Sony makes its Blu-ray writer even more attractive with an impressive software garnish

CyberLink's software is "gifted" by Sony along with its optical drive.

The Sony BWU-300S can play BD-R discs up to 8 times, BD-R DLs up to 4 times, BD-RE DLs up to 2 times, CD-R discs up to 40 times, CD-RW discs 32 times, DVD +/- R media 16 times, DVD +/- R DLs 4 times, DVD + RWs 8 times, DVD-RWs 6 times, DVD + And writes RAMs at 6x speed. As far as read speeds are concerned, there is no reason to be ashamed of the optical drive in question - BD: 4 ×, CD: 40 × and DVD: 16 ×.

Equipped with an 8 MB cache, the SATA-connected optical drive will begin shipping next month and is expected to cost around $ 400. The included CyberLink software includes PowerProducer, PowerDirector, Power2Go, PowerBackup, PowerDVD, and InstantBurn.