Specifications:

Reads Blu-ray media and writes to DVD/CDs in the most compact form. Slimline, lightweight and multi-talented: The BD-5500A is the ideal as a combined application that reads your 25 GB BD-R and BD-RE media as well as your 50 GB dual-layer R and RE Blu-ray media with 2x speed. It also read and writes to your DVDs and CDs. When storing data on DVD-Rs/DVD +Rs, it reach 8x speed and handle DVD-RAMs (max. 5x DVD speed) and DVD-RWs/DVD +RWs (max. 4x) dynamically. All this at only 12.7mm in height and weights just 0.2 kg. Such performance in such a slim body: overwhelming!

Please Note: No Software Is Included With This Drive.

Interface:PATA (IDE) 
Cache Memory: 2MByte
Burst transfer rate: PIO mode 4 /Ultra DMA 33 
Access Time: BD: 320 ms, DVD: 200 ms, CD: 190 ms 

Function:
Write speed:
DVD-R: 8x,
DVD+R: 8x
DVD-R DL(D9): 4x,
DVD+R DL(D9): 4x,
DVD-RW: 4x,
DVD+RW: 4x
DVD-RAM: 5x
CD-R: 16x,
CD-RW: 10x 

Read speed:
BD: 2x,
DVD: 8x,
CD: 24x
Can read DVD-RAM disc.

Media supported: 
BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE,
BD-RE DL, DVD-R, DVD-ROM,
DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW,
DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R9,
DVD+RW,CD-R, CD-RW  

Diary Jokes

Mother: Freddie, why is your face so red?

Freddie: I was running up the street to stop a fight.

Mother: That's a very nice thing to do. Who was fighting?

Freddie: Me and Jackie Smith.