LaCie has launched its fastest external Blu-ray burner, the d2 Blu-ray Drive.
The drive, pictured below, offers 8x Blu-ray burning for both single-layer and 50GB dual-layer discs. Sporting both USB 2 and FireWire connectivity, it's suited to both PC and Mac users but USB users should note that BD-R write speeds are limited to 6x when utilising a USB connection.
Priced at £409, the drive aims to be the ultimate solution for video professionals wanting to backup or store large quantities of data.
It'll come bundled with two pieces of software - Easy Media Creator 10 and Toast 9 Titanium - but as with a number of Blu-ray drives, it's still priced out of reach for the everyday consumer.
The complete read and write speeds for various forms of media break down as follows:
Write speeds | Read speeds | |
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LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive | BD-R (single or dual layer) 4x to 8x (limited to 6x with USB2.0) BD-RE (single or dual layer) 2x DVD±R 16x DVD±RW 6x DVD±R DL 8x CD-R 48x CD-RW 24x |
BD-ROM 4x to 8x (limited to 6x with USB2.0) AACS BD-ROM (content protected) 2x BD-R 4x to 8x DVD±R 16x DVD±RW 8x DVD±R DL 8x CD-R 48x CD-ROM 48x CD-RW 32x |