Reviews of the Sony DRU-500A
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CNET Review
The Good: Supports all four popular DVD-recordable formats; writes DVD-R at 4X and DVD-RW at 2X; great performance; affordable; generous software bundle.
The Bad: High-speed 2X DVD-RW media still hard to find; no Mac support.
The Bottom Line: If you're shopping for a DVD-recordable drive, put the fast, flexible DRU-500A at the top of your list.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 78/100 and users 67/100. Comparing these reviews to 29497 other CD & DVD Drives reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 83/100 = Very Good.
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xbitlabs.com
Review Summary: SONY developed a really interesting product. The main and evident advantage of this drive is the support of both competing writable and re-writable DVD standards. The owner of DRU-500A can work with both types of disks, without worrying which of them ...
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No Rating
computervideo.net
Review Summary: Just when it seems that there are no easy answers in the choice of which recordable DVD format to opt for, Sony provides an all-in-one in the form of the DRU-500A. But is it the answer to our prayers, or a new nightmare all of its own?
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personal computer world
Review Summary: DVD Multi drives with support for DVD-RW and DVD-Ram are imminent, but support for DVD+RW and DVD-RW is ultimately more useful for most people. As the first drive with this facility the Sony DRU-500A comes highly recommended, although some media ...
Manufacturer: Sony
Part number: DRU500A
General
- Device Type DVD?RW drive
- Enclosure Type Internal
- Interface IDE
Optical Storage
- Type DVD?RW - 5.25" x 1/2H
- Supported Recording Modes Multisession
- Supported CD Formats CD Text, CD Extra, Photo CD, Video CD, CD-ROM XA, CD-DA (audio)
- Supported Media Types CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD-R, CD-ROM, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM
- Media Load Type Tray
- Features Emergency disk eject hole
- Compliant Standards Video CD
Optical Storage (2nd)
- Type None
Storage Removable
- Type None
Hard Drive
- Type None.
Storage Controller
- Type None
Video
- Video Output None
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Slots Total (Free) None
- Interfaces 1 x IDE/ATAPI - 40 pin IDC
- Compatible Bays 1 x Front accessible - 5.25" x 1/2H
- Compatible Slots None
Storage CD / DVD
- Type DVD?RW 5.25" x 1/2H
- Read Speed 32x (CD) / 8x (DVD)
- Write Speed 24x (CD) / 4x (DVD-R) / 2.4x (DVD+R)
- Rewrite Speed 10x (CD) / 2x (DVD-RW) / 2.4x (DVD+RW)
- Access Time 160 ms
- Buffer Size 8 MB
- CD / DVD type DVD?RW
- Storage CD / DVD:Form Factor 5.25" x 1/2H
Power
- Type None
Software / System Requirements
- Software Included Sonic MyDVD, VERITAS DLA, VERITAS RecordNow, Cyberlink PowerDVD, MusicMatch Jukebox, VERITAS Simple Backup
- OS Required Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
- Min Processor Type Pentium III 400 MHz
- Min Hard Drive Space 1 GB
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - Parts and labor - 1 year
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