Verbatim sent out a press release this morning, announcing that they will begin shipping Blu-ray write-once (BD-R) and rewriteable (BD-RE) media in July.
Verbatim Corporation joined its parent company, Mitsubishi Kagaku Media (Verbatim/MKM), today in announcing that it will begin shipping 2X speed Blu-ray write-once (BD-R) and rewriteable (BD-RE) media in July. Verbatim's new BD media products are produced in the same familiar bare disc form as a standard DVD disc. With capacity of 25GB on a single layer, the next-generation BD media provides five times the capacity of a standard single layer DVD.
Verbatim BD media is produced to the highest quality standards at MKM's optical disc manufacturing facility in Mizushima, Japan. The Mizushima factory is known for its expertise in producing 30GB Ultra Density Optical (UDO) discs. The UDO media, which is also based on blue laser technology, is widely used in mission-critical optical libraries for legal, financial, healthcare and government applications.
No word on price. However, if its like other Blu-ray media, it won't be cheap. If you'd like to read more, Verbatim's entire press release can be found here.
