Low-speed burner 1x 2x

So, my old man is a total audiophile and his burner finally kicked the bucket. He used to have an old one that could burn CDs at 4x, and now he’s looking to pick up a new unit that actually lets him go even slower than that. I’ve been looking through what’s available here—brands like Samsung or Asus—but none of them seem to list the minimum writing speed in the specs. Just nothing.
Has anyone picked up a burner lately? What's the absolute lowest speed you can actually burn at?
Does anyone know of a specific model out there that supports those super low writing speeds?
Thanks!

P.S. If you're the type who wants to comment "Why do you even care? It's all the same," just don't. Don't even bother.

I honestly don't think there are even any media outlets left that would advocate for those snail-paced speeds—it’s just not a thing anymore. Just because you go into some software settings and toggle a "low speed" option doesn't mean the drive is actually going to sit there and crawl at that rate. These optical drives are smart enough to detect the actual write speeds encoded right into the disc itself. Plus, let's be real, manufacturing tech for both the media and the drives has come a long way—you can crank up those higher speeds without the whole thing falling apart.

I think I get what you mean. My brother’s ancient Phillips setup still runs fine, but the CD player can't handle anything burned on modern recorders. Because of that, he hangs onto his old, beat-up burner just to occasionally rip a disc or two. The fix is easy—find some used gear, ideally from those guys who specialize in refurbishing vintage junk. They never toss out working components, no matter how old they are. 🙂

Thanks for the input, everyone. So, he went out and grabbed a brand new burner, but turns out the old one wasn't actually dead—it’s just a total software nightmare. Now macOS won't even recognize it as a disc burner; it just sees it as a storage drive. And get this—the new one is doing the exact same thing!
Looks like I might have to wipe macOS entirely just to get this working... 😢

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