Editing DVD-RAM (section)

==Disadvantages==
* High-speed media unavailability: Only 3x and 5x discs were readily available, with 12x RAM2 discs being among the rarest of optical media and never sold outside Japan.
* Higher media cost.<ref name="Chambers2004"/>
* Less compatibility than DVD+RW and DVD-RW{{sfn|Taylor|2001|p=224|loc=Table 5.3. Compatibility of Writable DVD Formats}} on many DVD devices and early DVD drives (example: <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240403144717/https://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Computer/Computer+Drives/DVD-105S+ATAPI Pioneer DVD-105S from 2000]</ref>), despite DVD-RAM predates both formats (as [[#Compatibility|noted above]]).
* If random writes are performed with a [[constant linear velocity]] (CLV), which may be the only available speed mode on specific drives and/or media, the speed of the [[Optical disc drive#Rotational mechanism|rotary engine]] needs to be re-adjusted each time the [[Optical disc drive#Optical pickup system|pickup system]] jumps to another position on the disc, significantly impeding transfer speeds.<ref name=TC2-RAM>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=U9aZuFOTHtQ&t=10m21s |title=DVD-RAMifications (experiments and other goodies relating to DVD-RAM) |last=Technology Connextras ([[Technology Connections]]) |website=[[YouTube]] |date=2019-01-11}}</ref>