Pioneer is applying its technological expertise in the optical storage field to the new BDR-XD04J, a fast and lightweight external BDXL burner.

The portable drive (133 mm x 14.8 mm x 133 mm , 240g) supports burning of BDXL discs at 4x (BD-R TL and BD-R QL), BD-RE TL/QL at 2x, and BD-R SL and DL at 6x. The drive is also capable of writing on BD-R LtH (4X), BD-RE SL /DL at 2x, DVD recordables (SL) at 8X max, DVD recordables (DL) at 8x, DVD-RW at 6X, DVD+RW at 8X, DVD-RAM at 5X and CD-R/RW at 24x and Cd-RW at 24X.

The maximum reading speeds for BD-ROM SL/DL is 6x, 8x for DVD-ROM SL/DL and 24x for CDs.

Other features include a 4MB buffer as well as Pinoneer's PureRead 2 technology for accurate reading of scratched audio CDs.



The drive can be powered by its USB 2.0 intefrace or by an external AC power adapter (sold separately).

The drive will be released next month on Japan for about ¥18,000 ($231).

Specifications

Discs compatible for burning	BD	BD-R (Single / Dual / Triple (BD-R SL/DL/TL)/ Quadruple layer (BD-R QL)) BD-RE (Single / Dual / Triple layer (BD-RE SL/DL/TL)
	DVD	DVD-R , DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM
	CD	CD-R, CD-RW, HS CD-RW, US CD-RW
Discs compatible for playing	BD	BD-ROM (Single / Dual layer), BD-R (Single / Dual / Triple / Quadruple layer), BD-RE (Single / Dual / Triple layer)
	DVD	DVD-ROM (Single / Dual layer), DVD-Video, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM
	CD	CD-ROM (Mode 1 & 2), CD-ROM XA, Photo CD (Single / Multi-session) Video CD, CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-R, CD-RW
Interface	USB 2.0
Write speeds	BD	-R	2x, 4x, 6x
		-R DL
		-R Triple layer (TL)	2x, 4x
		-R Quad Layer (QL)
		-R (LtH)	2x, 4x
		-RE	2x
		-RE DL
		-RE TL
	DVD	-R	1x, 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x
		-R DL	2x, 4x, 6x
		-RW	1x, 2x, 4x, 6x
		+R	2.4x, 4x, 6x, 8x
		+R DL	2.4x, 4x, 6x
		+RW	2.4x, 4x, 6x, 8x
		-RAM	2x, 3x, 5x
	CD	-R	4x, 10x, 16x, 24x
		-RW	4x, 10x, 16x, 24x
Read Speed	BD-ROM SL		6x Max
	BD-ROM DL		6x Max
	DVD-ROM SL		8x Max
	DVD-ROM DL
	CD-ROM/CD-R/-RW		24x Max
Buffer size	4MB
Installation position	Horizontal
Dimensions and weight	133 mm x 14.8 mm x 133 mm (W x H x D), 240 g