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Pioneer BDC-S02 BD-ROM Drive review

Finally Blu-ray drives become more mainstream and affordable

Our Score 3

Last reviewed: 2008-03-02March 2nd 2008

Price at launch £169.00
MPN BDC202BK
CD Read Speed 32
CD Rewrite Speed 24
CD Write Speed 24
DVD Read Speed 12
DVD Rewrite Speed 8
DVD Write Speed 8
Drive Type Blu-ray
No of Discs Held 1
Read Formats BD-R, BD-RE, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD R, DVD RW
Write Formats DVD-R

Product Summary

BDC-S02 BD-ROM Drive

Price at launch

£169.00

For

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Versatile

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Expensive

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Other features sacrificed for Blu-ray compatibility

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