It appears that this is not a K3B only problem as many people are finding slow speeds in other programs. See forum -
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=128721 -- Dapper: k3b slow dvd burn speed https://launchpad.net/bugs/31709 -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
