Sony Internal Blu-ray™ Disc Rewritable Drive BWU-100A BWU-100A Merkblatt

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Non-metric weights and measurements are approximate.  Features and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Printed USA 7/06

BWU-100A-DS-7/06

P1037.2

SPECIFICATIONS

PART NUMBER

BWU-100A

DRIVE TYPE

Internal BD/DVD/CD Burner

MEDIA & MODES SUPPORTED

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:  CD-DA, CD-ROM (XA), CD Extra, Video CD, 
Photo CD*, CD Text, multi-session 

READ/WRITE SPEED

Write (BD-R 50GB***/25GB) 2X CLV max**
Write (BD-RE 50GB***/25GB) 2X CLV max**
Write (DVD-R) 4X CLV, 6X ~ 8X  Z-CLV max.**
Write (DVD-R DL) 4X CLV max. ***
Write (DVD-RW) 6X CLV max. **
Write (DVD+R) 6X ~ 8X Z-CLV max**
Write (DVD+R DL) 4X CLV max***
Write (DVD+RW) 6X ~ 8X Z-CLV max**
Write (DVD-RAM) 5x Z-CLV max**
Write (CD-R) 12X ~ 24X Z-CLV max**
Write (CD-RW) 12X ~ 16X  Z-CLV max. **
Read (BD-ROM) 2X max.
Read (DVD-ROM) 8X max.
Read (CD-ROM) 32X max.

SUSTAINED DATA TRASFER RATE

9MB/s max. (2X BD-ROM)

****

10.8MB/s max (8X DVD-ROM)

****

4.6MB/s max (32X CD-ROM)

****

AVERAGE ACCESS TIME

210 ms (BD-ROM)
170 ms (DVD-ROM)
160 ms (CD-ROM)

INTERFACE

Parallel ATA (P-ATA)/EIDE

BURST TRANSFER RATE

66.6MB/sec Ultra DMA Mode 4
33.3MB/sec Ultra DMA Mode 2
16.6MB/sec Multiword DMA Mode 2

BUFFER MEMORY

8MB

POWER CONSUMPTION 

1.1A max (+5V DC), 2.2A max (+12V DC)

DIMENSIONS (WxHxD)

5.25 X 1.63 X 7.0 in.

*****

WEIGHT

3.5lbs.

*****

PACKAGE CONTENTS

Internal BWU-100A Blu-ray Disc Rewritable Drive
Cyberlink

®

PowerProducer

™

BD/DVD Authoring Software

Cyberlink PowerDirector

™

Editing Software

Cyberlink Power2Go Data Burning Software
Cyberlink InstantBurn

™

Packet Writing Software

Cyberlink PowerBackup Backup Software
Cyberlink PowerDVD

™

Player Software

Mounting Screws
User’s Manual & Quick Start Guide

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Pentium

®

IV 3.0GHz or faster

512MB or more RAM
30GB free HDD space
i.LINK (IEEE1394/FireWire compatible) port for camcorder connection
UXGA (1600 x 1200) display (recommended) 
Graphics card capable of 1600 x 1200 resolution display
Windows

®

XP SP2 Home or Professional Operating Systems

WARRANTY

One Year Limited

* Playback of commercial movies on Blu-ray Disc (BD-ROM) requires additional software/hardware not included 

with this product. Requires compatible high-definition display for high-definition playback. Playback of AACS
protected media may require an HDCP compliant output and HDCP compliant display. Photo CD playback
requires additional software not bundled with this drive.

** Appropriate speed discs required.
*** Requires appropriate double/dual layer BD-R, BD-RE, DVD+R DL media
**** Transfer Speeds may vary and are dependent upon host hardware.
***** Weights and measurements are approximate and may vary.

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