Reviews of the Sony BWU-100A Blu-ray Burner
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CNET Review
The Good: Supports all major optical-media types; non-Blu-ray task speeds are acceptable; extensive software package.
The Bad: Still very expensive; IDE-only; slow to rip commercial Blu-ray discs; finicky with media brands.
The Bottom Line: The Sony BWU-100A Blu-ray burner is still priced out of range for most users, but if you have $700 to spare, it's a good choice for its range of media support and acceptable task speeds.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 69/100 and users 68/100. Comparing these reviews to 17052 other CD & DVD Drives reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 91/100 = Excellent.
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hardwarezone.com
Review Summary: Blu-ray is one small step closer to becoming mainstream, thanks to the publicity generated by Sony's PlayStation 3. The next step is to get the enthusiasts onboard and Sony intends to do that with its new BWU-100A Blu-ray writer. Here's our experience wit
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pcpro.co.uk
Review Summary: Blu-ray takes another tentative step towards the mass market, but is now the time to buy?
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pcauthority.com.au
Review Summary: From the pure performance perspective, unless you need 50GB on an optical disc right now, we suggest waiting for LG's GBW-H10N or Pioneer's BDR-102A unit to proliferate the market, promising 4x BD-R/RE burning to 2x certified media and overall better reso
Manufacturer: Sony
Part number: BWU-100A
General
- Device Type BD-RE drive
- Enclosure Type Internal
- Interface IDE
- Width 5.2 in
- Depth 7 in
- Height 1.6 in
- Weight 3.5 lbs
Optical Storage
- Type BD-RE - 5.25" x 1/2H
- Read Speed 32x (CD) / 8x (DVD) / 2x (BD)
- Write Speed 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD?R) / 4x (DVD?R DL) / 2x (BD-R)
- Rewrite Speed 16x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 5x (DVD-RAM) / 2x (BD-RE)
- Supported Recording Modes Multisession
- Supported CD Formats CD-DA (audio), Video CD, CD Text, CD-ROM, Photo CD, CD-ROM XA, DVD-Video, CD Extra
- Supported Media Types BD-RE DL, CD-RW, BD-ROM DL, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, BD-R DL, BD-RE, DVD-R, DVD+R, BD-ROM, DVD-R DL, CD-ROM, DVD+R DL, CD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-ROM, BD-R
- Media Load Type Tray
- Buffer Size 8 MB
Storage Removable
- Type None
Storage Controller
- Type None
Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces 1 x
- Compatible Bays 1
Storage CD / DVD
- Type BD-RE 5.25" x 1/2H
- CD / DVD type BD-RE
- Storage CD / DVD:Form Factor 5.25" x 1/2H
Power
- Type None
Software / System Requirements
- Software Included CyberLink PowerProducer, CyberLink PowerDirector, CyberLink Power2Go, Cyberlink PowerDVD, CyberLink PowerBackup
- Min Processor Type 800 MHz
- System Requirements Details Pentium III - RAM 256 MB
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year
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