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Introduction

Sony's first generation Blu-ray Disc® drive for the computer offers the best of all worlds by recording virtually all BD/DVD/CD disc formats in one internal package. The BWU-100A drive supports recording both 50GB and 25GB BD-R (write once) and BD-RE (rewritable) discs, as well as 4.7 GB DVD+R/+RW/RAM, 8.5GB DVD+R Double/Dual Layer, and CD-R/-RW discs. Because you can store up to 4 hours of 1080 HD video on a single dual layer 50G BD disc, the BWU-100A is the perfect solution for keeping high definition video shot on your HDV camcorder in native HD. Boasting up to 50GB of online, random access storage, BD discs are ideal for computer backup and data storage applications. Works with Windows® XP and Windows 2000 PCs.

Features

• Record Up To 50GB Of Data Or 4 Hours HD Video
• Multi-Format Drive - Records BD, DVD, CD Discs
• Add Blu-ray Recording To Existing PC

Specification

• Mfr Part Number: BWU100A
• Drive Type: Internal Blu-ray Drive
• Blu-ray Family:
• Write (50GB/25GB): BD-R 2X by CLV
• ReWrite (50GB/25GB): BD-RE 2X by CLV
• Read: BD-ROM 2X maximum
• DVD Family:
• Write:
• DVD+R: 8X by Z-CLV
• DVD-R: 12X by Z-CLV
• DVD+R DL: 4X by CLV
• DVD-R DL: 4X by CLV
• DVD-RAM: 5X by Z-CLV
• ReWrite:
• DVD+RW: 8X by Z-CLV
• DVD-RW: 6X by CLV
• Read: DVD-ROM 12X maximum
• CD Family:
• Write: CD-R 24X by Z-CLV
• ReWrite: CD-RW 16X by Z-CLV
• Read: CD-ROM 32X maximum
• Sustained Data Trasfer Rate:
• BD-ROM: 2X - 9MB/s
• DVD-ROM: 8X - 10.8MB/s
• CD-ROM: 32X - 4.6MB/s
• Format Support: BD-ROM, BD-AV, BD-R, BD-RE, DVD-R/-R DL/-RW, DVD+R/DVD+R DL/+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-DA, CD-ROM (XA), CD Extra, Video CD, Photo CD, CD Text, multi-session
• Interface: Parallel ATA (P-ATA)/EIDE
• Buffer Memory: 8 MB
• Random Access Time: BD-ROM - 210 ms; DVD-ROM - 170 ms; CD-ROM - 160 ms
• System Requirements:
• Pentium III 800 MHz or faster (or equivalent) CPU minimum
• Pentium 4 1.6GHz or faster (or equivalent) CPU is recommended for real time video authoring/editing 256MB RAM 5GB of hard disk space
• Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP SP2 Home/Professional, Windows 2000 Operating Systems
• Support Recording Both 50GB and 25GB BD-R (Write Once)and BD-RE (ReWrite), 4.7GB DVD+R/+RW/RAM, 8.5GB DVD+R DL, and CD-R/-RW Disk
• Power Consumption: 1.1A max (+5V DC); 2.2A max (+12V DC)
• Color: Black
• Dimension (WxDxH): 5.25 x 7 x 1.63 inch
• Weight: 3.5 lbs
• Package: Retail