certain rate of rotation, around 10000 RPM, centrifugal stress can cause the disc plastic to creep and possibly shatter |
| On the outer edge of the CD disc, 10000 RPM limitation roughly equals to 52x speed, but on the inner end only to 20x. |
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