Pioneer introduces the world's first 12x BD-R/BD-R DL optical drive! Includes complete suite of Blu-ray Disc and DVD writing software.

The BDR-205 Internal Blu-ray Disc/DVD/CD Writer is the next generation Blu-ray Disc Writer from Pioneer. This revolutionary product will write up to 12x on BD-R (25Gbytes) and BD-R DL (50Gbytes) media*. It allows users to author high-definition Blu-ray Disc content while also delivering the ability for high-capacity data storage. One BD-R DL disc will hold the same amount of data as 10 DVDs (single layer). The BDR-205 can read BD-ROM and BD-ROM DL, read/write single and dual layer BD-R and BD-RE discs, read DVD-ROM, and read/write most DVD and CD recordable media formats.

FEATURES

• Up to 12x writing speed on BD-R and BD-R DL media
• Write up to 50Gbytes on one BD-R DL disc (equal to 10 single layer DVDs)
• Serial ATA (SATA) Interface

SPECIFICATIONS

• Write Support
  • BD: BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL
  • DVD: DVD-R/+R SL, DVD-R/+R DL, DVD-RW/+RW, DVD-RAM
  • CD: CD-R, CD-RW
• Read Support
  • BD: BD-ROM, BD-ROM DL, BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL
  • DVD: DVD-ROM, DVD-R/+R SL, DVD-R/+R DL, DVD-ROM DL, DVD-RW/+RW, DVD-RAM
  • CD: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW
• Interface
  • ATAPI Interface: Serial-ATA (SATA)
  • IDE Data Transfer Mode: Generation 1 (1.5Gbits/sec.)
• Write Speed
  • BD-R 12x max. (SL and DL)
  • BD-RE 2x max. (SL and DL)
  • DVD-R 16x max.
  • DVD RW 6x max.
  • DVD + R 16x max.
  • DVD + RW 8x max.
  • DVD + R (Double Layer) 8x max.
  • DVD R (Double Layer) 8x max.
  • CD R 40x max.
  • CD RW 24x max.
• Read Speed
  • BD-R 8x max. (SL and DL)
  • BD-RE 8x max. (SL), 6x max. (DL)
  • BD-ROM 8x max. (SL and DL)
  • DVD-ROM (Single) 16x max.
  • DVD-ROM (Dual) 12x max.
  • DVD-R, DVD-RW 16x max. (DVD-R), 12x max (DVD-RW) 
  • DVD+R, DVD+RW 16x max. (DVD+R), 12x max. (DVD+RW)
  • CD-ROM  40x max.
  • CD-R 40x max.
  • CD-RW 24x max.
• Other Specifications
  • Data Buffer: 4 Mbyte
  • Mounting Orientation: Horizontally or Vertically
  • Interface: Serial-ATA (SATA)
• Dimensions
  • Dimensions (inches): 5.83 (W) x 7.09 (D) x 1.67 (H)
  • Dimensions (mm): 148 (W) x 180 (D) x 42.3 (H)
  • Weight: 1.8 lbs.