This means that you can burn a 25GB BD in about 20 minutes although that can vary depending on your motherboard and the USB chipset. This new burner gives you a speed of 6x for single layer BD discs and 4x for duel layer BD discs. Part of Sonys new Optiarc lineup, the BDX-S500u is their new external USB Blu-ray burner and player that’s both Mac and PC compatible.
