Sony PCG VGN Series DVD/CD Laptop Replacement Rewritable Optical Drive AW-G540A AW-G540A-V2. The AW-G540A reads DVD-ROMs with up to 8x speed and CD-ROMs with up to 24x speed. The AW-G540A will impress you just as thoroughly when writing, due to its excellent values in all formats. It writes to DVD-Rs, DVD+Rs and DVD+RWs at 8x speed ­ or DVD-RWs at 6x speed. And it handles DVD-R DL/DVD +R9 format disks just as comfortably (4x) as CDs in -R/-RW formats (24x).

Model Number: AW-G540A AW-G540A-V2
Compatible Models: SONY PCG-GRT240G PCG-GRT250 PCG-GRT260G PCG-GRT270 PCG-GRT270G PCG-GRT280ZG PCG-GRT290Z PCG-GRT290ZP PCG-GRT35F PCG-K14 PCG-K15 PCG-K15F PCG-K17 PCG-K25 PCG-K25F PCG-K27 VGN-C150P VGN-NR110E VGN-N250E VGN-NR123E VGN-NR160E VGN-C150P










Specifications:

Read Speed (max.):
DVD: 8x max. CD: 24x max.
Write Speed:
DVD-R: 8x max. DVD+R: 8x max.
DVD-RW: 6x max. DVD+RW: 8x max.
DVD-R DL: 6x max. DVD+R9: 6x max.
CD-R: 24x max. CD-RW: 24x max.
Access time:
DVD: 180 ms CD: 150 ms
Mechanism:
Tray loading mechanism for horizontal and vertical use
Interface:
E-IDE / ATAPI
Burst transfer rate:
PIO mode 4 / Ultra DMA 33
Cache:
2 MByte
Media supported:
DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R9, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW
Modes supported:
DVD-Video, CD-ROM XA, CD-Audio, CD Extra, CD Text, CD-I Ready, CD-Bridge, PhotoCD, Video CD, Hybrid CD
Writing methods:
DAO, SAO, TAO with zero gap, variable or fixed packet, multisession
Compatibility:
MultiRead,MS Windows XP and Windows Vista® compatible
Weight:
0.17 kg
Dimensions:
128 mm x 12.7 mm x 129 mm
Special features:
12 cm and 8 cm CD and DVD media are supported, buffer under run error prevention