Reviews of the Sony BWU-100A Blu-ray Burner
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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 ...
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No Rating
digitaltrends.com
Review Summary: 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 suppo...
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-ROM, CD Text, CD Extra, Photo CD, Video CD, CD-ROM XA, DVD-Video, CD-DA (audio)
- Supported Media Types BD-R, CD-R, BD-RE, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD-R, BD-ROM, CD-ROM, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, BD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, BD-RE DL, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL, BD-ROM DL
- Media Load Type Tray
- Buffer Size 8 MB
Storage Removable
- Type None
Storage Controller
- Type None
Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces 1 x
- Compatible Bays 1
Miscellaneous
- Microsoft Certifications Works with Windows Vista
Power
- Type None
Software / System Requirements
- Software Included CyberLink Power2Go, Cyberlink PowerDVD, CyberLink PowerBackup, CyberLink PowerDirector, CyberLink PowerProducer
- OS Required Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000
- 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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