Sony Announces External 100 GB Blu-ray Burner
Sony just announced an external Blu-ray writer that is compatible with 100 GB BD XL discs.
The device does not require a separate power adapter, but needs a dual USB 2.0 connection (Y-cable) to be functional.
According to Sony, the BDX-S600U can read and write CDs, DVDs, DVD-RAM, Blu-ray (25 GB, 50 GB) and BD XL (BD-R XL) media. The write speed is 8x for DVDs, 6x for single- and dual-layer BD-R and 4x for BD-R XL discs. the data read speed is 24x for CDs, 8x for DVDs and 6x for Blu-ray media.
Street prices for the BDX-S600U range from about $160 to $220.
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Nice, but I wonder what the durability of Blu-ray disk are, like will they fade in 1-2 years time like most of the crappy DVD-Rs of today.
Blu-ray has much more protection than standard DVDs (so was said in original release anyway), so I suppose 5 years would be expectancy, if not more. HOWEVER, even now I am finding hard to get 30GB Blu-ray disks for decent price (if available at all in some stores), so what's the point to have decent writer if media is having difficulty to reach stores? Bummer..