LG Electronics today launched its new line of optical disc drives, which feature one of the fastest Blu-ray reading and writing speed of 6x.

The latest models -- BE06, GBC-H20L and GBW-H20L -- are available now through U.S.retail stores as well as other online electronics retailers.

Unique to LG, the line offers SecurDisc capabilities, which provide data protection and content access control on all current optical formats, and LightScribe technology.

The BE06, GBC-H20L and GBW-H20L write and read information at 6x (Blu-ray) while they are are compatibile with DVD and CDR CDRW.

For laptop users or those that have a multitude of PCs, LG's BE06 can be connected through the USB 2.0 connection and a DC power adapter.

The BE06 has a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $379.95. Additional features include:

- Compatibility with all BD, DVD and CD formats
- 6x BD-R/2x BD-RE read compatible
- DVD+RW/-RW recording speed to 16x recording

The GBC-H20L and the GBW-H20L a read and write speed of 16x. The GBW-H20L can also handle up to 50GB of data on a dual layer 50GB BD-R/BD-RE recordable media.

The GBC-H20L and the GBW-H20L carry manufacturer's suggested retail prices of $199.95 and $279.95 respectively. Additional features include:


- 6x BD-R/2x BD-RE read compatible - 6x BD-R/2x BD-RE read and write compatible (GBW-H20L)
- 16x DVD+RW/-RW recording speed (GBW-H20L)
- Up to 40X CDRW recording speeds