Sony BWU-500S 12x BD Writer

Whether you are a cinema fan, video amateur or hobby photographer - the fastSony Blu-ray BWU-500s burner is the perfect investment in the future for all who want highest quality images as well as enormous storage capacity. It provides nearly unlimited Home Entertainment opportunities as well as immense storage, editing and archival capabilities for films or photos in outstanding HD quality.





The BWU-500S ships with Cyberlink's Media Suite 8 that supports Blu-ray 3D Playback and SD to HD up-scaling among other brilliant features.

Product Specification

Read Speed (max.) BD: 8x, DVD: 16x, CD: 48x
Write Speed BD-R: 12x
BD-R DL: 8x
BD-RE: 2x
DVD-R: 16x, DVD+R: 16x
DVD-R DL: 8x, DVD+R9: 8x
DVD-RW: 6x, DVD+RW: 8x
DVD-RAM: 12x
CD-R: 48x, CD-RW: 24x
Access time BD: SL-250ms / DL-380ms
DVD: SL-150ms / DL-160ms / RAM-200ms
CD: 150ms
Mechanism Tray load mechanism for horizontal and vertical use
Interface S-ATA
Burst transfer rate 1.5 Gbits/sec
Cache 8 MBytes
Media supported BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R9, DVD+RW, CD-R and CD-RW with 80mm and 120mm diameter
Modes supported BD-ROM, BD-AV, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-DA, CD-ROM (XA), CD Extra, Video CD, Photo CD, CD Text
Compatibility MultiRead, MS Windows® XP and Windows Vista®, Win 7 compatible
Weight 0.64 kg
Dimensions 146mm x 41.3mm x 170 mm
Accessories supplied S-ATA data cable
S-ATA power adapter
User Manual & Quick Start Guide
Software supplied Cyberlink Media Suite 8
- Cyberlink® PowerProducer 5 (BD/DVD Authoring Software)
- Cyberlink PowerDirector 8 (Editing Software)
- Cyberlink Power2Go 6 (Data writing)
- Cyberlink PowerBackup 2.5 (Backup software)
- Cyberlink PowerDVD 9 Player software supporting Blu-ray 3D





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