The Sony Optiarc BC-5500A is a slimline Blu-ray combo drive designed primarily for laptops, offering a balance between high-definition Blu-ray playback and comprehensive support for CD and DVD media.

Key Specifications

• Interface: E-IDE (PATA/ATAPI)

• Form Factor: Slimline internal drive

• Dimensions: 128 mm (W) x 13 mm (H) x 129 mm (D)

• Weight: Approximately 180–200 grams

• Buffer Memory: 4.5 MB

• Access Time:

  • BD-ROM: 320 ms

  • DVD-ROM: 200 ms

  • CD-ROM: 190 ms(

Media Support & SpeedBlu-ray (BD)

• Read: 2x BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE, BD-ROM DL, BD-R DL, BD-RE DL

• Write: Not 8x

• DVD-R: 8x

• DVD-R DL: 4x

• DVD+R: 8x

• DVD+R DL: 4x

• DVD-RW: 4x

• DVD+RW: 4x

• DVD-RAM: 8x

• DVD-R DL: 4x

• DVD+R: 8x

• DVD+R DL: 4x

• DVD-RW: 4x

• DVD+RW: 4x

• DVD-RAM: 24x

• CD-R: 24x

• CD-RW: 16x

• CD-RW: 10x

Features & Compatibility

• Buffer Underrun Protection: Yes

• Operating System Compatibility: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8

• Media Formats Supported:

  • BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL

  • DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM

  • CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW

• Loading Mechanism: Tray loading

• Interface: P-ATA (BC-5500A), S-ATA (BC-5500S)