I-O Data Intros New External Blu-ray 3D Writer
 

Japanese peripherals company I-O Data unveiled its new BRD-U8S external optical disc writer that supports Blu-ray 3D. Making use of the USB 2.0 interface and backed by a 4 MB write cache, the drive can write single and double layer BD-R at 8x speeds, BD-RE at 2x, DVD±R at 16x, DVD±R double layer at 8x, DVD+RW at 6x, DVD-RAM at 12x, CD-R at 48x, and CD-RW at 24x. Measuring 158 (W) x 220 (D) x 50 (H) mm, the BRD-U8S weighs 1.2 kg. Slated for release in Japan next month, and backed by a 1 year warranty, the I-O Data BRD-U8S is expected to be priced at $233.

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Source: TechConnect Magazine

Hmm. So the Plextor that was on the front page here not too long ago, for about the same price has USB 3.0 and 12x BD-R write speeds. Most of the other external writers are now faster than 8x on the BD-R write speeds.

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Exactly, and usb 2.0 is a serious no no for 8x blu-ray recording. 36mb/s is needed for 8x.