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Blu-ray Disc Recordable/Rewritable Drive

Model number: BWU-300S
Rated 3.8 out of 5 stars
Satisfy your burning desires and record up to four hours of 1080 Full HD video with this internal Blu-ray Disc™ recordable/rewritable drive. Also includes Men in Black on Blu-ray Disc.

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$399.99

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Record Up To 50GB Of Data Or 4 Hours HD Video

Add Blu-ray Recording To Existing PC

Multi-Format Drive - Records BD, DVD, CD Discs

Product Specifications

General

Hardware

  • Media & Modes Supported : BD-R, BD-RE, BD-ROM, BD-MV, DVD-R DL, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R DL, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-DA, CD-XA, PhotoCD

Operating Conditions

  • Average Access Time : 210ms (BD-ROM), 170ms (DVD-ROM), 150ms (CD-ROM)
  • Burst Transfer Rate : 150MB/sec
  • Sustained Transfer Rate : 21MB/Sec (16X DVD-ROM)

Service and Warranty Information

  • Limited Warranty Term : 1 year Limited Warranty

Hardware

  • Interfaces : Serial ATA (SATA)
  • Loading Mechanism : Motorized Tray
  • Media & Modes Supported : BD-ROM1, BD-AV, BD-MV, 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 CD1, CD Text, multi-session
  • Mount Design : Horizontal, Vertical

Optical Drive

  • BD-R DL Write : 8x (P-CAV)2
  • BD-RE DL Write : 2x (CLV)2
  • BD-ROM Read : 8x max
  • CD Read : 48x max
  • CD-R Write : 48x max (Z-CLV)2
  • CD-RW Write : 24X max (Z-CLV)2
  • DVD Read : 16X max
  • DVD+R DL Write : 8x (CLV)3
  • DVD+R Write : 16X max (Z-CLV)2
  • DVD+RW Write : 8X max (Z-CLV)2
  • DVD-R DL Write : 8x (CLV)3
  • DVD-R Write : 16X max (Z-CLV)2
  • DVD-RAM Write : 5x (Z-CLV)2
  • DVD-RW Write : 6x (CLV)2

System Requirements

  • Hard Drive : 30GB6
  • Operating System : Windows® Vista (all versions) Windows XP SP2 Home or Professional Operating Systems.
  • Processor : Pentium® IV 3.0GHz or faster
  • RAM : 512MB

Memory

  • Buffer Memory : 8MB

Power

  • Power Consumption (in Operation) : 1.1A max (+5V DC), 22 max (+12V DC)
  • Power Requirements : +5V/+12V

Weights and Measurements

  • Dimensions (Approx.) : 5.25"x1.63"x7.0"
  • Weight (Approx.) : 3.5lbs

In the Box

  • Cyberlink® PowerProducer™ BD/DVD Authoring Software
  • Cyberlink InstantBurn™ Packet Writing Software
  • Mounting screws
  • Internal BWU-300S Blu-ray Disc Rewritable Drive
  • Cyberlink PowerDirector™ Editing Software
  • Cyberlink PowerBackup Backup software
  • User Manual & Quick Start Guide
  • Men In Black Movie Title on Blu-ray Disc
  • Cyberlink Power2Go Data Editing Software
  • Cyberlink PowerDVD™ Player software

Product Profile

Support

Product Warranty

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1. 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.

2. Appropriate speed discs required.

3. Requires appropriate double/dual layer BD-R, BD-RE, DVD R DL media.

4. Transfer Speeds may vary and are dependent upon host hardware.

5. HD component cable and HDTV are required for HD viewing, both sold separately.

6. DVD Media/Formats are not universally compatible.

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Non-metric weights and measurements are approximate.

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