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Pioneer Blu-ray BDC-S02BK review

We see more red than blue when shelling out for a high-definition optical drive

Our Score 3.5

Last reviewed: 2008-02-26February 26th 2008

Price at launch £130.00
MPN BDC202BK
Features Serial ATA (version 1.0A) interface, 5x read speed on BD-ROM, BD-R and BD-RE Blu-ray Disc media (single layer), 2x read speed on BD-ROM, BD-R and BD-RE Blu-ray Disc media (dual layer), writes up to 24x speed on CD-R/CD-RW, reads up to 32x speed on CD-ROM/CD-R, 24x CD-RW
Additional Information Mounting Orientation: Horizontal / Vertical (+/- 5 degrees) / Max 22.9W Power Consumption
Dimensions 148 x 42.3 x 185
Weight (kg) 0.98
HDD Buffer Size 4

Product Summary

Blu-ray BDC-S02BK

Price at launch

£130.00

For

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Great image quality

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Easy to set-up

Against

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Quite exclusive compatibility could be an issue for some

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Expensive

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