Writing speed
| DVD write speed |
8 x |
| DVD rewrite speed |
4 x |
| CD write speed |
40 x |
| CD rewrite speed |
24 x |
Reading speed
| DVD read speed |
12 x |
| CD read speed |
40 x |
Other features
| Media types supported |
DVD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-Video CD, CD-DA, CD-ROM (XA), CD Extra, Video CD, Photo CD, CD Text, multi-session |
Performance
| Drive device, buffer size |
2 MB |
Sony’s Internal DVD±RW Drive IDE
Confused about the various DVD recordable/rewritable formats? Have you been putting off buying because you’re afraid of making the wrong decision? Sony’s new ultra high performance DRU-530A Dual RW DVD burner for your PC that brings together all the popular formats in a single drive: DVD±R and DVD±RW, as well as CD-R and CD-RW. Expect performance from this drive, its capable of burning DVD+R at 8X max, 4X max. for DVD-R & DVD+RW, and 2X for DVD-RW discs. No need to have a second high performance CD-RW drive in your system as the DRU-530A can burn CDs at up to 40X max! The drive comes bundled with a rich software from well know companies including Sonic Solutions®, CyberLink, and MusicMatch®. Create and share your home movies, preserve old tapes on DVD, backup your system, create self-running slide shows of your digital pictures, create your own original music CDs, and so much more. Installing the drive into your system is simple, thanks to industry standard ATAPI/EIDE interface. Own a Sony DRU-530A and you’ll never have to worry about which of these DVD formats is going to become the industry standard, because this drive does them all!
Record at 8X maximum on DVD-R media, and 4X maximum on DVD-RW media when you download Firmware Upgrade 2.0A
All popular DVD formats are supported-Eliminate the worry in choosing a DVD recordable drive
Maximum compatibility-Choose the DVD recordable media with the optimal compatibility with your playback hardware
High performance CD-R/RW burning-No need for separate CD-RW drive
Powerful software bundle-industry standard applications for creating and editing DVD video discs from camcorder/VCR tapes, backing up your valuable data, storing and sharing large files, watching DVD movies on your PC, and so much more.
