CRX2100U

Super Fast External 48X/12X/48X USB 2.0 CD-RW Drive for

Windows® Operating Systems and Macintosh® Computers

CRX2100U
• Super Fast 48X CD-R and 12X CD-RW Burning

• Burn a Full CD-R Disc in Less Than 3 Minutes

• Power-Burn™ Conformed* Buffer

Underrun Protection

• Software for Windows Operating Systems

and Macintosh Computers Included

* Buffer underrun protection technology is conformed to

Sony’s Power-Burn™ specifications.
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FEATURES AND BENEFITS
• Super fast 48X/12X/48X max. performance burns a full 700 MB CD-R disc in less than 3 minutes!
• Power-Burn™ conformed* buffer underrun protection technology for worry-free burns.
• High speed USB 2.0 interface with backward compatibility to USB 1.1
• Features rich software bundle for burning CDs, backing up your system, and more!
* Buffer underrun protection technology is conformed to Sony’s Power-Burn™ specifications.

SPECIFICATIONS MEDIA COMPATIBILITY

PART NUMBER CRX2100U
DRIVE TYPE External CD-RW Drive
MEDIA & MODES SUPPORTED CD-Digital Audio, CD-Extra, CD Text, CD-ROM (Mode 1),
CD-ROM XA (Mode 2, Form 1&2), CD-I (Mode 2,
Form 1&2), Photo CD (multi-session), Enhanced CD,
UDF, Video CD (MPEG-1), Karaoke CD
READ/WRITE SPEED Write (CD-RW discs): 4X, 8X, 10X*, 12X* max.
Write (CD-R discs): 4X, 8X, 12X, 16X CLV, 24X P-CAV max.,
32X ~ 40X CAV max., 48X CAV turbo mode
Read (CD): 48X max.
USB 1.1 compatible at 4X/4X/6X max. (a limitation of that
version of USB)
SUSTAINED DATA TRASFER RATE 7,200 kB/s Mode 1 (48X read/write max.)
(CD-R/RW DISCS) 6,000 kB/s Mode 1 (40X CD-R write max.)
1,200 kB/s Mode 1 (12X CD-R/RW write)
RANDOM ACCESS TIME 100 ms typical
INTERFACE USB 2.0
LOADING MECHANISM Motorized Tray
MOUNTING Horizontal or Vertical
BURST TRANSFER RATE 480 MB/s max.
BUFFER MEMORY 2 MB
POWER REQUIREMENT 100-240V AC Power Adaptor
POWER CONSUMPTION Approx. 30W
DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 6.5 x 2.1 x 9.8 inches
WEIGHT 4 lbs 2 oz
PACKAGE CONTENTS External CRX2100U CD-RW Drive
B’s Clip software (Windows® system only)
B’s Recorder Gold software (Windows® and
Macintosh® systems)
USB Cable
AC Adaptor
User’s Guide
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS PC: Intel® Pentium® II 400Mhz or faster (or equivalent) CPU,
64MB RAM, 1GB available hard disk space, installed USB 2.0
port (Sony recommends Adaptec® AUA-3100LP USB 2.0
adapter card) Microsoft® Windows® 98SE/2000, Windows®
Millennium Edition, Windows® XP Home and Professional
operating system
Macintosh: iMac®, iBook®, G3/G4 Desktop Macintosh®,
installed USB 2.0 port (Sony recommends Adaptec AUA -3100LP
USB 2.0 adapter card), Mac® OS 9.0.4/9.1/9.2.1 operating systems
WARRANTY One Year Limited
*High Speed CD-RW disc required.
PLEASE RECORD RESPONSIBLY. BEFORE COPYING ANYTHING ONTO A CD-RW OR CD-R DISC, PLEASE BE SURE
YOU ARE ONT VIOLATING COPYRIGHT LAWS. MOST SOFTWARE COMPANIES ALLOW YOU TO MAKE A BACK-UP
OR ARCHIVE COPY OF SOFTWARE. CHECK THE TERMS OF YOUR SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR
SPECIFIC DETAILS.

Sony Electronics Inc.

Information Technology Products Division
3300 Zanker Road
©2002 Sony Electronics Inc.
Reproduction in part or in whole without prior written permission is prohibited.
San Jose, California 95134
All rights reserved. Sony, Power-Burn and Storage by Sony are trademarks of Sony. Microsoft and
Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their
http://www.sony.com/storagebysony
respective owners. Nonmetric weights and measurements are approximate. Features and http://www.sony.com/mediabysony
specifications subject to change without notice.
Printed USA 09/02
CRX2100U-DS-09/02 TM
AWB021941