The first joint Blu-ray burner from Sony and NEC has arrived

The first Blu-ray burner in the collaboration between Sony and NEC, intended for PCs, writes blue laser discs at twice the speed.

The Optiarc BD-M100A optical drive is already available in various online stores and costs around € 600, which means a price tag of approximately HUF 145.

Technical data:

• reading speeds:
  • BD: 2 ×
  • DVD: 8 ×
  • CD: 32 ×
• write speeds:
  • BD-R: 2 ×
  • BD-RE: 2 ×
  • DVD + R: 8 ×
  • DVD-R: 8 ×
  • DVD + RW: 8 ×
  • DVD-RW: 6 ×
  • DVD-R DL: 4 ×
  • DVD + R DL: 4 ×
  • DVD-RAM: 5 ×
  • CD-R: 24 ×
  • CD-RW: 16 ×
• access times:
  • BD: 210 ms
  • DVD: 170 ms
  • CD: 160 ms
• cache size: 8 MB
• connectivity: IDE / ATAPI
• weight: 0,98 kg
• Sizes: 148 × 42 × 198 mm