I-O Data Japan has announced a new Blu-ray Disc writer based on the Panasonic SW-5584. The BRD-SP8 features 8x BD-R, 8x BD-R DL and 2x BD-RE writing speeds as well as 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: 2x BD-RE DL: 2x DVD±R: 16x DVD±R DL: 8x DVD+RW: 8x DVD-RW: 6x DVD-RAM: 5x CD-R: 48x CD-RW: 32x; |
Read Speeds: BD-ROM: 8x BD-R: 8x BD-R DL: 8x BD-RE: 2x DVD-ROM (Single): 16x Max DVD-ROM (Dual): 8x Max DVD±R: 16x Max DVD±RW: 8x Max DVD±R DL: 8x Max DVD-RAM: 5x Max CD-R/ROM: 48x Max CD-RW: 32x Max |
Seek Times: Buffer: 8MB
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The BRD-SP8 will ship in early August and is priced at 39,100 Yen ($361US). If you'd like to read more, I-O Data's entire press release can be found here.
