Pioneer introduces the world's first 12x BD-R/BD-R DL optical drive. The BDR-205 Internal Blu-ray Disc/DVD/CD Writer is the next generation Blu-ray Disc Writer from Pioneer.  This revolutionary product will write up to 12x on BD-R (25Gbytes) and BD-R DL (50Gbytes) media*.  It allows users to author high-definition Blu-ray Disc content while also delivering the ability for high-capacity data storage.  One BD-R DL disc will hold the same amount of data as 10 DVDs (single layer).  

The BDR-205 can read BD-ROM and BD-ROM DL, read/write single and dual layer BD-R & BD-RE discs, read DVD-ROM, and read/write most DVD and CD recordable media formats.

BD	BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL
DVD	DVD-R/+R SL, DVD-R/+R DL, DVD-RW/+RW, DVD-RAM
CD	CD-R, CD-RW
Read Support
BD	BD-ROM, BD-ROM DL, BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL
DVD	DVD-ROM, DVD-R/+R SL, DVD-R/+R DL, DVD-ROM DL, DVD-RW/+RW, DVD-RAM
CD	CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW
Interface
ATAPI Interface	Serial-ATA (SATA)
IDE Data Transfer Mode	Generation 1 (1.5Gbits/sec.)
Write Speed
BD-R	12x max. (SL & DL)
BD-RE	2x max. (SL & DL)
DVD-R	16x max.
DVD - RW	6x max.
DVD + R	16x max.
DVD + RW	8x max.
DVD + R (Double Layer)	8x max.
DVD - R (Double Layer)	8x max.
CD - R	40x max.
CD - RW	24x max.
Read Speed
BD-R	8x max. (SL & DL)
BD-RE	8x max. (SL), 6x max. (DL)
BD-ROM	8x max. (SL & DL)
DVD-ROM (Single)	16x max.
DVD-ROM (Dual)	12x max.
DVD-R, DVD-RW	16x max. (DVD-R), 12x max (DVD-RW)
DVD+R, DVD+RW	16x max. (DVD+R), 12x max. (DVD+RW)
CD-ROM	40x max.
CD-R	40x max.
CD-RW	24x max.
Software included: CyberLink BD Solution V7
Power DVD 8.0
PowerDirector 7.0
Power2Go 6.0
Other Specifications
Data Buffer	4 Mbyte
Mounting Orientation	Horizontally or Vertically
Interface	Serial-ATA (SATA)
Dimensions
Dimensions (inches)	5.83 (W) x 7.09 (D) x 1.67 (H)
Dimensions (mm)	148 (W) x 180 (D) x 42.3 (H)
Weight	1.8 lbs.