Sony takes the risk out of buying a CD recorder by bringing all the popular CD formats into one high-performance drive. Burns CD-R and CD-RW discs. System Requirements: Pentium III 400 MHz or faster (or equivalent) CPU minimum. Pentium III 800 MHz or faster (or equivalent) CPU is recommended for real time video authoring/editing, 64 MB of RAM (128 MB or more is recommended), and 1 GB of free hard disc drive space. Operating System: Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, XP Home and Professional Buffer Memory: 8 MB Supported disc format: DVD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-Video CD, CD-DA, CD-ROM (XA), CD Extra, Video CD, Photo CD, CD Text, multi-session Software Contents: Veritas RecordNow DX: CD/DVD Mastering Software, Vertias DLA: Drive Letter Recording Software, Veritas Simple Backup: Backup Software, Sonic Solutions MyDVD: DVD Video Authoring Software ArcSoft ShowBiz: Video Editing Software, Cyberlink PowerDVD: soft DVD player Software, MusicMatch Jukebox: Play, Record, and Organize your personal music Write Speed: CD-R: 52x maximum; CD-RW: 32x maximum Read Speed: DVD-ROM: 16x maximum, CD-ROM: 52x maximum Random Access Time: 200 milliseconds (CD) Sustained Data Transfer Rate: 11.4 Mbps (CD-ROM) Total Price