Buffalo plans to release the "BR3D-12U3" Blu-ray disc next month in Japan. The external drive has a USB 3.0 interface and supports playback of Blu-ray 3D content.
In addition, the company will release the internal
"BR3D-12FBS-BK" (SATA) drive in June.
The external "BR3D-12U3" USB 3.0 Blu-ray burner supports playback of Blu-ray 3D and 2D content using Cyberlink's
PowerDVD 9 software bundled with the drive. The burner can be connected to either a USB 2.0 or the ultra-fast USB 3.0 interface. The burner is also capable to write BD?R LTH discs up to 6x, BD-R Single or Dual Layer at 12x (USB 3.0 connection - with specific 6X BD-R media) BD-RE single layer or Dual Layer and read BD-ROM single layer at 6x and dual-layer at 8x. Other writing speeds include 16x for DVD±R, 8x for DVD±R DL/+RW 6x for DVD-RW, 5x for DVD-RAM, 40x for CD-R and 24x for CD-RW.
The BR3D-12U3 will retail in Japan next month at a suggested retail price of 39,100 YEN (US $433.2). The internal version of the drive (BR3D-12FBS-BK SATA) will be available at the same time for 28,500 YEN (US $315.8)
|
Write (max) |
Read (max) |
BD-R SL LTH |
6x |
6x |
BD-R SL |
12x |
8x |
BD-R DL |
12x |
8x |
BD-RE SL |
2x |
8x |
BD-RE DL |
2x |
6x |
BD-ROM SL |
|
6x |
BD-ROM DL |
|
8x |
DVD-RAM |
5x |
5x |
DVD-ROM SL |
|
16x |
DVD-ROM DL |
|
12x |
DVD-R/+R SL |
16x |
16x |
DVD-R/+R DL |
8x |
12x |
DVD-RW |
6x |
12x |
DVD+RW |
8x |
12x |
CD-ROM |
|
40x |
CD-R |
40x |
40x |
CD-RW |
24x |
24x |
|
Interface |
USB3.0, USB2.0 |
Size |
W220 x H50 x D160mm |
Weight |
About 1.2kg |