Later this month Pioneer will release the BDR-XU02JM portable BDXL
burner in Japan. The slim and lightweight drive has a slot-in disc
loading mechanism and has been designed to complement the new
MacBooks.
The BDR-XU02JM can write single- and double-layer BD-R discs at
speeds of up to 6X; triple- and quadruple-layer ones at 4X; BD-R
(LtH) at 6X, single-, double-, and triple-layer BD-RE discs at 2X,
DVDs up to 8X, and CDs up to 24X.
The drive measures 133 X 133 X 12mm (width X depth X height) and
its weight is just 245g. It can be isntalled in both vertical and
horizontal positions and can also be powered by its USB 2.0
interface.
Other features include a 4MB buffer, Pioneer's algorithms for
accurate reproduction of scratched audio discs (PureRead2+)
complemented with the "RealTime PureRead", which reduces the amount
of the interpolated data during playback of audio CDs. The drive
also supports the "USB Boot" function for emergency system recovery
of the Mac systems.
The BDR-XU02JM is slated for later this month, beginning with the
Japanese market priced at about 20,000 Yen ($209).
Specifications
| Discs supported (burning) |
BD |
BD-R (Single / Dual / Triple / Quadruple layer),
BD-RE (Single / Dual / Triple layer) |
| DVD |
DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL,
DVD+RW, Highspeed DVD+RW, DVD-RAM |
| CD |
CD-R, CD-RW, HS CD-RW, US CD-RW, US + CD-RW |
| Discs supported (reading) |
BD |
BD-R (Single/Dual/Triple/Quadruple 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 |
USB2.0 |
| Burning speeds |
BD |
-R |
6x Max |
| -R DL |
6x Max |
| -R TL |
4x Max |
| -R QL |
4x Max |
| -R (LtH) |
6x Max |
| -RE |
2x Max |
| -RE DL |
2x Max |
| -RE TL |
2x Max |
| DVD |
-R |
8x Max |
| -R DL |
4x Max |
| -RW |
6x Max |
| +R |
8x Max |
| +R DL |
4x Max |
| + RW |
8x Max |
| -RAM |
5x Max |
| CD CD |
-R |
24x Max |
| -RW |
24x Max |
| Reading speeds |
BD-ROM (single layer) |
6x Max |
| BD-ROM (layer 2) |
6x Max |
| DVD-ROM (single layer) |
8x Max |
| DVD-ROM (double-layer) |
8x Max |
| CD-ROM |
24x Max |
| Memory Buffer |
4 MB |
| Installation |
vertical, horizontal |
| Dimensions (W × H × D) |
133 mm × 12 mm × 133 mm |
| Weight |
245 g |