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Reviews of the Sony DRU-500A

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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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