Sony DVD+R/+RW DRU-800A Leaflet

Product codes
DRU-800A
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DRU800A-DS - 4/05
B155 - 1.0
Sony Electronics Inc. Information Technology Products Division 3300 Zanker Road, San Jose, California 95134
DRU-800A
http://www.sony.com/dvdburners
Specifi cations:
Not supported with the bundled software, 
additional software required.
High-speed DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, 
DVD+RW CD-RW discs required.
Requires DVD+R DL & DVD-R DL media.
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Features and Benefi ts:
  
Burns 8.5GB DVD±R Double/Dual Layer 
discs at 16X max, capable of burning a full 
disc in about 6 minutes.
  
Burns 8.5GB DVD±R Double/Dual discs up 
to 4X max. Double/Dual Layer discs capable 
of storing up to 4 hours of MPEG-2 Video 
on single side d disc with 2 recording layers.  
Recorded DVD±R Double/Dual layer discs 
compatible with most consumer DVD players 
and DVD-ROM drives.
  
Burns standard 4.7GB DVD±R and DVD±RW 
Discs and CD-R/RW too - One drive does it all!
  
Maximum fl exibility & compatibility – Choose 
the optimal DVD recordable media for your 
project without sacrifi cing compatibility with 
your playback hardware.
  
Award winning Nero
 Software bundle for 
burning all your video, music, and data to 
DVD or CD.
  
Includes black replacement front bezel for 
matching the drive to a black PC case.
 
Music
 
Photo
 
Video
 
Data
PART NUMBER
DRU-800A
DRIVE TYPE
Internal DVD±R/±RW Double/Dual Layer, 
  Dual Format DVD/CD Recorder
MEDIA & MODES SUPPORTED
DVD-R/-R DL/-RW, DVD+R/DVD+R DL/+RW:  
  DVD-ROM, DVD-Video 
CD:  CD-DA, CD-ROM (XA), CD Extra, Video  
  CD, Photo CD*, CD Text, multi-session 
READ/WRITE SPEED
Write (DVD-R) 1X, 2X, 4X, 6X CLV, 8X, 
  12X P-CAV, 16X CAV max.**
Write (DVD-R DL) 2X, 4X max. ***
Write (DVD-RW) 1X, 2X, 4X, 6X CLV max. **
Write (DVD+R) 2.4X, 4X**, 8X ~ 12X P-CAV  
  max. **, 16X CAV max.**
Write (DVD+R DL) 2.4X, 4X max. ***
Write (DVD+RW) 2.4X, 4X, 6X CLV, 8X Z-CLV  
  max. **
Write (CD-R) 8X,16X, 24X ~ 40X P-CAV max.**,
  48X CAV max**
Write (CD-RW) 4X, 10X,16X, 24X Z-CLV max. **
Read (DVD-ROM) 16X max.
Read (CD-ROM) 48X max.
SUSTAINED DATA TRANSFER RATE
21MB/s max (16X DVD-ROM)
AVERAGE ACCESS TIME
130 ms (DVD 16X)
135 ms (CD 48X)
INTERFACE
EIDE (ATAPI
BURST TRANSFER RATE
66 MB/s Ultra DMA66
BUFFER MEMORY
2MB
POWER CONSUMPTION 
+5V 1.5A max., +12V 1.5A max.
DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 
5.75 X 1.63 X 6.75 inches 
WEIGHT
2lbs. 
PACKAGE CONTENTS
Internal DRU-800A Double/Dual Layer 
  DVD Recorder
NeroVision Express
 DVD video editing  
  & authoring software
Nero
 Burning ROM SE CD/DVD mastering  
  software
Nero
™  
InCD
 drive letter recording software 
Nero
 Showtime
 soft DVD player software
Nero
 BackitUp
 backup software
Black front panel replacement kit
ATAPI cable and mounting hardware
User’s Manual
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 
Pentium® III 800 MHz or faster (or equivalent)  
  CPU minimum. Pentium IV 1.6GHz or faster  
  (or equivalent) CPU is recommended for real  
  time video authoring/editing
128 MB of RAM (256 MB or more for Windows  
  XP Systems)
10GB of hard disk space. 
Windows
®
 2000 or Windows
®
 XP Home or  
  Professional Operating Systems
WARRANTY
One Year Limited