Plextor PX-LB950UE External USB 3.0/eSATA 12x BD-R Recorder With Lightscribe Disc Labelling and Cyberlink BD Software Suite The PX-LB950UE Blu-Ray Disc Burner offers home and business users an exceptionally fast 12x Blu-ray recording system housed in a flexible and convenient external drive. Double layer Blu-ray discs give the drive a maximum capacity of 50GB (single-layer 25GB) per disc: backing up the equivalent of ten regular DVDs, 72 CDs, or storing over 9 hours of HD video. Superspeed USB 3.0 and eSATA connections provide bandwidth for high data transfer rates and fast burn times. Backward compatibility with USB 2.0 systems also allows the external drive to be used with legacy PC's. Transfer Rates BD Media BD-R SL 12X, BD-R DL 8X Maximum Write BD-RE / BD-RE DL 2X Maximum Write BD-ROM SL / DL 8X Maximum Read DVD Media (Read/Write) DVD±R, DVD±R DL and DVD+RW 8X and DVD-RW 6X DVD-RAM 12X Maximum DVD-ROM 16X Maximum Read CD Media (Read/Write) CD-R 48X Maximum, CD-RW 24x Maximum CD-ROM 48X Maximum Access Time (Typical) BD Media BD-ROM SL 250ms / BD-ROM DL 380ms DVD Media DVD-ROM 150ms / DVD-ROM DL 160ms / DVD-RAM 200ms CD Media CD-ROM 150ms Buffer Size: 8 MB Dimensions and Weight Dimensions (W/H/D) 163 x 51.5 x 224.7mm Weight <1.2 kg System Requirements (BD Playback) CPU: Intel Pentium-D 3.0 or Higher CPU; 1GB RAM; Graphic Card: HDCP capable with 256 MB RAM and 32-bit color support. (ATI x 1600 or nVidia 7600GT or later GPU / HDCP capable monitors required.) Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or Vista or later required. Package Contents Drive: PX-BLB950UE External Writer Software: Cyberlink BD Suite with TTHD Accessory: USB 3.0 & eSATA cable and AC Adapter