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Buffalo Announces First 8x Blu-ray Disc Writers

Buffalo has announced a new series drives based on Panasonic's 8x Blu-ray Disc writer, the SW-5584. The internal BR-816FBS and external BR-816SU2 feature 8x BD-R, 8x BD-R DL, 2x BD-R LTH and 2x BD-RE writing speeds and a maximum BD-ROM read speed of 8x. Here are some of the specs:

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Western Digital Announces 2.5-Inch, 10,000 RPM Enterprise SATA Hard Drives

Western Digital sent out a press release earlier today, announcing its new enterprise-class 2.5-inch SATA hard drives. The WD VelociRaptor offers 300GB of capacity and features a 10,000 rotation speed, SATA 3 Gb/s interface and 16 MB cache.

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Blu-ray Quickly Gaining Popularity In Japan

Blu-ray Disc is quickly gaining popularity in Japan. According to PC World, shipments of Blu-ray players and recorders hit a record 122,000 units in June. The demand is expected to be even higher for the month of July due to the mid-year bonus that Japanese workers receive as well as the Olympic games in August. Add a comment

SanDisk Blames Poor SSD Performance On Windows Vista

Over the last year or so, there has been a lot of hype surrounding solid-state drives (SSDs). Unfortunately, in many cases, they've come up short in regards to performance and power consumption. During SanDisk's second-quarter earnings conference call, Chairman and CEO Eli Harari blamed Windows Vista for many of these shortcomings, stating that the OS is not optimized for SSDs. Add a comment

LG GH22LP20 22x "Super-Multi" DVD±RW/RAM

CDRLabs kicks off the week with a review of LG's new 22x "Super-Multi" drive, the LG GH22LP20. This highly anticipated drive features some of the fastest reading and writing speeds available. The GH22LP20 is capable of 22x DVD±R, 16x DVD±R DL, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW and 12x DVD-RAM writing speeds and has a maximum DVD read speed of 16x. LG's new drive also offers a number of features, including support for technologies like LightScribe and SecurDisc.

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