Sony Portable Blu-Ray Writer/Reader

What's in the box?:

• Sony BDX-S600U Portable 6x Blu-ray Disc Writer
• Operating Instructions
• Sony Software Disc Rev. 1.0
• Warranty Information

Physical Features:

The drive Sony sent us for this review was manufactured in June of 2011 and had firmware 1.D0. This is the newest firmware currently available for the BDX-S600U.

The Sony BDX-S600U is one of the smallest Blu-ray Disc writers to come through the 'Labs. Measuring 136.5 x 19 x 152 mm and weighing in at a mere 330g, the drive is not much larger than a couple of jewel cases stacked on top of one another. The DRX-S600U is constructed out of a lightweight, black plastic. The plastic has a matte finish which does a pretty good job of  resisting fingerprints and scratches.

On the top of the BDX-S600U you can see a large "Blu-ray" logo as well as a few showing support for Ultra Speed CD-RW media and the DVD+ReWritable and DVD Multi specifications.

The LED and eject button are located along the front of the BDX-S600U. This LED lights up orange when both reading and writing. 

Unlike the BDX-S500U, the BDX-S600U is USB powered. The drive has two USB cables which can be stored in an integrated cable duct when not in use. My only complaint here is that one cable is dedicated to data and the other to power, and both must be used. With other portable drives, the second USB connector is optional and is only needed if a computer cannot provide enough power through a single USB port.

Technical Specs:

Most of the specs below have been taken from Sony's website and the manual that came with the drive.