- Store up to 8.5 GB of data on a single sided, double layer DVD disc
- Burn up to 4 hours of MPEG-2 video or 8 hours of MPEG-1 video on double layer DVD disc
- Backwards compatible with existing DVD Players/DVD-ROM drives
- Record on both 4.7 GB DVD Media or 8.5 GB double layer DVD media
- Compatible with Windows 2000 or Windows XP Home and Professional Edition
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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
No problems at all.,
By ericnj (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sony DRX-700UL Double Layer FireWire/USB 2.0 External DVD±RW Drive (Personal Computers)
I've had this drive for about three weeks now and I'v encountered no problems at all with it. I've burned movies to dvd-/+ r and rw discs as well as cd-r/rw discs and haven't had a bad burn yet. I use Intervideo DVD Copy, Nero 6 (not the software of it that came with the drive since I already owned Nero 6) and so far Fuji and Sony discs (cds and dvds) along with Windows XP home edition. I have a Pentium 4/ 2.80 GHz processor with 1 GB ram so that's far above the minimum requirements of the drive, but I doubt that has anything to do with it. It's a great external drive so far and worked as soon as I plugged it into my computer using the USB 2.0 port. Windows XP recognized it immediately and I popped in a dvd and watched it and then burned one to test it out and everything was fine. Since then no problems. As far as the drive's physical design, it seems plenty sturdy and nothing on it seems fragile and likely to break. The tray only seems like it would break if I forcefully pushed down on it (but what drive wouldn't if that was done to it?). Overall, I'm very happy with my purchase and am looking forward to when the availabilty of dual layered dvdrs increases and the price of those same dual layered discs drops. But for now it deals with regular 4.7GB dvdrs and cdrs just fine.
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works Fantastic, effortless,
By John Coctoastin "Neider" (Fredericksburg, VA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sony DRX-700UL Double Layer FireWire/USB 2.0 External DVD±RW Drive (Personal Computers)
I bought and intalled this drive on a computer below specifications. I am running it on a Pentium III 550 running Windows XP. Have burned many discs and have never had a problem. I have it in the upright position and just hit the open/close button and never touch the plastic door or fear breaking it per the previous review.
Great software, no issues with anything. Everything just runs a bit slower since my computer is below spects.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not that good.,
This review is from: Sony DRX-700UL Double Layer FireWire/USB 2.0 External DVD±RW Drive (Personal Computers)
I bought this from best buy. It doesn't burn fast. It only burns top speed with certain types of blank media. And Sony's firmware update changed my drive into a DRX 700UA. So now I can't get the latest firmware updates. Don't buy this drive. Don't make the mistake I did. Just buy some fast internal drive.
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