Product Description:

SONY 5501H, 12.7mm Tray-loading SATA BD-ROM Combo Drive, SONY 5501H not just BD-ROM read-only. It also supports all formats and burning functions of CD/DVD/DVD-RAM. The Blu-ray disc format offers 5 to 10 times more storage than DVD, meaning 25 to 50 GB of data can be stored on a single Blu-ray disc. Blu-ray drives will lead the way for next generation data and high definition movie storage.

The NEW SONY 5501H has lightscribe functions.

New SONY BC-5501H Blu-RayCombo BD-ROM Player Laptop Internal SATA DVD RW Burner Writer Drive with Lightscribe Features

v 4x BD reading (for Data)
v 8x DVD±R writing
v 5x DVD-RAM writing
v 8x DVD-ROM and 24x CD-ROM reading

Best Customer Experience

v - Read 25 GB BD-R/RE BD Media
v - Read 50 GB Dual-layer R and RW BD Media
v - Light Weight at 200g
v - 4.5 MB Buffer Memory for optimal playback� peformance

Read Maximum Speed:

• BD SL: 4x (for Data)
• BD DL: 4x (for Data)
• DVD-ROM SL : 8x
• DVD-ROM DL : 4x
• DVD+R : 8x
• DVD-R : 8x
• DVD+R DL : 4x
• DVD-R DL : 4x
• DVD+RW : 4x
• DVD-RW : 4x
• DVD-RAM: 5x
• CD-ROM : 24x
• CD-R : 24x
• CD-RW : 16x

Write Maximum Speed:

• DVD+R : 8x
• DVD+R DL : 4x
• DVD+RW : 4x
• DVD-R : 8x
• DVD-R DL : 4x
• DVD-RW : 4x
• DVD-RAM: 5x
• CD-R : 16x
• CD-RW : 10x

Access time (typical):

• BD 320 ms
• DVD 200 ms
• CD: 190 ms
• Mechanism: Tray loading
• Interface: P-ATA: BC-5500A
• S-ATA: BC-5500S
• Burst transfer rate: PIO mode 4
• Ultra DMA 33
• Cache Memory: 4.5 MByte

Media supported: 

• BD-ROM
• BD-R
• BD-R DL
• BD-RE
• BD-RE DL
• DVD-ROM
• DVD-R
• DVD-R DL
• DVD-RW
• DVD+R
• DVD+R DL
• DVD+RW
• DVD-RAM
• CD-ROM
• CD-R
• CD-RW with 80mm and 120mm diameter

Modes supported:

BD-ROM, BD-AV (read), DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-DA, CD-ROM (XA), CD Extra, Video CD, Photo CD, CD Text

Writing methods :

DAO, SAO, TAO with zero gap, variable or fixed packet, multisession
Compatibility:
 
MPC Level 3, MultiRead, PC2001
180 gram (without Bezel)
(0.40 lbs)

Special features:
Buffer under run error prevention
Default drive ID CSEL

• Free Blu-ray faceplate
  
  

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