Pioneer Japan sent out a press release this morning, announcing the industry's first 12x Blu-ray Disc writer, the BDR-S05J. This Serial ATA equipped drive is capable of 12x BD-R, 12x BD-R DL, 6x BD-R LTH, 2x BD-RE and 2x BD-RE DL writing speeds and a maximum BD-ROM read speed of 8x. The BDR-S05J also includes features like Pioneer's PowerRead and PureRead2 technologies as well as a software bundle from CyberLink. The BDR-S05J is scheduled to ship in October and is expected to cost about 38,000 Yen ($416US).
