Sony DRX S70U Slim DVD Writer

Features

The Sony DRX-S70U. The sleek new Sony DRX-S70U external multi-burner for Windows® Vista, XP/2000 packs a lot of performance in a small package. Make quick work of your most demanding burning projects with 8X max DVD+R burning, 4X DVD+R Double/Dual Layer burning, 8X max DVD+RW, 6X max DVD-RW, and 5X max DVD-RAM burning capabilities. An ideal companion to your notebook or desktop PC, this burner comes equipped with the Nero® 7 Essentials software suite and USB 2.0 interface.

The Sony DRX-S70U uses CAV (Constant Angular Velocity), to write at its maximum speed of 24X. This gives an average speed of 19.19x and writing time of 5 minutes 20 seconds.

The Sony DRX-S70U uses Z-CLV (Zone-Constant Linear Velocity) to write CD-RW media at its maximum speed of 24x, with an average write speed of 16.72x and writing time of 5 minutes 59 seconds.

The Sony DRX-S70U reports using Z-CLV (Zone Constant Linear Velocity) to write DVD+R at the maximum supported speed of 8x. This gives an average write speed of 5.27x and a writing time of 13 minutes 9 seconds.

The Sony DRX-S70U uses Z-CLV (Zone Constant Linear Velocity) to write DVD-R at the maximum supported speed. This gives an average write speed of 5.24x and a writing time of 14 minutes 04 seconds.

The Sony DRX-S70U uses Z-CLV (Zone-Constant Linear Velocity) to write DVD+RW at 8x. The average speed is 5.21x and total writing time is 13:26 minutes.

The Sony DRX-S70U uses Z-CLV (Zone-Constant Linear Velocity) to write DVD-RW at 6x. The average speed is 4.94x and total writing time is 14:23 minutes.

The Sony DRX-S70U uses Z-CLV (Zone-Constant Linear Velocity) to write DVD+R DL at 4x. The average speed is 3.86x and total writing time is 29:42 minutes. CDSpeed reports the disc was written in P-CAV.

The Sony DRX-S70U uses Z-CLV (Zone-Constant Linear Velocity) to write DVD-R DL at 4x. The average speed is 3.79x and total writing time is 31:44 minutes.

The Sony DRX-S70U uses, Z-CLV (Zone-Constant Linear Velocity) to write at its maximum speed of 5X. This gives an average speed of 4.06X and a total writing time of 14 minutes and 35 seconds.

Technical Specifications

Disc Capacity

8.5GB/4.7GB

Hardware

Interfaces	USB 2.0
Loading Mechanism	Manual Tray
Media & Modes Supported	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

Inputs and Outputs

USB Port(s)

1 (2.0)

Memory

Buffer Memory

2MB

Operating Conditions

Average Access Time	180ms (DVD), 150ms (CD)
Burst Transfer Rate	480MB/s
Sustained Transfer Rate	10.5MB/s (8x DVD-ROM)

Optical Drive #1

CD Read	24X
CD-R Write	24x CAV, 24x ZCLV, 16x ZCLV, 8x CLV2
CD-RW Write	24x ZCLV2, 20x ZCLV2, 10x ZCLV1, 4x CLV
DVD Read	8x
DVD+R DL Write	4x ZCLV, 2.4x CLV3
DVD+R Write	8x CAV2, 8x ZCLV2, 6x ZCLV2, 4x ZCLV1, 2.4x CLV
DVD+RW Write	8x ZCLV2, 6x ZCLV2, 4x ZCLV1, 2.4x CLV
DVD-R DL Write	4x ZCLV, 2x CLV3
DVD-R Write	2x (CLV), 4x (6x Z-CLV), 8x CLV max2
DVD-RAM Write	5x ZCLV, 3x CLV, 2x CLV2
DVD-RW Write	6x ZCLV3, 4x ZCLV2, 2x CLV1, 1x CLV

Power

Power Consumption	2.0A max (+5V DC)
Power Requirements	+5V

Service and Warranty Information

Limited Warranty

1 year Limited Warranty

System Requirements

Hard Drive	1GB (hard disk minimum), 10GB (DVD video creation)
Operating System	Windows® Vista, Windows XP Home or Professional (SP2) Operating Systems or Windows® 2000 (SP4) Operating Systems
Processor	Pentium® III 800MHz or faster (or equivalent) CPU minimum. Pentinum IV 2.0GHz or faster (or equivalent) CPU is recommended for real-time video authoring/editing.
RAM	256MB

Weights and Measurements

Dimensions (Approx.)	6.5"x2.5"x6.0"
Weight (Approx.)	2.7lbs