I-O Data Japan has
announced a new series of drives based on LG's 8x Blu-ray Disc writer, the BH08N. The internal BRD-SH8B and external BRD-UH8 feature 8x BD-R, 8x BD-R DL, 2.3x BD-RE and 2x BD-RE DL writing speeds and a maximum BD-ROM read speed of 8x. Here are some of the specs:
Writing Speeds:
BD-R: 8x
BD-R DL: 8x
BD-RE: 2.3x
BD-RE DL: 2x
DVD±R: 16x
DVD±R DL: 4x
DVD+RW: 8x
DVD-RW: 6x
DVD-RAM: 5x
CD-R: 48x
CD-RW: 24x |
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Read Speeds:
BD-ROM: 8x
BD-R: 8x
BD-R DL: 8x
BD-RE: 4.8x
DVD-ROM (Single): 16x Max
DVD-ROM (Dual): 12x Max
DVD±R: 16x Max
DVD±RW: 8x Max
DVD±R DL: 10x Max
DVD-RAM: 5x Max
CD-R/ROM: 48x Max
CD-RW: 40x Max |
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Seek Times:
BD-ROM: 180ms
DVD-ROM: 160ms
DVD-RAM: 180ms
CD-ROM: 150ms
Buffer: 4MB
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The BRD-SH8B and BRD-UH8 will ship in mid to late-October and are priced at 39,100 Yen ($370US) and 42,300 Yen ($400US), respectively. More information on both drives can be found
here.
