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(More customer reviews)Keep this in mind about externals, right off the bat: you generally cannot boot from them, so if your system needs bootable CD ability, you need to get the internal version of this item, or a low-cost read-only backup.
Now, caveat aside, I've owned no faster or more reliable writer than this. The Firewire *and* USB 2.0 option lets me take this to any PC manufactured in the last three years and do my work. Emergency backup of a system? No problem. Burn DVDs? No problem, and the firmware is even flashable for future refinements.
The software bundle is typical Sony: abundant, useful, right on. Still, Nero is the only software I'll use, and it has no problem handling this drive. The Sony-bundled DVD player software is pretty slick, nice options, skinnable.
One thing I'd rather see is the eject button above the tray, but that's a minor point. It's a solid device, some bumpers on either side to help cushion it in a workspace, and a clean design.
If you're going external, this is my only choice. Internal, to be honest, I'd probably go with its sister drive, the 500A. Sony's done it again.
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Enjoy the flexibility of being able to read from and write to just about any type of existing optical media using Sony's DRX-500ULX external dual-format (DVD/CD) rewriteable disc drive. It supports all popular DVD formats, from standard DVD-Video to DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, and DVD+RW. Now you can choose the DVD recordable media having the optimal compatibility with your playback hardware.
The drive offers high-performance CD-R/CD-RW burning, too--perfect for authoring your own custom music mixes or for transferring your home videos to video CD for easy sharing with friends and family.
Included is a powerful software bundle of industry-standard applications for creating and editing DVD-Video discs from camcorder and VCR footage, backing up your valuable data, storing and sharing large files, and watching DVD movies on your PC.
The drive, which you can mount either vertically or horizontally, supports both USB 2.0 and i.Link connections (IEEE1394/FireWire-compatible).
What's in the Box Disc drive, AC power cord, user's manual, warranty information, and a CD-ROM including Veritas RecordNow DX CD/DVD (mastering software), Vertias DLA drive letter recording software, Veritas Simple Backup (backup software), Sonic Solutions MyDVD (DVD-Video authoring software), ArcSoft ShowBiz (video-editing software), Cyberlink PowerDVD (DVD player software), MusicMatch Jukebox (so you can play, record, and organize your music).
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