NEC ND-3500A

In August 2004 NEC introduced his first dual 16x DVD recording drive, that supports in addition to 16x write speed for DVD-R and +R media and 4x write or rewrite with DVD-RW and +RW media to write up to 8.5GB on the new double layer DVD +R9 media with maximum of 4x speed.

ND-3500 comprises the most important 9 optical storage functions in 1 drive – the ideal all in one optical device. This model offers fastest available DVD recording together with high speed CD recording and excellent read performance by using NEC’s know how developing and producing highly reliable optical storage devices.

With this model not only the user do not need to decide for one DVD format over another – he has the freedom to choose the DVD R media of his choice without a compromise in performance or storage capacity: 1 hour DVD Video can be record in less than 6 minutes. Whether consumer desires to share cost-efficient home movies, music and/or private data by using write once discs, or like to store any kind of digital data only for a certain period by using rewriteable discs, the NEC ND-3500 is capable to store up to 8.5 GB onto one DVD disc (or 700 MByte on a CD disc).

The ND-3500 takes advantage of NEC’s “high resolution writing strategy” and of an improved version of NEC’s “Active Optimized Power Control” (Active OPC), the “high resolution writing strategy”. Besides, NEC implemented its own developed buffer under run error prevention technology.
Media
DVD
CD
Transfer Rate
Write

DVD+R

16x CAV (9-22MBytes/sec)

CD-R
48x CAV (3000-200kBytes/sec)
13x CAV (7.3-17.5MBytes/sec)
48xZCLV (3000-7200kBytes/sec)
12x ZCLV (8.2-16.6MByte/sec)
40x CAV (2550-6000kBytes/sec)
8x ZCLV (5.5-11MBytes/sec)
40xZCLV (3000-6000kBytes/sec)
6x ZCLV (5.5-8.2MBytes/sec)
32xPCAV (2550-4800kBytes/sec)
4x CLV (5.5 MBytes/sec)
32x ZCLV (3000-4800kBytes/sec)
2.4x CLV (3.3 MBytes/sec)
24x PCAV (2550-3600kBytes/sec)
DVD+R9
4x CLV (5.5 MBytes/sec)
24x ZCLV (3000-3600kBytes/sec)
2.4x CLV (3.3 MByte/sec)
16x CLV (2400kBytes/sec)
DVD+RW
4x CLV (5.5 MBytes/sec)
8x CLV (1200kBytes/sec)
2.4x CLV (3.3 MBytes/sec)
CD-RW
24x ZCLV (3000-3600kBytes/sec)
DVD-R
16x CAV( 9-22MBytes/sec)
13x CAV (7.3-17.5MBytes/sec)
12x ZCLV (8.2-16.6MByte/sec)
16x CLV (2400kBytes/sec)
8x ZCLV (5.5 -11MBytes/sec)
6x ZCLV (5.5-8.2MBytes/sec)
4x CLV (5.5 MBytes/sec)
10xCLV (1500kBytes/sec)
2x CLV (2.7 MBytes/sec)
DVD-RW
4x CLV (5.5 MBytes/sec)
2x CLV (2.7 MBytes/sec)
4xCLV (600kBytes/sec)
1x CLV (1.38 MBytes/sec)
Transfer Rate Read
DVD-R 16x CAV (max 22000 kb/s)
CD-R 48x CAV (max 4800 kb/s)
DVD-RW 4x CLV (5520 kb/s)
DVD+R 16x CAV (max 22000 kb/s)
CD-RW 16x CLV (max 2400 kb/s)
DVD+RW 4x CLV (5520 kb/s)
DVD+R9 4X CLV (5500 KByte/s)
Access Time
140ms
120ms
Mechanism
motorized Tray load mechanism for horizontal and vertical use
Interface
IDE / ATAPI
Burst Transfer Rate
PIO mode 4 / Ultra DMA 33
Cashe Memory
2MB
Audio
digital-out and line-out at the back (MPC compatible)
Modes supported
DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-Video, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-Audio, CD Extra, CD Text, CD-IReady, CD-Bridge, Photo-CD, VideoCD, Hybrid CD
Writing methods
DAO(disc at once), SAO(session at once), TAO(track at once) with zero gap, variable or fixed packet, multisession
Compatibility
MPC Level 3, MultiRead, PC2001
Weight
1.01 kgr
Dimensions
148mm x 42mm x 190mm