M2 ships with a Pioneer DVD+/-RW recordable optical drive which is super fast and employs some of the hottest technologies designed to burn virtually any kind of media. Here is a list of supported formats:

• DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL
• DVD-R 8x
• DVD+R 8x
• DVD-RW 4x
• DVD+RW 4x
• DVD+DL 2.4x
• CD-R, CD-RW
• CD-R 24x
• CD-RW 24x
• Supports "Buffer Under Run" protection 2Mbytes
• Low Power Consumption: 4.8w at DVD-R 8X Writing

Robust, Light Mechanism
The Pioneer uses a twin printed coil actuator on pick up which allows for lightweight optical pick up, high maneuverability and low power consumption. Temperature sensors control the laser and automatically stops the writing procedure momentarily if the drive gets too hot. This maintains a high media write quality and prevents the writing os coasters. The Stepping motor allos for highly accurate and reliable seld drive operation with quiet seek operation. this is the perfect laptop drive, quiet, efficient and reliable.

Precision Recording Technology
Smart Laser Driver: Write strategy control circuitry positioned in close proximity to the writing laser limits signal delay, allowing high quality recording at high speed. Liquid Crystal Tilt / Thickness Compensator: Provides accurate, reliable read / write performance with a variety of disc characteristics, even with irregularly curved or thick / thin media. This technology is also rffective in recording DVD+R double layer media.