Sony DRU-540A
Sony's ultra-high-performance DRU-540A dual-RW internal DVD burner brings 12x maximum recording speed with certified 8x DVD+R media--allowing for a full, write-once disc to be recorded in approximately 6 minutes--along with support for all the popular formats in a single drive: DVD+R and DVD+RW, DVD-R and DVD-RW, as well as CD-R and CD-RW. No need to have a second high-performance CD-RW drive in your system, as the DRU-540A burns CD-Rs at up to 40x maximum.
The internal DRU-540A dual-format DVD burner is ideal for those who want faster DVD burning speeds coupled with a feature-rich software suite, at an affordable price. Consumers will benefit from the faster speed for their video and audio projects, while business users will appreciate increased data backup performance.
The 12x drive offers a high level of media compatibility, since it also supports 8x DVD-R and 4x DVD-RW/DVD+RW burning. For easy integration into a desktop computer or server, the DRU-540A drive comes equipped with an ATAPI interface.
The DRU-540A is Sony's sixth-generation dual-RW DVD burner. Sony's DRU-540A comes bundled with DVD video authoring software, as well as with DVD/CD burning software for creating data, music, and video DVDs and CDs. The full-featured Nero software suite also includes packet-writing software for users to easily record files and folders by dragging them to the appropriate icon on their hard drive.
All tasks and applications are accessible via the unique Nero StartSmart launcher, which serves as the drive's ultimate command center, giving the user one-click access to all programs in the package. The software suite includes:
Sony DRU-540A
Ahead Nero Burning ROM 6 SE/ Nero Express 6 CD/DVD mastering software for data, audio and CD/DVD writing and copying; Ahead Nero VisionExpress 2 VCD/SVCD and DVD authoring software for advanced video capturing, authoring, full video editing and photo slideshow creation; users can crop, clean up, add special effects to photos and then add transitions and a soundtrack, as well as cut, edit, dub, and turn videos into Hollywood-style masterpieces; Ahead InCD 4 packet writing software for formatting rewritable discs so they can be used like large floppy disks with drag-and-drop capability; Ahead Nero ShowTime DVD-Video playing software for viewing DVD movies and personal video projects, along with MPEG-4 compatibility; Ahead Nero BackItUp backup software for complete PC backup, with an easy-to-use wizard interface for multiple backup modes, automatically scheduled backups, and backups spanning several CDs or DVDs; Ahead Nero MediaPlayer/Wave Editor management/jukebox software and audio editing software for audio file creation with various filters and effects; Ahead Nero Cover Designer disc label creation software for creating individual CD/DVD covers and labels; and Ahead Nero Toolkit tool software for critical media and drive analysis used by drive manufacturers worldwide Note: Supports 12x recording on specified 8x DVD+R discs; please see user's manual for a list of specified 8x DVD+R media brands.
Sony DRU-540A
Test Report
Great DVD burner!, December 14, 2004 Reviewer: Jedi Turtle (Albany, NY United States) - I'm running Windows XP on a Dell Dimension 4500 with 768 MB of RAM. The Sony DRU-540A installed like a charm. No problems whatsoever. The Nero Software that was included with the drive is wonderful... I used to do most of my burning using Roxio's EZ CD Creator 5, and I've pretty much abandoned that at this point. I've burned CD's with no glitches, and approximately 80 DVD videos with only one coaster. This drive has worked great for me!
Works Beautifully like 510A, October 28, 2004 Reviewer: Ray Lee (San Jose, CA United States) -I had Sony 510A for a long time, and then gave it to my friend recently. I was very happy with Sony 510A so I purchased 540A few weeks ago. I never had any problem with 510A, nor this 540A so far. I never ever wasted a single CDR or DVDR, I am very satisfied with this product.
Sony DRU-540A, October 16, 2004 Reviewer: Robert E. Lee - I purchased this drive a week ago, and it failed from the beginning (unreadable disks, multiple failures using Sony's drive check utility). I contacted Sony customer support and learned that the support was worse than the drive. The first customer support rep was arrogant and did not know the product. Sony then requires customers to wait 24 hrs. after sending test results to Sony before they would even talk to a customer regarding the problem, therfore it was another day before I could speak to customer service after making recommended changes to the system. Look at other drives before purchasing this one.
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