Asus introduces a USB 3.0 external Blu-ray burner, the BW-12D1S-U with up to 12x Blu-ray writing speed. The burner uses USB 3.0 SuperSpeed interface to double transmission speed compared with USB 2.0 and uses OTS technology to deliver 12x Blu-ray burning speed. It includes support for Blu-ray 3D technology.

Plextor introduces a new 12x external Blu-ray dics burner, the PX-LB950UE using the USB 3.0 SuperSpeed …

Plextor releases a new internal 12x Blu-ray disc burner, the PX-LB950SA with 3D Blu-ray support. The writer can burn BD-R single layer at 12x, writing 25GB data is just 12 minutes. It also writes BD-R DL at 8x, BD-RE/BD-RE DL at 2x as well as DVD+/-R at 16X and DVD+/-RW/DL at up to 8x, DVD-RAM at 12x and CD-R/RW at up to 48x.

Sony Optiarc BD-5300S

Sony Optiarc launches the BD-5300S and BWU-500S 12x Blu-ray burners. The former comes in retail branded configuration while the latter is for OEM. These internal Blu-ray writes use standard 5.25-inch form factor and use SATA interface.

LG launches the new BE12LU30 external Blu-ray writer with eSATA and USB 2.0 dual interface for stable and high speed data transfer. It can burn BD-R and BD-R DL …

Sony Optiarc is launching the new BWU-500S internal 12x Blu-ray Disc writer. The drive writes BD-R at up to 12x, BD-R DL at 8x, BD-RE at 2x. It also …

Buffalo releases in the US the MediaStation BR3D-12U3 USB 3.0 12X Blu-ray burner, which is the fastest external Blu-ray writer on the market. Thanks to the USB 3.0 SuperSpeed interface, the device offers “unsurpassable burn speeds”, up to 12X and it is also compatible with USB 2.0.

Lite-On announced in Europe the iHBS212 12X Blu-ray Disc B(BD) writer. The device burns BD-R SL at 12X, BD-R DL at 8X and reads BD-ROM at 8X. Other than Blu-ray, the iHBS212 can …

Asus introduces at the Computex the BW-12B1LT Blu-ray 3D optical drive that features instant one-click 2D-to-3D conversion capabilities allowing it to deliver stereoscopic 3D renditions of 2D movies on 3D-ready displays.

The Asus BW-12B1LT …

Buffalo BR3D-12U3

Buffalo announced in Japan the BR3D-12U3 Blu-ray 3D-capable burner that uses USB 3.0 SuperSpeed interface. The BR3D-12U3 supports playback of Blu-ray 3D media and is capable of DVD 2D-to-3D conversion using the bundled CyberLink PowerDVD 9 software.

Buffalo BR3D-12FBS-BK