Sony DRU-710A Review
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December 30th, 2004
Summary
Burning a full write-once single layer disc in approximately six minutes, the Sony internal DRU-710A and external DRX-710UL drives make great options for consumers interested in high-speed burning and substantial storage capacity at an attractive price. The 710 series marks Sony's seventh generation of Dual RW drives, and can also support 16X DVD+R, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD±RW, 48X CD-R and 24X CD-RW recording speeds. With 2.4X DVD+R DL recording, users can burn up to four hours of high-quality MPEG-2 video or up to 8.5 GB of data, music and/or images on compatible DVD+R DL media. This is equivalent to about seven days of music without a commercial break.
Specs
Key Features
Burner Type
DVD±RW Dual Layer
Storage Type
Disk Drive
Read Speed
16x (DVD), 48x (CD)
Write Speed
48x (CD), 8x (DVD-R), 16x (DVD+R)
ReWrite Speed
24x (CD-RW), 4x (DVD+RW), 4x (DVD-RW)
Enclosure Type
Internal
Platform
PC
Technical Features
Interface
IDE / EIDE
Access Time CD
135 ms
Access Time DVD
140 ms
Supported Media Writing ...
CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL (Double Layer), DVD-RW
Buffer Size
2 MB
Tray Qty.
1
System Requirements
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP
Dimensions
Width
5.74 in.
Depth
6.5 in.
Height
1.63 in.
Weight
1.98 lb.
Warranty
Warranty
1 Year