Enabling the industry's fastest 18X DVD +/- R recording speed, the 830 burners deliver a full 4.7 GB of video, data, music or images on standard 16X DVD +/- R media in about five minutes.
The internal DRU-830A drive and external DRX-830U burner come bundled with the new Nero 7 software suite, a feature-rich package for burning, authoring and editing home movies, creating digital scrapbooks and backing up critical data. The external DRX-830UL-T drive is designed for dual Macintosh and Windows platform support. It also includes Roxio Toast 6 Lite software in the box.
For those looking for a space-saving burner to complement their notebook or desktop PCs, Sony's DRX-S50U drive offers all the advantages of a high-speed DVD/CD burner in a slim external design. This drive also comes with the Nero 7 software suite, including DVD authoring, video editing, photo retouch and disc label creation.
All four new burners support both dual and double layer formats. They also support CD-R/RW recording, eliminating the need for a separate CD burner.
The 830 series features 18X DVD +/- R, 8X DVD +/- R DL, 8X DVD+RW, 6X DVD- RW, 12X DVD-RAM for data backup, 48X CD-R, 32X CD-RW recording.
DeMoulin said they are designed at the optimum price/performance level for consumers who want to store and share home movies, digital photos and music; businesses deploying DVD video-based training and sharing large files; and filmmakers creating prototypes on recordable/rewritable DVD discs before proceeding with mass replication.
The internal DRU-830A drive comes with an ATAPI interface for easy installation inside a PC, and it includes a black replacement bezel for matching to black-colored PC cases. The external DRX-830U drive features a space-efficient vertical design and offers connectivity with hi-speed USB (USB 2.0) digital interface for simple setup. The external DRX-830UL-T drive sports dual i.LINK (FireWire/IEEE-1394 compatible) and hi-speed USB (USB 2.0) digital interfaces for fast and easy installation on a Macintosh or a PC.
The slim external DRX-S50U burner supports 8X DVD +/- R, 4X DVD +/- R DL, 8X DVD+RW, 6X DVD-RW, and 24X CD-R/RW. It also comes with the hi-speed USB interface for maximum flexibility.
The internal DRU-830A drive is shipping now for about $70 after a $20 mail-in rebate; the external DRX-830U burner is expected to ship in October for around $100 after a $30 mail-in rebate; the external DRX-830UL-T burner will be available in December for about $120 after a $30 mail-in rebate. The DRX-S50U drive will be available in October for about $130.
