NEC ND-3500 DVD Burner

NEC Updated: 2008-04-14 RSS
NEC ND-3500 DVD Burner

In August 2004  Sony NEC Optiarc introduces his first dual 16x DVD recording drive, that supports in addition to 16x write speed for DVD-R and +R media and 4x write or rewrite with DVD-RW and +RW media to write up to 8.5GB on the new double layer DVD +R9 media with maximall 4x speed.

ND-3500 comprises the most important 9 optical storage functions in 1 drive – the ideal all in one optical device.This model offers fastest available DVD recording together with high speed CD recording and excellent read performance by using Sony NEC Optiarc’s know how developing and producing highly reliable optical storage devices.

With this model not only the user do not need to decide for one DVD format over another – he has the freedom to choose the DVD R media of his choice without a compromise in performance or storage capacity: 1 hour DVD Video can be record in less than 6 minutes.Whether consumer desires to share cost-efficient home movies, music and/or private data by using write once discs, or like to store any kind of digital data only for a certain period by using rewriteable discs, the Sony NEC Optiarc ND-3500 is capable to store up to 8.5 GB onto one DVD disc (or 700 MByte on a CD disc).

The ND-3500 takes advantage of NEC’s “high resolution writing strategy” and of an improved version of Sony NEC Optiarc’s “Active Optimized Power Control” (Active OPC), the “high resolution writing strategy”. Besides, Sony NEC Optiarc implemented its own developed buffer under run error prevention technology.

The drives are available in bulk beige and black colour, coming soon in silver as well. ND-3500 retail to be offered end of August 2004 onwards.

Product Specification

Transfere rate read and write DVD and CD please read product description in the attachment : Transfer rate read and write for DVD and CD - please see product specification as pdf download
Access time: DVD 140 ms, CD 120 ms
Interface: IDE / ATAPI
Burst transfer rate: PIO mode 4 / Ultra DMA 33
Cache: 2 MByte
Media supported: DVD+R9, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-Video, CD-ROM, CD-ROMXA, CD-Audio, CD Extra, CD Text, CD-IReady, CD-Bridge, Photo-CD, VideoCD, Hybrid CD
Writing methods: DAO (disc at once), SAO (session at once), TAO (track at once) with zero gap, variable or fixed packet, multisession
Compatibility: MPC Level 3, MultiRead, PC2001
Weight: 1,0 kg
Dimensions: 148mm x 42mm x 190 mm
Capacity: 8,5 GB +R9, 4,7 GB DVD